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18 May 2020
Exciting news: we are now publishing scholarly articles as soon as they are ready!
Check out our first article-level publication by Horst and Prendergast on defining "a framework of assessment-related knowledge, skills, and attitudes."
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11 Apr 2022
In our special issue on assessment professional identity, Penn begins by discussing how assessment of learning in higher education (ALHE) has progressed and outlines next steps for ALHE to further advance as a discipline. Read the full article here: tinyurl.com/yx63v7jn
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13 Dec 2021
It's Manuscript Monday!
Stanny & Bryan examined the maturity of undergraduate and graduate programs' assessment work. Check out what improved over time by reading the full article here:
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#assessment #highereducation
27 Sep 2021
It's Manuscript Monday!
Authors Horst, Finney, Prendergast, Pope, & Crewe examine the quality of program effectiveness research available for programming decisions in student affairs.
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1 Sep 2021
New article alert!
Cook-Sather discusses the intersection of the "twin pandemics" of anti-black racism and COVID-19, sharing examples of faculty-student partnerships for equity and justice in pedagogical practices.
Read the full article here:
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24 May 2021
Hobbs, Singer-Freeman, & Robinson share their work examining equity gaps across various assignment types. They share findings & recommendations for moving forward: rpajournal.com/considering-t…
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21 May 2021
Finney & Buchanan share a valuable resource in our collective pursuit of exemplary learning & development. Supplemental resource guides readers to existing systematic reviews of evidence for many higher ed-focused interventions
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13 Apr 2021
John P. Walker & Louis M. Rocconi of @UTKnoxville's new piece, "Experiential Learning Student Surveys: Indirect Measures of Student Growth" is now available here: rpajournal.com/experiential-…
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9 Apr 2021
This weekend, check out @Assessment_Inst's podcast. Episodes 17 & 18 feature RPA Editors and RPA Volume 16 Issue 1. assessmentinstitute.iupui.ed…
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9 Apr 2021
Read David Eubanks & @FulcherKeston's responses to the question, "If you are given unrestricted power to change assessment practice for the better over the next 10 years, what does assessment look like? What changes would you make... & why...?”
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6 Apr 2021
We're pleased to share the latest article in our first issue of volume 16. Tucker, Moreno (@eduvore ), & Jafari of @OHSUNews present "a data-informed approach to competency development" in the context of a national crisis.
Full article here:
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2 Feb 2021
Sosanya M. Jones & Glenn Allen Phillips' recently published article, Re-imagining Campus Climate Assessment at HBCUs, shares critical insights on assessment, campus climate theory, and leadership. It's an important read and available here: rpajournal.com/re-imagining-…
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9 Jan 2021
New publication alert: Tucker, Drummond and Ostrogorsky share process, produice and evidence for "ASSESS-IT" an Institutional Rubric for Evaluating Programmatic Assessment.
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1 Dec 2020
Start your December by thinking about the grand challenges for assessment in higher education with authors Karen E. Singer-Freeman & Christine Robinson:
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24 Nov 2020
Clark, Luo & Bender Smith found correlations between course-embedded grammar graders and a reduction in grammatical errors in the work of business students. Read the full manuscript here:
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3 Oct 2020
In a new article by Manisha Kaur Chase (@UCLA), learn how "a simple...classroom intervention with the intention of incorporating student voice in the co-creation of assessment criteria" led to changes in perceptions of power & positive feedback.
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29 Sep 2020
In an article that will benefit any college or university, Kristen L. Smith (@MacmillanLearn) & Sara J. Finney (@JMU), "showcase how student learning outcomes assessment processes can benefit from strong program theory and implementation fidelity data."
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21 Aug 2020
New publication alert: If you are looking for processes and tools to assess oral communication skills, Sapia, Heller, Dawson & Carmack offer a novel system with proven benefits: rpajournal.com/using-an-onli…
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7 Aug 2020
Administering exams online? Please read this timely piece about online test administration and the order of items by Ronald Miller & Maureen Andrade:
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7 Aug 2020
Hot off the press!
Check out the latest RPA publication by Miller and Andrade, titled, "The Effects of Test Question Order on Task Persistence." Share your thoughts in the comments!
#assessment #highered #highereducation #testing
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