Using evidence of student learning to improve higher education

From compliance to ownership: why and how colleges and universities assess student learning / Stanley O. Ikenberry and George D. Kuh

Part one. What works? Finding and using evidence. Evidence of student learning: what counts and what matters for improvement / Pat Hutchings, Jillian Kinzie, and George D. Kuh

Fostering greater use of assessment results: principles for effective practice / Jillian Kinzie, Pat Hutchings, and Natasha A. Jankowski

Making assessment consequential: organizing to yield results / Jillian Kinzie and Natasha A. Jankowski

Part two. Who cares? Engaging key stakeholders. Faculty and students: assessment at the intersection of teaching and learning / Timothy Reese Cain and Pat Hutchings

Leadership in making assessment matter / Peter T. Ewell and Stanley O. Ikenberry

Accreditation as opportunity: serving two purposes with assessment / Peter T. Ewell and Natasha A. Jankowski

The bigger picture: student learning outcomes assessment and external entities / Jillian Kinzie, Stanley O. Ikenberry, and Peter T. Ewell

Part 3. What now? Focusing assessment on learning. Assessment and initiative fatigue: keeping the focus on learning / George D. Kuh and Pat Hutchings

From compliance reporting to effective communication: assessment and transparency / Natasha A. Jankowski and Timothy Reese Cain

Making assessment matter / George D. Kuh, Stanley O. Ikenberry, Natasha A. Jankowski, Timothy Reese Cain, Peter T. Ewell, Pat Hutchings, and Jillian Kinzie.