Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-318) and indexes.

pt. I. History and current status of assessment. An emerging scholarship : a brief history of assessment / Peter T. Ewell -- Promoting academic improvement : organizational and administrative dynamics that support student assessment / Marvin W. Peterson and Derek S. Vaughan -- pt. II. Theoretical foundations of assessment. The roots of assessment : tensions, solutions, and research directions / Peter J. Gray -- A scholar-practitioner model for assessment / T. Dary Erwin and Steven L. Wise -- Enacting a collaborative scholarship of assessment / Marcia Mentkowski and Georgine Loacker -- The scholarly assessment of student development / George D. Kuh, Robert M. Gonyea, and Daisy P. Rodriguez -- pt. III. Methods of assessment. Measurement issues in outcomes assessment / Gary R. Pike -- Web applications in assessment / Mark D. Shermis and Kathryn E. Daniels -- Information support for assessment / Victor M.H. Borden -- pt. IV. Scholarly assessment. Engaging and supporting faculty in the scholarship of assessment : guidelines from research and best practice / Thomas Anthony Angelo -- Scholarly assessment of student learning in the major and general education / Catherine A. Palomba -- Program review : a spectrum of perspectives and practices / Karen E. Black and Kimberly A. Kline -- Accreditation and the scholarship of assessment / Barbara D. Wright -- pt. V. Toward a scholarship of assessment. Characteristics of effective outcomes assessment : foundations and examples / Trudy W. Banta -- A call for transformation / Trudy W. Banta