Alexander W. Astin is the Allan M. Cartter Distinguished Professor of Higher Education, Emeritus at UCLA and the founding director of UCLA’s Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA. Astin has been identified as the most frequently cited author in the higher education field, has earned awards from 14 different national associations, and is the recipient of 11 honorary degrees.anthony lising antonio is associate professor of education and associate director for the Stanford Institute for Higher Education Research at Stanford University. He writes and teaches courses on access to college, student development and assessment, and multicultural issues in higher education.

• PrefaceChapter 1: The Philosophy and Logic of AssessmentChapter 2: A Conceptual Model for AssessmentChapter 3: Assessing OutcomesChapter 4: Assessing Student InputsChapter 5: Assessing the EnvironmentChapter 6: Analyzing Assessment DataChapter 7: Use of Assessment ResultsChapter 8: Building a DatabaseChapter 9: Assessment as Direct Feedback to the LearnerChapter 10: Assessment and EquityChapter 11: Assessment and Public PolicyChapter 12: The Future of AssessmentAppendix: Statistical Analysis of Longitudinal Data ReferencesIndex

Alexander W. Astin and anthony lising antonio have produced a most worthy successor to a genuine classic in our field: Assessment for Excellence. This second edition is a work of first-rank scholarship with a wide range of practical and policy implications. It is indispensable reading for anyone with a serious interest in assessment and evaluation in postsecondary education.

Alexander W. Astin is the Allan M. Cartter Distinguished Professor of Higher Education, Emeritus at UCLA and the founding director of UCLA’s Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA. Astin has been identified as the most frequently cited author in the higher education field, has earned awards from 14 different national associations, and is the recipient of 11 honorary degrees.anthony lising antonio is associate professor of education and associate director for the Stanford Institute for Higher Education Research at Stanford University. He writes and teaches courses on access to college, student development and assessment, and multicultural issues in higher education.

• PrefaceChapter 1: The Philosophy and Logic of AssessmentChapter 2: A Conceptual Model for AssessmentChapter 3: Assessing OutcomesChapter 4: Assessing Student InputsChapter 5: Assessing the EnvironmentChapter 6: Analyzing Assessment DataChapter 7: Use of Assessment ResultsChapter 8: Building a DatabaseChapter 9: Assessment as Direct Feedback to the LearnerChapter 10: Assessment and EquityChapter 11: Assessment and Public PolicyChapter 12: The Future of AssessmentAppendix: Statistical Analysis of Longitudinal Data ReferencesIndex

Alexander W. Astin and anthony lising antonio have produced a most worthy successor to a genuine classic in our field: Assessment for Excellence. This second edition is a work of first-rank scholarship with a wide range of practical and policy implications. It is indispensable reading for anyone with a serious interest in assessment and evaluation in postsecondary education.

Alexander W. Astin is the Allan M. Cartter Distinguished Professor of Higher Education, Emeritus at UCLA and the founding director of UCLA’s Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA. Astin has been identified as the most frequently cited author in the higher education field, has earned awards from 14 different national associations, and is the recipient of 11 honorary degrees.anthony lising antonio is associate professor of education and associate director for the Stanford Institute for Higher Education Research at Stanford University. He writes and teaches courses on access to college, student development and assessment, and multicultural issues in higher education.

• PrefaceChapter 1: The Philosophy and Logic of AssessmentChapter 2: A Conceptual Model for AssessmentChapter 3: Assessing OutcomesChapter 4: Assessing Student InputsChapter 5: Assessing the EnvironmentChapter 6: Analyzing Assessment DataChapter 7: Use of Assessment ResultsChapter 8: Building a DatabaseChapter 9: Assessment as Direct Feedback to the LearnerChapter 10: Assessment and EquityChapter 11: Assessment and Public PolicyChapter 12: The Future of AssessmentAppendix: Statistical Analysis of Longitudinal Data ReferencesIndex

Alexander W. Astin and anthony lising antonio have produced a most worthy successor to a genuine classic in our field: Assessment for Excellence. This second edition is a work of first-rank scholarship with a wide range of practical and policy implications. It is indispensable reading for anyone with a serious interest in assessment and evaluation in postsecondary education.