In this valuable resource, well-known scholars present a detailed understanding of contemporary theories and practices in the fields of measurement, assessment, and evaluation, with guidance on how to apply these ideas for the benefit of students and institutions. Bringing together terminology, analytical perspectives, and methodological advances, this second edition facilitates informed decision-making while connecting the latest thinking in these methodological areas with actual practice in higher education. This research handbook provides higher education administrators, student affairs personnel, institutional researchers, and faculty with an integrated volume of theory, method, and application.

Table of Contents:
List of Figures List of Tables Foreword Edward J. Yaw Preface: Improving Institutional Decision-Making through Educational Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation Charles Secolsky and D. Brian Denison Acknowledgements Part I Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation in Higher Education: Past, Present, and Future Introduction to Part I 1. The Failure of Higher Education to Follow the Standards It has Established in Methodology and Evaluation Michael Scriven 2. On Measurement in Educational Assessment Robert J. Mislevy Part II Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education Introduction to Part II 3. Assessing the Quality of a University, Particularly Its Teaching Robert E. Stake, Gloria Contreras, and Isabel Arbesú 4. Validity Issues in Measuring Student Success Dwight L. Smith III 5. Course-Embedded Assessment: Aligning Pedagogical Practices to Enhance Student Learning Kathryne Drezek McConnell and Peter E. Doolittle 6. Implementing Undergraduate Student Learning Outcomes Assessment at the Program and Institutional Levels Thomas Judd and Bruce Keith 7. The Perennial Challenges of Accountability James C. Palmer 8. Talking About Data: The Faculty Discourse on Practice, Student Learning, and Evaluative Processes William H. Rickards 9. Benchmarking in Community Colleges Lou A. Guthrie and Jeffrey A. Seybert 10. Mixed-Methods Specialists in Action: Linking Mixed-Methods Research to Learning and Classroom Assessment Delwyn L. Harnisch, John W. Creswell, and Timothy C. Guetterman Part III Theoretical Foundations of Educational Measurement Introduction to Part III 11. The Validation of Tests in Higher Education Kurt F. Geisinger, Leslie R. Hawley, and Carina McCormick 12. Reliability Bruce Thompson and Tammi Vacha-Haase 13. Using Classical Test Theory in Higher Education David A. G. Berg, Elizabeth Schaughency, Jacques van der Meer, and Jeffrey K. Smith 14. Item Response Theory in Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation for Higher Education Steven J. Osterlind and Ze Wang 15. Generalizability Theory in Assessment Contexts Noreen M. Webb, Richard J. Shavelson, and Jeffrey T. Steedle Part IV Testing and Assessment: Implications for Decision-Making Introduction to Part IV 16. Scaling, Norming, and Equating Michael J. Kolen and Amy B. Hendrickson 17. Setting and Validating Cut Scores for Tests Mary J. Pitoniak and Deanna L. Morgan 18. College Placement Testing of Entering Students Deanna L. Morgan 19. Admissions Testing in College and Graduate Education Rebecca Zwick 20. Closing the Accommodation Gap: New Thinking on Accessibility and Accommodations for Secondary and Postsecondary Students with Disabilities Manju Banerjee and Martha L. Thurlow Part V Test Construction and Development Introduction to Part V 21. Evidence-Centered Design and Postsecondary Assessment Geneva D. Haertel and Reina Fujii 22. Building Content and Statistical Test Specifications Tawnya Knupp and Deborah J. Harris 23. Item Analysis for Classroom Assessments in Higher Education Jerome C. Clauser and Ronald K. Hambleton 24. Computer-Based Testing in Higher Education Robert P. Dolan and Kelly S. Burling Part VI Statistical Approaches in Higher Education Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation Introduction to Part VI 25. Issues in the Analysis of Change D. Betsy McCoach and Karen Rambo-Hernandez 26. Multilevel Linear Modeling in Higher Education Contexts Ying Lu, Sharon L. Weinberg, and Marc A. Scott 27. Statistical Modeling in Educational Research Ze Wang and Steven J. Osterlind 28. An Introduction to Bayesian Statistics with Applications for Higher Education Assessment Guili Zhang Part VII Approaches to Evaluation in Higher Education Introduction to Part VII Thomas E. Grayson 29. Program Evaluation, Performance Measures, and Evaluability Assessment in Higher Education Thomas E. Grayson 30. Naturalistic Evaluation David A. Erlandson 31. Responsive Evaluation Kelly E. Godfrey and Doreen B. Finkelstein 32. Case Studies Edith J. Cisneros-Cohernour 33. Survey Use in Academic Contexts: Considerations and Guidelines Daphna Harel and Ellen Wentland 34. Empowerment Evaluation: Linking Theories, Principles, and Concepts to Practical Steps David M. Fetterman Part VIII Approaches to Assessment in Higher Education Introduction to Part VIII 35. Rubric Development Linda Suskie 36. New Learning About Learning: An Introduction to ePortfolio Assessment Susan Kahn 37. The Role of Faculty Grading Processes in Program and General-Education Assessment Barbara E. Walvoord 38. Postsecondary Writing Assessment Peggy O’Neill and Sandra Murphy 39. Testing and Evaluation of English-Language Learners in Higher Education Young Yee Kim, James Hart, Jamal Abedi, and Alan Vanneman 40. Evaluation and Assessment in an Online Setting: The Case of Asynchronous Online Discussion Amir Hedayati Mehdiabadi and Wenhao David Huang Part IX Issues in Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education Introduction to Part IX 41. Cognitive Flexibility Theory and the Assessment of 21st-Century Skills Rand J. Spiro, Hannah A. Klautke, Cui Cheng, and Aric Gaunt 42. Reporting Assessment Results in Higher Education April L. Zenisky and Jerold S. Laguilles 43. Presenting Learning Outcomes Assessment Results to Foster Use Staci J. Provezis and Natasha A. Jankowski 44. Revisiting Reliability and Validity in Higher Education Research and Program Evaluation Margaret D. LeCompte and Dorothy E. Aguilera-Black Bear 45. Assessment of Learning Outcomes in Higher Education: International Comparisons and Perspectives Olga Zlatkin‐Troitschanskaia, Richard J. Shavelson, and Hans Anand Pant 46. Ethical Assessment and Institutional Advancement: Connecting Good Practice with the Need to Move Campuses Forward Ashley Finley About the Contributors