RPAJournal

Serving the assessment community as an online journal focusing on higher education assessment.

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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."

https://t.co/2YuoooTwWU

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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: https://t.co/9tek3Yu7ue

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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:

https://t.co/18FeHIj7NB

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It's Manuscript Monday!

Authors Horst, Finney, Prendergast, Pope, & Crewe examine the quality of program effectiveness research available for programming decisions in student affairs.

Read the full article here: https://t.co/uDhQVrAwym

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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:
https://t.co/y0MpxgOEEu

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Hobbs, Singer-Freeman, & Robinson share their work examining equity gaps across various assignment types. They share findings & recommendations for moving forward: https://t.co/fbs9ER1YPo

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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

https://t.co/JicLB6wpfy

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John P. Walker & Louis M. Rocconi of @UTKnoxville's new piece, "Experiential Learning Student Surveys: Indirect Measures of Student Growth" is now available here: https://t.co/D23rLwlZ5K

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This weekend, check out @Assessment_Inst's podcast. Episodes 17 & 18 feature RPA Editors and RPA Volume 16 Issue 1. https://t.co/f3SRXGLNHa

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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...?”
https://t.co/oeSOrlDfBc

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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:
https://t.co/XFvXca8UGZ

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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: https://t.co/e5BC98fMo8

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New publication alert: Tucker, Drummond and Ostrogorsky share process, produice and evidence for "ASSESS-IT" an Institutional Rubric for Evaluating Programmatic Assessment.

https://t.co/V7Oolysyov

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Start your December by thinking about the grand challenges for assessment in higher education with authors Karen E. Singer-Freeman & Christine Robinson:
https://t.co/Eh647iu7X4

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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:

https://t.co/jsEHItR8sL

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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.

https://t.co/DjE0I7fEfO

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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."

https://t.co/y9TjqSjr1v

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#highered #assessment #communication

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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: https://t.co/LMGNGDYsaK

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Administering exams online? Please read this timely piece about online test administration and the order of items by Ronald Miller & Maureen Andrade:
https://t.co/2XN1uE61YH

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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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