Machine generated contents note: Section I Introduction 1.Outcomes Assessment Today: An Overview / Peter Hernon Assessment as a Subset of Evaluation Outcomes Assessment Application of Student Learning Outcomes to Doctoral Studies Areas of Confusion Some Trends Opportunities for Academic Librarians Concluding Thoughts Notes 2.Literature on Assessment for Learning / Candy Schwartz Overview Assessment from a Stakeholder Perspective Institutional Websites Journals on Assessment Relevant LIS Research Concluding Thoughts Notes Section II Some Key Stakeholders 3.The U.S. Government / Robert E. Dugan Higher Education Issues and the Role of the Federal Government Federal Efforts to Resolve Higher Education Issues Reactions to the Passage and Implementation of the HEOA (2008) Congress and the White House Increase Their Involvement in Late 2011 The 2012 State of the Union Speech and the Resulting Policy Shift
Contents note continued: Preparing for the Renewal of the 2008 HEOA in 2013 Concluding Thoughts Notes 4.Higher Education Outcomes in the States and Institutions / Robert E. Dugan College Completion College Affordability Institutional Productivity Transparency Quality Concluding Thoughts Notes 5.Outcomes and the National Party Platforms in the 2012 Presidential Election / Robert E. Dugan The Parties' General Perspective on Higher Education The Platforms Offer Different Solutions Concluding Thoughts Notes Section III Selected Issues 6.Institutional Effectiveness / Peter Hernon Institutional Effectiveness Plan Effectiveness Economic Efficiency Metrics for Effectiveness and Efficiency in Higher Education Concluding Thoughts Notes Appendix 7.Information Literacy as a Student Learning Outcome: Institutional Accreditation / Laura Saunders
Contents note continued: Higher Education: Accreditation, Accountability, and Student Learning Outcomes Information Literacy as a Student Learning Outcome Institutional Responses to Accreditation Standards for Information Literacy General Findings Concluding Thoughts Notes 8.Critical Thinking and Information Literacy: Accreditation and Outcomes Assessment / Laura Saunders Student Learning Outcomes Information Literacy as a Student Learning Outcome Critical Thinking, Lifelong Learning, and Information Literacy in Accreditation Self-Studies General Findings Concluding Thoughts Notes 9.Library Engagement in Outcomes Assessment / Peter Hernon Other Influences Shaping the Understanding of Outcomes Assessment Student Outcomes Assessment Issues for Librarians Reconceptualizing the Different Levels Redirecting Library Involvement in Assessment Concluding Thoughts Notes 10.Some Elements of Study Procedures / Peter Hernon
Contents note continued: Assessment
Overview of Research Design
Operationalizing Research Design and Data Quality
11.Evidence Gathering / Candy Schwartz
Student Learning Outcomes
12.Moving Forward / Robert E. Dugan
Outcome of National Election, 2012
