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Check out the new web guide for designing and implementing cocurricular assessment programs.

John Hoffman presented two sessions at the NASPA International Assessment and Retention Conference held in St. Louis, Missouri in June, 2008. Click here to review session handouts.

John presented Implementing a Comprehensive Assessment Program: Can I Get One Hour a Month? with Shauna Young on June 18, 2006 at the International Assessment and Retention Conference held in Phoenix, Arizona. Shauna is involved in NASPA Region VI's Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Knowledge Community as the sub-chair for Southern California.

John presented Christian Students on Campus: Privileged or Oppressed? Stereotyped or Misunderstood? at NASPA's Multicultural Institute held December 8-10 in Las Vegas, NV. more...

John Hoffman and Marla Franco presented Assessment in Student Affairs at the Western Regional Careers in Student Affairs Day held at California State University, Long Beach on October 21, 2005. Click here to see the handout.

John Hoffman and Katie Lowitzki had their research article, "Predicting college success with high school grades and test scores: Limitations for minority students," published in the August-September, 2005 issue of The Review of Higher Education more...

John along with his brother, Louis, and several colleagues, presented two papers in April at the International Convention of the Christian Association of Psychological Studies (CAPS), held in Dallas, TX: Cultural Diversity and the God Image (read the paper) and Modern and Postermodern Ways of Knowing (read the paper).

John Hoffman, along with his wife, Joy, and colleague Andre Coleman, presented "Surprise and Sense-Making: Using Assessment to Improve Student of Color Retention" in March at the 2005 NASPA Conference in Tampa, FL more...

 

 

 

Designing and Implementing a Comprehensive Assessment Program

 

References and Resources

ACPA, & NASPA. (2004). Learning reconsidered: A campus-wide focus on the student experience. Washington, DC: Authors.

ACPA, ACUHO-I, ACUI, NACA, NACADA, NASPA, & NIRSA. (2006). Learning reconsidered 2: A practical guide to implementing a campus-wide focus on the student experience. Washington, DC: Authors

Astin, A. (1993). Assessment for excellence: The philosophy and practice of assessment and evaluation in higher education. New York: Onyx Press.

Bresciani, M. J., Zelna, C. L., & Anderson, J. A. (2004). Assessing student learning and development: A handbook for practitioners. Washington, DC: NASPA.

Clark, R. E., & Estes, F. (2002). Turning research into results: A guide to selecting the right performance solutions. Atlanta: CEP Press.

Cohen, M. D., & March, J. G. (1986). Leadership and ambiguity (2nd ed.). Boston: Harvard Business School Press.

Concordia University System. (1995). Toward a culture of evidence: Assessment in the Concordia University System (Strategic Initiative Team 5 Report). St. Louis: Author.

Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education. (2003). The book of professional standards for higher education. Washington, DC: Author.

Gelatt, H. B. (1989). Positive uncertainty: A new decision-making framework for counseling. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 36(2), 252-256.

Knefelkamp, L. L. (1984). A workbook for the practice-to-theory-to-practice model. Unpublished manuscript, University of Maryland, College Park.

Perry, W. G. (1968). Forms of intellectual and ethical development in the college years: A scheme. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston.

Schuh, J. H., & Upcraft, M. L. (2001). Assessment practice in student affairs: An applications manual. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Upcraft, M. L., & Schuh, J. H. (1996). Assessment in student affairs: A guide for practitioners. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

 

 

Contents

 

Welcome to the Web Guide (Home)

Before You Begin

Year One - Objectives

Year Two - Outcomes

Year Three - CAS

Next Steps and Other Considerations

The "Cocurricular Curriculum" - An Assessment Application

References & Resources

 

 

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