Environmental Scan

In August 2015, an unexpected debate arose among academic and assessment professionals. An instructor and associate dean at a university wrote in the Chronicle of Higher Education what many people have thought silently: Who knows if assessment efforts make a difference? Within days, another university's assessment officer responded in the Chronicle. Within hours, assessment experts from across the U.S. were weighing in on the ASSESS listserv.

Article by Gilbert in the Chronicle Gilbert, E. (2015, August 14). Does assessment make colleges better? Who knows? Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved from  http://chronicle.com/article/Does-Assessment-Make-Colleges/232371/

Response to Gilbert Hawthorne, J. (2015, August 19). Does assessment make American colleges better? Let me count the ways. Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved from  http://chronicle.com/article/Does-Assessment-Make-Colleges/232461/

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