| Assessment Reconsidered: Institutional Effectiveness for Student Success is scheduled for national release at the Annual Conference of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) next week in Boston. Assessment Reconsidered promotes the shared ownership of assessment planning among faculty, student affairs educators, administrators, and students. Assessment Reconsidered is not primarily a workbook or "how to" manual; instead, it addresses the substantive aspects of assessment and prepares readers to begin or improve assessment practice; it lays the foundation of concepts, knowledge, and skills that is essential for effectiveness. Written by an ensemble of educators with broad experience in assessment theory and practice in higher education, this illuminating work helps both student affairs professionals and faculty members address internal and public questions about the functioning of postsecondary institutions by reconsidering assessment policies, patterns, and practices in colleges and universities. While the book acknowledges and responds to greater expectations for institutional accountability, its focus is on building capacity to engage in evidence-based, reflective practice and supporting educators in doing their best work. As a project of the International Center for Student Success and Institutional Accountability (ICSSIA), Assessment Reconsidered focuses on the collaborative use of all campus resources in promoting student success. ICSSIA, a joint initiative of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) and Keeling & Associates, LLC (K&A), seeks to help postsecondary institutions improve student success and achieve desired student learning outcomes through professional development, applied research, and the creation and sharing of unique resources. Assessment Reconsidered adds to the emerging and innovative portfolio of intellectual resources within ICSSIA, including a research project conducted by Dr. Andrew F. Wall, Assistant Professor at the University of Rochester and ICSSIA Advisory Board member, that catalogs and describes the existing survey tools available for standardized assessments of elements of student experience and success. Please visit the link below to review this study: http://www.icssia.org/research/search.cfm. Educational and public leaders from the United States, Canada, India, Hong Kong, Australia and Great Britain have joined ICSSIA's Advisory Board and enrich its intellectual assets and resources. Assessment Reconsidered is a strong, necessary, and timely resource for higher education leaders. No other book or monograph exists that provides such a comprehensive, holistic, and integrative perspective of assessment and its role in promoting student success through institutional effectiveness. Please visit our Web site (www.icssia.org) to obtain up-to-date information, purchase Assessment Reconsidered, or register for the 2008 International Assessment and Retention Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona from June 11-15. We invite your comments or questions at any time. If attending the NASPA Annual Conference, please join us for the release of Assessment Reconsidered on March 10 at 9:00 am in 306 Hynes Convention Center. The authors will discuss how Assessment Reconsidered can help all campus educators take the essential next steps in promoting student success by infusing evidence-based practices in their work. |  
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