Assessment in higher education : issues of access, quality, student development, and public policy : a festschrift in honor of Warren W. Willingham / edited by Samuel J. Messick.

"This volume commemorates the career contributions to research on higher education of Warren W. Willingham. It contains the proceedings of a conference held in his honor at Educational Testing Service in March 1995"--Pref.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of Contributors -- Preface -- Bibliography -- Pt. I. Prelude -- Ch. 1. The Changing Face of Higher Education Assessment -- Pt. II. Enhancing Student Access and Success in Higher Education -- Ch. 2. Personal Qualities and Human Development in Higher Education: Assessment in the Service of Educational Goals -- Ch. 3. Assessment to Improve College Instruction -- Ch. 4. Assessing and Credentialing Learning from Prior Experience -- Ch. 5. Commentary: Feedback and Reflection in Facilitating Further Learning -- Ch. 6. Commentary: Characteristics of Assessment in Support of Student Access and Success -- Pt. III. Expanding Admissions Testing -- Ch. 7. Implications of Standards-Based Reform for Admissions Testing -- Ch. 8. From 2 to 3 Rs - The Expanding Use of Writing in Admissions -- Ch. 9. A Theory-Based Framework for Future College Admissions Tests -- Ch. 10. Commentary: Expanding the Breadth and Depth of Admissions Testing -- Ch. 11. Commentary: Interpreting Scores in Context to Identify Student Potential -- Pt. IV. Politics and Public Policy of Higher Education Assessment -- Ch. 12. Assessment of Higher Education Quality: Promise and Politics -- Ch. 13. Assessment, Student Development, and Public Policy -- Pt. V. Issues of Equity and Fairness in Higher Education Assessment -- Ch. 14. Computer-Based Testing for Examinees with Disabilities: On the Road to Generalized Accommodation -- Ch. 15. Directions in the Assessment of Linguistic Minorities -- Ch. 16. Human Diversity and Equitable Assessment -- Ch. 17. A Systemic View of Test Fairness -- Pt. VI. Prospects -- Ch. 18. Technology and the Future of Higher Education Assessment -- Author Index -- Subject Index.

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