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6 Program Assessment II 6 Program Assessment II Presentations from the 2007 Teaching and Learning Conference

Session A: Program Assessment Overview

A Study of Undergraduate Program Assessment in Political Science
Chunmei Yoe, Southeastern Oklahoma State University

Session B: Standardized Tests, Portfolios, and Capstones

Political Science, Critical Thinking and Standardized Tests (.ppt version)
Joseph H Moskowitz, New Jersey City University

Portfolio Assessment in Political Science
Dianne N. Long, California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

The Capstone Course as Program Assessment
John  Ishiyama, Truman State University

Session D: Learning Compacts, Peer Review, and Outcomes Data

Closing the Assessment Loop: Using Outcomes Data to Guide New Majors
Dana Schumacher, Iowa State University
James M. McCormick, Iowa State University

One Size Does Not Fit All: Incorporating Peer Review of Teaching in Departmental Assessment Programs
Fletcher  McClellan, Elizabethtown College

Session F: Philosophical and Methodological Issues in Assessment

Learning and 'Usefulness':  Tensions in Assessing Departmental Objectives and Student Performance
Thomas C. Sutton, Baldwin-Wallace College
Melanie J. Blumberg, California University of Pennsylvania
Laura Tuennerman-Kaplan, California University of Pennsylvania

Blending Qualitative and Quantitative Methods for Program Evaluation
Candace C. Young, Truman State University
Randy Hagerty, Truman State University

High Quality Student Assessment Systems for Political Science
Mark Carl Rom, Georgetown University

Session G: Assessment in Context

Implementing Program Assessment in a Small Department
Ann C. Beck, Murray State University

Assessing the Political Science Curriculum in Post-soviet Era
Vitalia  Deryabina, National University of Kyiv Mohyla


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