Praise for Using EVIDENCE of STUDENT LEARNING to Improve HIGHER EDUCATION "The NILOA leaders who authored this book are uniquely positioned to understand assessment policy, how assessment is implemented on campuses, and how faculty and administrators are using assessment findings. Their concrete examples of consequential??as opposed to compliant??use of assessment evidence will inspire additional efforts to improve student learning on campuses across the country."??Trudy W. Banta, professor of higher education and senior advisor to the chancellor for Academic Planning and Evaluation, Indiana University??Purdue University Indianapolis "The authors of this volume aim to move the assessment agenda from checking the right boxes on somebody's lists of requirements to essentially contributing to achieving greater student success. A must'read for those who want to use assessment to make their campuses, and their own work, better."??Michael S. McPherson, president, The Spencer Foundation "To remain a world leader, the United States will need to hit a much higher bar for the level, quality, and scope of students' learning in college. This book provides a wealth of advice for faculty, academic leaders, and external agencies alike on positioning assessment as an essential component in the needed quality improvement effort. Cogently crafted, deeply informed, and intelligently practical, this important volume will help educators tackle the next frontier for quality: (re)designing educational programs, within and across institutions, as guided learning pathways that successfully help students develop essential proficiencies and produce strong portfolios of meaningful work."??Carol Geary Schneider, president, Association of American Colleges and Universities