Assessing Faculty Work: Enhancing Individual and Institutional Performance.

EXPANDING THE PURPOSES AND GOALS OF FACULTY ASSESSMENT. The Current Status of Faculty Assessment. A New Perspective on Faculty Assessment and Development. SETTING EXPECTATIONS. Defining Faculty Work. Discussing Expectations. COLLECTING AND ORGANIZING EVIDENCE. Gathering Acceptable and Trustworthy Evidence. Establishing the Credibility of the Evidence. Constructing a Full Portrayal of Faculty Work. USING EVIDENCE IN FACULTY ASSESSMENT. Clarifying Appropriate Uses of Assessment Evidence. Enhancing Assessment's Value to Individual Faculty Members. Enhancing Institutional Uses. METHODS OF COLLECTING EVIDENCE. Written Appraisals. Rating Scales and Checklists. Interviews. Observations and Videotaping. Indicators of Eminence, Quality, and Impact. Achievement and Outcome Measures. Records and Portfolios.