Assessing Communication Education: A Handbook for Media, Speech, and Theatre Educators

Table of contents

• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Preface ix
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS x
• I - Background 1
• 1 - Assessment: An Overview 3
• APPENDIX B: NATIONAL EDUCATION GOAL 5 OBJECTIVES 23
• REFERENCES 26
• 2 - Mission Statements, Outcomes, and the New Liberal Arts 31
• APPENDIX A: PROGRAM ASSESSMENT AUDIT 49
• REFERENCES 53
• 3 - Regional Accrediting Association Requirements and the Development of Outcomes Statements 57
• APPENDIX A: GENERAL FRAMEWORK FOR AN ASSESSMENT PROGRAM 83
• REFERENCES 85
• II - Broad Assessment Strategies 87
• 4 - Teaching Evaluation 89
• APPENDIX A: EXERCISE 109
• REFERENCES 111
• 5 - Course Evaluation 113
• APPENDIX A: COURSE EVALUATION QUESTIONS 127
• REFERENCES 129
• 6 - Student Portfolios 131
• APPENDIX A: ORGANIZATIONAL PACKET AND INSTRUCTIONS 146
• REFERENCES 154
• 7 - The Capstone Course 155
• APPENDIX A: ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MISSION STATEMENT 171
• REFERENCES 178
• 8 - Internships, Exit Interviews, and Advisory Boards 181
• APPENDIX A: APPLICATION FOR PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP 195
• REFERENCES 200
• III - Context-Specific Assessmento Strategies 201
• 9 - Oral Communication Assessment: An Overview 203
• REFERENCES 216
• 10 - Public Speaking 219
• ACKNOWLEDGMENT 235
• REFERENCES 235
• 11 - Interpersonal Communication 237
• APPENDIX A: ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW 252
• REFERENCES 253
• 12 - Small Group /Communication 257
• APPENDIX A: SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION COMPETENCIES 285
• REFERENCES 285
• 13 - Organizational Communication 291
• REFERENCES 305
• 14 - Assessment in Theatre Programs 311
• APPENDIX A: THEATRE ORGANIZATIONS 327
• REFERENCES 332
• 15 - Using Accreditation for Assessment 333
• APPENDIX A: DEPARTMENT GOALS 342
• REFERENCES 348
• 16 - Exit Examinations for the Media Major 351
• REFERENCES 381
• Author Index 383
• Subject Index 391

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