Assessment Clear and Simple is "Assessment 101" in a book a concise, step-by-step guide written for everyone who participates in the assessment process. This practical book helps to make assessment simple, cost-efficient, and useful to the institution, while at the same time meeting the requirements of accreditation agencies, legislatures, review boards, and others. Assessment Clear and Simple explores a variety of topics and shows how to • Build on assessment already in place • Use classroom work and grading process • Get faculty and department on board • Assess hard-to-define goals such as moral and civic development • Develop workable learning goals • Tailor assessment to its purposes • Select sensible assessment measures • Make criteria explicit • Use assessment to improve learning • Establish effective oversight without an assessment bureaucracy • Write an assessment report • Interpret the institution's culture to external audiences