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Fuller  \nSam Houston State University  \nHigher education campus leaders face a complex state of affairs regarding the documentation of evidence of student learning. There is no shortage of technical guidance for conducting assessment (e.g. Allen, 2006; Bresciani, 2007; Bresciani, Zelna, & Anderson, 2004; Lui, 2011; Maki, 2010; Suskie, 2009; Walvrood & Anderson, 2010), and a great deal of energy and resources are expended gathering, analyzing, interpreting, disseminating, and using data generated through this methodological advice. Yet, the advancement of assessment methods has outpaced explorations of assessment’s philosophy and discourses of how assessment and campus cultures are changed have been slow to emerge. In essence, the art and science of assessment are divided and, as Snow (1959) cautions, “when those two senses have grown apart, then no society is going to be able to think with wisdom” (p. 29). As higher education places greater emphasis on empirical data from standardized learning, research regarding why assessment is conducted, how it is leveraged for change, and the ramifications of assessment’s purposes must be elevated to a more meaningful level. To this end a new instrument—The Survey of Assessment Culture ©—was developed to explore factors and strategies influencing the cultivation of cultures of assessment. The Survey supports research and dialogue into cultures of assessment and how assessment emerges as an accepted institutional way of existence. This article reviews the methodological approaches used in the study, shares basic descriptive statistics, and concludes by discussing various implications for the study of assessment cultures and for administrative practice in higher education and educational administration preparation programs.  \n.  \nINTRODUCTION AND RESEARCH GOALS  \nPopularly theorized by noted assessment scholar, Trudy Banta (2002), a culture of assessment refers to the deeply embedded values and beliefs collectively held by members of an institution influencing assessment practices on their campus (Banta & Associates, 2002; Banta, Lund, Black, Oblander, 1996) . A culture of assessment is the primary and often unexplored system undergirding assessment practice on a campus. It is the system of thought and action reinforcing what “good” conduct of assessment looks like on a campus. Extending the concept of a culture of assessment further, Maki’s (2010) Principles of an Inclusive Commitment offer a structure of institutional partnerships, which, when operating efficiently, indicate a commitment to assessment of student learning. Maki (2010, p. 9) writes:  \nNCPEA Education Leadership Review, Vol. 14, No. 1– March 2013  \nISSN: 1532-0723 © 2013 National Council of Professors of Educational Administration  \nAn inclusive commitment to assessment of student learning is established when it is  \n(1) meaningfully anchored in the educational values of an institution—articulated in a principles-of-commitment statement; (2) intentionally designed to foster interrelated positions of inquiry about the efficacy of education practices among educators, students, and the institution itself as a learning organization; and (3) woven into roles and responsibilities across an institution from the chief executive officer through senior administrators, faculty leaders, faculty, staff, and students. (p. 3)  \nDrawing from Maki’s work, a culture of assessment is defined (in this research endeavor) asthe overarching ethos that is both an artifact of the way in which assessment is done and simultaneously a factor influencing and augmenting assessment practice.  \nGuided by this scholarship, the Survey explores six constructs: a) Shared Institutional Commitment, b) Clear Conceptual Framework for Assessment, c) A Cross Institutional Responsibility, d) Transparency of Findings, e) Connection to Change-Making Processes, and f) Recognition of Leadership","cbCaibBzQICOZXKW","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibBzQICOZXKW","pdf",160493,"English","# Introduction and Research Goals\n## Definition and Constructs\n# Materials and Methods\n## Survey Design and Administration\n## Sampling Method and Administration","[{\"question\":\"What is the main focus of the study on assessment in higher education?\",\"answer\":\"The study investigates how assessment cultures are formed and how assessment practices are influenced by underlying values, beliefs, and institutional commitments.\"},{\"question\":\"What instrument was created for the research?\",\"answer\":\"The Survey of Assessment Culture was developed to explore factors and strategies shaping campus cultures of assessment.\"},{\"question\":\"How was the survey administered and evaluated for reliability?\",\"answer\":\"In 2011, it was administered to a representative U.S. sample of institutional research and assessment directors; internal consistency was assessed using Cronbach’s alpha, with results for the Assessment Culture Scale above the commonly accepted threshold.\"}]","An Empirical Study of Cultures of Assessment in Higher Education | PDF",1792093301]