Student-Focused Learning and Assessment: Involving Students in the Learning Process in Higher Education

Natasha A. Jankowski serves as Director of the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) and Research Associate Professor in the Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Gianina R. Baker, Assistant Director, provides support to the Director and is assisting with the development and maintenance of partnership networks under the Lumina Foundation for Education grant at NILOA. Karie Brown-Tess has taught in math classrooms in Florida and in Illinois and is currently pursuing her PhD in Curriculum and Instruction emphasizing in mathematics and agency. Erick Montenegro, Communications Coordinator and Research Analyst, is responsible for NILOA’s integrated communications effort including developing media, maintaining the website, promoting activities that benefit NILOA and its partners, and providing access to resources for NILOA’s various audiences and stakeholder groups. Setting the Stage – Natasha A. Jankowski/Gianina R. Baker: Introduction – Natasha A. Jankowski/Emily Teitelbaum: Student Perceptions of and Involvement with Assessment in Higher Education – Nicholas A. Curtis/Robin D. Anderson/Sally Brown: Student-Faculty Partnership: A New Paradigm for Assessing and Improving Student Learning – Assessment in Practice – Samantha S. Gizerian/Elizabeth A. Carney: Giving Students a Voice in Assessment through Focus Groups – Rebecca C. Hong: Student Assessment Scholars: Cultivating and Empowering Student Voice in Assessment – Luke Millard/Jamie Morris/Samuel Geary/Stuart Brand: Enabling Student-led Design of the Learning Experience – Reflecting on Practice – Karie C. Brown-Tess: Designing a Co-Created Course: A Case Study of an Undergraduate Mathematics Teacher-Education Class – Tyrone Martinez-Black: Reviving a Lost Opportunity – Aurora Berger: Elevating Creative Thinking – Future Directions – Erick Montenegro: Focus on Students and Equity in Assessment to Improve Learning – Gianina R. Baker/Natasha A. Jankowski: Future Directions of Student-Focused Learning and Assessment – About the Contributors – Index.