TRUDY W. BANTA

Professor of Higher Education
Vice Chancellor
Planning and Institutional Improvement
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Administration Building 140
355 N. Lansing Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-2896

EDUCATION

Ed.D., Educational Psychology - University of Tennessee, Knoxville
M.A., Counseling - University of Kentucky, Lexington
B.A., Biology and History - University of Kentucky, Lexington

EXPERIENCE

1992-Present    Vice Chancellor for Planning and Institutional Improvement and Professor of Higher Education, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

1989-1992    Professor and Founding Director, Center for Assessment Research and Development, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

1986-1989    Director, National Assessment Resource Center, funded by a grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, and Research Professor, Learning Research Center, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

1981-1986    Professor, Bureau of Educational Research and Service, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

1979-1982    Administrative Intern, then special Assistant to the Chancellor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

1967-1981    Assistant, then Associate, then Professor, College of Education, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENTS

University-wide planning, assessment, and responsive improvement activities at IUPUI; instructor, seminar on outcomes assessment, Indiana University (August 1992 - Present).

University-wide Instructional Evaluation Program at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Coordinator; and Center for Assessment Research and Development, Director (1989-92).

Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), Project Director for 3 consecutive 3-year grants (1986-1991)

U.S. Office of Educational Research and Improvement, Consultant (1987-88, 89-90, 91-92).

NCHEMS/Kellogg Student Outcomes Project Director (1982-1984), Consultant (1985).

University of Tennessee Liaison with the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (1981-82).

National Institute of Education Program for Minorities and Women, Project Director (1979-1982).

Tennessee's State-wide Nutrition Education Evaluation, Director (1979-80, 1982, 1984, 1986).

Tennessee's State-wide Career Education Evaluation, Director (1980-1981).

U.S. Office of Career Education, State Career Education Workshops Project, Director (1979-1981).

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

2003    Sidney S. Suslow Award of the Association for Institutional Research for significant scholarly contributions to higher education.

2001    Appointed to the executive committee of the National Postsecondary Education Cooperative of the National Center for Education Statistics.

2000    Invited to give keynote address at the annual meeting of the Canadian Institutional Research and Planning Association in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

2000    Named to the Technical Advisory Committee of the National Survey of Student Engagement.

2000    Named to the National Advisory Council of the Policy Center on the First Year of College.

1998 - 2001    Named to four federal study panels: National Research Council (1) and National Postsecondary Education Cooperative (3).

1998    Invited to give keynote presentation at the annual meeting of the European Association for Institutional Research in San Sebastián, Spain.

1997    Recognized by the American Productivity and Quality Center for leadership of one of six  effective programs in the U.S. and Europe in using management information in decision-making.

1997    Selected for membership in the national Colloquium on Higher Education.

1995    Invited to make the single presentation by a campus-based consultant at the Third Study Design Workshop for the National Assessment of College Student Learning sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics.

1995    Indiana’s Kappa Delta of the Year.

1994    Finalist in the Indianapolis “Tribute to Women” recognition program.

1991    Invited to contribute a chapter to the international Encyclopedia of Higher Education.

1991     Invited to prepare one of 15 papers for the National Center on Education Statistics on postsecondary assessment related to the National Education Goals.

1990    UTK Faculty Development Award permitting travel to China to speak at the Second Sino-American Symposium on Higher Education Evaluation.

1989    Appointed by the Secretary of Education to the National Study Group on Education Indicators (1989-92).

1988    American Association for Higher Education Award for contributions to the field of assessment.

1988    Named editor-in-chief of first national periodical on postsecondary assessment by Jossey-Bass Publishers, San Francisco.

1987    Selected for listing in International Who's Who in Education, published in Cambridge, England.

1987    Finalist in Knoxville's "Tribute to Women" recognition program.

1986    Selected to present the United States Case Study on the Assessment of Institutional Effectiveness at the headquarters of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris.

1984    National Council on Measurement in Education triennial Award for Application of Educational Measurement Technology.

1982    Chancellor's Citation for Extraordinary Service to the University (of Tennessee).

1980    Faculty Research Award, College of Education, University of Tennessee.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Association for Higher Education (AAHE).
American Educational Research Association (AERA).
Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE).
European Association for Institutional Research (EAIR).
Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Delta Kappa, Phi Alpha Theta, Pi Lambda Theta, Kappa Delta Pi
Society for College and University Planning (SCUP).

SELECTED INVITED PRESENTATIONS AND CONSULTING RESPONSIBILITIES

Since 1985 I have developed and coordinated sixteen national conferences and fifteen international conferences held in Australia (2), Austria, England (3), Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Scotland (2), South Africa, and the United States on the topic of assessing quality in higher education.  I have consulted with faculty and administrators in 44 states and Puerto Rico on the topic of outcomes assessment.  In 1986 I gave an invited address at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris. In 1990 I was an invited speaker for meetings on evaluation conducted in Beijing and Shanghai by a consortium of 50 Chinese universities.  In 1992 I addressed a plenary session of a conference in Bonn for German university faculty on the topic of quality assessment.  In 1996 I gave a keynote address for the Maritime Provinces universities in Canada.  In 1998 I made a keynote presentation at the annual meeting of the European Association for Institutional Research in San Sebastian, Spain.  In 2000 I gave invited addresses for the Canadian Institutional Research and Planning Association and the Technikon Free State in South Africa.  In 2001 I gave two invited addresses at the United Arab Emirates University.  In 2003 I served as a consultant at the Technikon Free State.  A selection of my other invited presentations and consulting responsibilities follows:

• Administrators of Accounting Programs – Invited panelist at annual meeting.
• American Association for Higher Education - Advisor on outcomes assessment and annual meeting presenter.
• American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy – Invited workshop presenter.
• American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education – Invited panelist.
• American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences – Invited workshop presenter.
• American College Personnel Association – Keynote speaker at annual meeting and at a special seminar.
• American College Testing Program – Featured workshop presenter for a series conducted in 8 cities.
• American Library Association – Consultant for national project on outcomes assessment.
• American Productivity and Quality Center – Consultant and invited conference presenter.
• American Veterinary Medicine Association – Invited speaker at annual meeting.
• Association for Institutional Research – Invited practicum presenter at annual meetings and NSF/NCES Project advisor.
• Association of American Colleges - Planning session advisor and invited presenter at annual meetings.
• Association of American Dental Schools - Consulting editor for manual on assessment, invited conference presenter.
• Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs – Keynote speaker at annual meeting.
• American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business – Featured speaker.
• Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts – Featured speaker.
• Bryn Mawr Summer Institute for Women in Higher Education Administration - Guest faculty member.
• Business – Higher Education Forum –Invited panelist
• California State University System – Invited presenter at state assessment conference.
• College Board - National Council member, invited conference speaker.
• Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) – Featured speaker.
• Council of Graduate Programs in Communication Sciences & Disorders – Keynote speaker at annual meeting.
• Council on Social Work Education – Invited presenter at annual meeting.
• Education Commission of the States - Consultant.
• Educational Testing Service – Invited conference presenter and program reviewer.
• European Association for Institutional Research – Featured speaker.
• Hochschul Informations System (Germany) – Invited conference speaker.
• John Dewey Society - Invited presenter at annual meeting.
• Johns Hopkins University – Invited presenter at Kellogg-funded workshop series in 3 cities.
• Kansas City Regional Council for Higher Education – Invited conference presenter.
• Middle States Association – Institutional reviewer and invited conference presenter.
• National Academic Advising Association – Keynote speaker.
• National Advisory Council for Problem-Based Learning – Member and invited conference presenter.
• National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges – Invited conference presenter.
• National Center for Education Statistics - Project consultant; invited conference presenter.
• National Center for Higher Education Management Systems - Project consultant.
• National Center for Postsecondary Teaching, Learning & Assessment - Featured workshop presenter.
• National Clearinghouse on Higher Education Assessment Instruments - Member of national advisory panel.
• National Conference for the Advancement of College Teaching and Learning – Featured speaker.
• National Education Association – Invited conference presenter.
• National Leadership Academy – Consultant.
• National Research Council – Advisory committee member.
• National Survey of Student Engagement – Technical advisory committee member.
• New England Association of Schools and Colleges – Featured speaker.
• New Jersey State Department of Higher Education - Program reviewer and invited conference presenter.
• North Central Association – Consultant-evaluator and annual meeting presenter.
• Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, France – Invited featured speaker and workshop presenter.
• Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education – Featured speaker at annual meeting.
• Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha of Indiana Chapter – Featured speaker.
• Policy Center on the First Year of College – National Advisory Council member.
• Rockefeller Institute of Government – Invited workshop presenter.
• Society for College and University Planning – Invited presenter at annual meetings.
• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools - Committee member for development of manual on institutional effectiveness and invited presenter at annual meetings.
• State Council on Higher Education in Virginia - Proposal reviewer and invited conference presenter.
• Student Learning Institute at James Madison University - Faculty member.
• Tennessee Higher Education Commission - Member of state performance funding advisory committee.
• U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement -
• Contractor, proposal reviewer, and member of the National Study Panel on Education Indicators.
• U.S. Department of Defense – Featured speaker at Conference on Civilian Education and Professional Development.
• Western Association of Colleges and Schools – Consultant and institutional review team member.

PUBLICATIONS AND REFEREED PAPERS

(Note: Prior to 1983 I contributed 60 articles and technical reports and 30 conference papers to the literature on education and work, program evaluation, and college student services.)

Since 1983 I have edited ten published volumes on outcomes assessment in higher education and contributed 22 chapters to other published works.  During that time I have also published over 150 articles and technical reports. A bibliography of these works is attached.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND THESIS SUPERVISION

At Indiana University I am a member of the graduate faculty and am approved to direct doctoral dissertations.  I teach a graduate course on outcomes assessment and supervise a graduate assistant in the higher education program who works in my office.  I have served on more than twenty doctoral committees.

At the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, I was also a member of the graduate faculty and approved to direct doctoral dissertations.  I taught research methods courses for master's degree candidates and lectured in several doctoral seminars.  I served on the committees of two master's degree candidates and eight doctoral candidates.

SPONSORED RESEARCH - SINCE 1981

1981-83    NCHEMS-Kellogg Student Outcomes Project - One of seven in the U. S. funded by a grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation and administered by the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems in Boulder, Colorado.  ($12,500)

1986-89    Assessment Resource Center - One of 75 projects selected from an application pool of 2100 for support by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. ($374,000)

1988    Higher Education Assessment Audit.  Invited to become sole source contractor for project funded by the Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education.  ($10,000)

1989-92    Applying Deming's Quality Improvement Strategies to Assessment in Higher Education.  One of 70 projects funded by FIPSE from an application pool of 2000.  ($363,000)

1990    A Longitudinal Study of the Gain in Student Development Promoted by a General Education Program.  Project funded by the American Association for Higher Education.  ($2,000)

1990-92    Development of a national survey, "Quality and Importance of Recreational Activities," for the National Intramural and Recreational Sports Association.  ($20,000)

1993    Computerized Adaptive Testing for Elementary Talent Development Selection.  Project funded with a Kempf grant from Indiana University School of Education.  ($8,200)

1996    Flashlight Project (Evaluation of the use of technology in instruction.) Contract with Annenberg/CPB ($35,000).

2000    Deans Academy. Professional development project funded by the USA Group Foundation ($6000).

2002-02    STEP (Standards for Teacher Education Project).  ($18,000 per year for 3 years).

COMMUNITY SERVICE IN INDIANA

Children’s Museum Strategic Planning Committee – 1999
Clarian Health Partners Community Service Board – 1999 to present
GRADES Council – Indianapolis Public Schools – 2001 to present; Executive Committee – 2003 to present
Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha of Indiana Chapter – Executive Committee – 1999 to present
Ruth Lilly Health Education Center - Board Member, 1993 – 2000, Executive Committee,
1995 – 2000, Secretary, 1995 – 2000
United Way Community Service Council Board Member - 1993 – 2002

PUBLICATIONS 1984-2003

         Banta, T. W. (1984). NCME award. Educational Measurement, 3, 23-24.

         Banta, T. W. (1984). The NCHEMS/Kellogg student outcomes project at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Final report: 1982-84. Knoxville: University of Tennessee, Learning Research Center. [188 pages].

         Banta, T. W., & Fisher, H. S. (1984). Performance funding: Tennessee's experiment. In J. Folger (Ed.), Financial incentives for academic quality. New Directions for Higher Education, No. 48 (pp. 29-41). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

         Banta, T. W., & Humphreys, W. L. (1984). Instructional evaluation report, August 1984. Knoxville: University of Tennessee, Learning Research Center. [82 pages].

         Banta, T. W. (1985). Use of outcomes information at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. In P. Ewell (Ed.), Assessing educational outcomes. New Directions for Institutional Research, No. 47 (pp. 19-32). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

         Banta, T. W., Cunningham, J. L., Jozwiak, W. W., McCabe, M. P., & Skinner, J. D. (1985). Adapting a nutrition education evaluation to field and political realities. Journal of Nutrition Education, 17(2), 41-43.

         Banta, T. W., Cunningham, J. L., Jozwiak, W. W., McCabe, M. P., & Skinner, J. D. (1985). Comprehensive evaluation of a state nutrition education and training program. Education, 105, 376-381.

         Banta, T. W., Cunningham, J. L., Jozwiak, W. W., & Skinner, J. D. (1985). Evaluation of the mini-grant program of Tennessee's 1984-85 nutrition education and training plan.  Knoxville: University of Tennessee, Bureau of Educational Research & Service. [144 pages].

         Banta, T. W., & Humphreys, W. L. (1985). Instructional evaluation report, August 1985.  Knoxville: University of Tennessee, Learning Research Center. [60 pages].

         Banta, T. W. (1986). Comprehensive program evaluation at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville: A response to changes in state funding policy. In T. W. Banta (Ed.), Performance funding in higher education: A critical analysis of Tennessee's experience (pp. 37-50). Boulder, CO: National Center for Higher Education Management Systems.

         Banta, T. W. (Ed.). (1986). Performance funding in higher education: A critical analysis of Tennessee's experience. Boulder, CO: National Center for Higher Education Management Systems. [175 pages].

         Banta, T. W., & Boser, J. A. (1986). Linking school effectiveness and effectiveness of career education. Journal of Career Development, 12(3), 262-269.

         Banta, T. W., & Fisher, H. S. (1986). Assessing outcomes: The real value added is in the process. In Proceedings of the Conference on Legislative Action and Assessment: Reason and Reality (pp. 81-91). Washington, DC: American Association of State Colleges & Universities and George Mason University.

         Banta, T. W., & Fisher, H. S. (1986). Putting a premium on results. Educational Record, 67, 54-58.

         Banta, T. W., Fisher, H. S., & Minkel, C. W. (1986). Assessment of institutional effectiveness at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. International Journal of Institutional Management in Higher Education, 10, 262-271.

         Banta, T. W., & Humphreys, W. L. (1986). Instructional evaluation report, August 1986.  Knoxville: University of Tennessee, Learning Research Center. [70 pages].

         Banta, T. W. (1987).  Money for performance shows results in Tennessee colleges. State Education Leader, 6(2), 8-9.

         Banta, T. W., & Fisher, H. S. (1987, March 4). Measuring how much students have learned entails much more than simply testing them. The Chronicle of Higher Education, 33(25),  pp. A44-A45.

         Banta, T. W., & Humphreys, W. L. (1987). Instructional evaluation report, August 1987.  Knoxville: University of Tennessee, Learning Research Center. [81 pages].

         Banta, T. W., Lambert, E. W., Pike, G. R., Schmidhammer, J. L., & Schneider, J. A. (1987). Estimated student score gain on the ACT COMP exam: Valid tool for institutional assessment? Research in Higher Education, 27, 195-217.

         Banta, T. W., & Moffett, M. S. (1987). Performance funding in Tennessee: Stimulus for program improvement. In D. J. Halpern (Ed.), Student outcomes assessment: What institutions stand to gain. New Directions for Higher Education, No. 59 (pp. 35-43). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

         Peccolo, D. L., Cunningham, J. L., & Banta, T. W. (1987). Evaluation of Tennessee's nutrition education and training 1986-87 mini-grant program. Knoxville: University of Tennessee, Bureau of Educational Research and Service. [96 pages].

         Pike, G. R., & Banta, T. W. (1987). Assessing student educational outcomes: The process strengthens the product. The VCCA Journal, 2, 24-35.

         Banta, T. W. (1988). Assessment as an instrument of state funding policy. In T. W. Banta (Ed.), Implementing outcomes assessment: Promise and perils. New Directions for Institutional Research, No. 59 (pp. 81-94). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

         Banta, T. W. (Ed.). (1988). Implementing outcomes assessment: Promise and perils. New Directions for Institutional Research, No. 59. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

         Banta, T. W. (1988). Promise and perils. In T. W. Banta (Ed.), Implementing outcomes assessment: Promise and perils. New Directions for Institutional Research, No. 59 (pp. 95-98).  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

         Banta, T. W. (1988). 1987-88 performance funding report for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Knoxville: University of Tennessee, Learning Research Center. [79 pages].

         Banta, T. W. (1988). The Tennessee experience: The view from a campus. In T. Lehman & J. M. Holtan (Eds.), Accounting for quality through assessment (pp. 58-63). Albany, NY: Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government.

         Banta, T. W., & Fisher, H. S. (1988). Assessing outcomes. In G. T. Kurian (Ed.), Yearbook of American universities and colleges (pp. 98-105). New York: Garland.

         Banta, T. W., & Schneider, J. A. (1988). Using faculty-developed comprehensive exams to evaluate academic programs. Journal of Higher Education, 59, 69-83.

         Banta, T. W. (1989). Tennessee's performance funding policy: L'enfant terrible of assessment at age eight. In E. V. Johanningmeier (Ed.), Accountability and assessment in higher education (pp. 28-34). Tampa: Society of Professors of Education, John Dewey Society.

         Banta, T. W. (1989). 1989 performance funding report. Knoxville: University of Tennessee, Center for Assessment Research & Development. [136 pages].

         Banta, T. W. (1989). Assessing baccalaureate program outcomes. In J. W. Harris (Ed.), Cross-national assessment project report (pp. 88-93). Paris: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Programme for Higher Education Management.

         Banta, T. W., & Bensey, M. W. (Compilers). (1989). Proceedings of the International Conference on Assessing Quality in Higher Education. Cambridge, England. Knoxville: University of Tennessee, Center for Assessment Research & Development. [264 pages].

         Banta, T. W., & Pike, G. R. (1989). Methods for comparing outcomes assessment instruments. Research in Higher Education, 30, 455-469.

         Banta, T. W., Pike, G. R., Bensey, M. W., & Phillippi, R. H. (1989). Assessment resource center 1986-1989. Final report. Knoxville: University of Tennessee, Center for Assessment Research & Development. [245 pages].

         Banta, T. W. (1990). Assessment in the major: Response to a state initiative. Assessment Update, 2 (1), pp. 1, 5, 6.

         Banta, T. W. (Compiler). (1990). Current issues in the assessment of institutional effectiveness. Knoxville: University of Tennessee, Center for Assessment Research & Development. [106 pages].

         Banta, T. W. (1990). Using outcomes assessment to improve institutional effectiveness in higher education. In Proceedings of the Second Sino-America Symposium on Educational Evaluation (pp. 120-126). Beijing: Peking University.

         Banta, T. W. (1990). 1990 performance funding report for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Knoxville: University of Tennessee, Center for Assessment Research & Development. [57 pages].

         Banta, T. W., Bensey, M. W., Ellis, S. L., & Milbourne, C. C. (Compilers). (1990). Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Assessing Quality in Higher Education. St. Andrews, Scotland. Knoxville: University of Tennessee, Center for Assessment Research & Development. [400 pages].

         Banta, T. W., & Fisher, H. S. (1990). Performance funding: The state's program as experienced at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Knoxville: Center for Assessment Research & Development. [49 pages].

         Banta, T. W., & Fisher, H. S. (1990). An international perspective on assessing baccalaureate program outcomes. Evaluation Practice, 11, 167-175.

         Graveel, J. G., Reich, V. H., Foss, J. E., & Banta, T. W. (1990). Comprehensive examination for plant and soil science majors. Journal of Agronomic Education, 19, 25-28.

         Banta, T. W. (1991). The COMP exam as an assessment tool. In Freshman-to-senior gains at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (pp. 69-75). Knoxville: University of Tennessee, Center for Assessment Research & Development.

         Banta, T. W. (1991). Applying Deming's quality improvement strategies to assessment in higher education. Progress report and continuation proposal for the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. Knoxville: University of Tennessee, Center for Assessment Research & Development. [243 pages].

         Banta, T. W. (1991). Assessment update: Ends, means and results. In Proceedings from Effectiveness and Student Success: Transforming Community Colleges for the 1990s (pp. 2-15).  Toronto, Canada: Community College Consortium.

         Banta, T. W. (1991). Linking outcomes assessment and the freshman experience. Journal of the Freshman Year Experience, 3, 93-108.

         Banta, T. W. (1991). Faculty-developed approaches to assessing general education outcomes. Assessment Update, 3(2), pp. 1, 2, 4.

         Banta, T. W. (1991). Questions faculty ask about assessment of higher education outcomes.  Tennessee Education, 20(3), 10-13.

         Banta, T. W. (1991). A perspective on assessing student achievement in the major. In Proceedings of the 70th Annual Meeting of the Tennessee College Association (pp. 73-80).  Nashville: Tennessee College Association.

         Banta, T. W. (1991). 1991 performance funding report for the University of Tennessee,Knoxville. Knoxville: University of Tennessee, Center for Assessment Research & Development. [65 pages].

         Banta, T. W. (1991). Contemporary approaches to assessing student achievement of general education outcomes. Journal of General Education, 40, 203-223.

         Banta, T. W., Bensey, M. W., Pitts, A. M., & Matlock, R. (Compilers). (1991). Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Assessing Quality in Higher Education.  Bath, England. Knoxville: University of Tennessee, Center for Assessment Research & Development. [401 pages].

         Pike, G. R., Phillippi, R. H., Banta, T. W., Bensey, M. W., Columbus, P. J., & Milbourne, C. C. (1991). Freshman-to-senior gains at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Knoxville: University of Tennessee, Center for Assessment Research & Development. [120 pages].

         Banta, T. W. (1992). Current practice in assessing student outcomes of higher education in the United States. In R. Holtkamp & K. Schnitzer (Eds.), Evaluation des lehrens und lernens ansätze, methoden, instrumente (pp. 65-92). Hannover, Germany: Hochschul-Informations-System.

         Banta, T. W. (1992). Student achievement and the assessment of institutional effectiveness.  In B. Clark & G. Neave (Eds.), The encyclopedia of higher education, Vol. 3 (pp. 1686-1697).  New York: Pergamon Press.

         Banta, T. W. (1992). Linking CBE and outcomes assessment . . . and even TQM. Open Entries, 12(1), pp. 1, 7.

         Banta, T. W., & Anderson, C. (Compilers). (1992). Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Assessing Quality in Higher Education.  The Netherlands. Indianapolis: Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Planning & Institutional Improvement. [514 pages].    

         Banta, T. W., Phillips, R. H., Pike, G. R., & Stuhl, J. H. (1992). Applying Deming's quality improvement strategies to assessment in higher education. Final report. Knoxville:  University of Tennessee, Center for Assessment Research & Development. [187 pages].

         Banta, T. W., Pike, G. R., & Bensey, M. W. (1992). 1991-92 performance funding report for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Knoxville: University of Tennessee, Center for Assessment Research & Development. [206 pages].

         Bradley, J. L., & Banta, T. W. (Compilers). (1992). Assessment of student services at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Knoxville: Office of Assessment Services. [38 pages].

         Banta, T. W. (1993). Is there hope for TQM in the academy? In D. L. Hubbard (Ed.), Continuous quality improvement: Making the transition to education (pp. 142-157). Maryville, MO: Prescott Publishing Co. [Reprinted in The quality approach to higher education].

         Banta, T. W. (1993). Toward a plan for using national assessment to ensure continuous improvement of higher education. Journal of General Education, 42, (1) 33-58.

         Banta, T. W. (1993). Campus-based assessment research: Examples of the genre. In H. Pechar (Ed.), Das amerikanische hochschulsystem:  Beiträge zu seinen Vorzügen, problemen und entwicklungstendenzen (pp. 243-252). Zeitschrift für Hochschuldidaktik, No. 2-3.

         Banta, T. W., Anderson, C. L., & Berendt, B. (Compilers). (1993). Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Assessing Quality in Higher Education. Bonn, Germany. Indianapolis: Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Planning & Institutional Improvement. [488 pages].

         Banta, T. W. & Associates. (1993). Making a difference: Outcomes of a decade of assessment in higher education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

         Banta, T. W., & Phillipi, R. H. (1993 Winter). Critique of a method for surveying employers. AIR Professional File, 47, pp. 1-8.

         Banta, T. W. (1994). Are we making a difference with outcomes assessment?  In 1994 SCA Summer Conference Proceedings and Prepared Remarks (pp. 37-44). Alexandria, VA: The Speech Communication Association.

         Banta, T. W. (1994, January). Do faculty sense the tightening of the accountability noose? Synergy, 2(2), pp. 1-2.

         Banta, T. W. (1994). Quality assessment in higher education. On the Horizon, 3(1), pp. 12-13.

         Banta, T. W. & Borden, V. M. H. (1994). Performance indicators for accountability and improvement.  In V. M. H. Borden & T. W. Banta (Eds.), Using performance indicators to guide strategic decision making.  New Directions for Institutional Research, No. 82 (pp. 95-106). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

         Banta, T. W., Imrie, B. W., Lau, A. S. H., & Lau, C. L. W. (Compilers). (1994). Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Assessing Quality in Higher Education. Hong Kong. Hong Kong: City Polytechnic of Hong Kong, Office of the Principal College of Higher Vocational Studies. [452 pages].

         Borden, V. M. H., & Banta, T. W. (Eds.). (1994). Using performance indicators to guide strategic decision making. New Directions for Institutional Research, No 82. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

        Phillippi, R. H., & Banta, T. W. (1994). Assessing employer satisfaction: A test of several survey techniques. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 19 (2), pp. 123-134.

         Banta, T. W. (1995, Spring). Is assessment making a difference? IE in Focus, 1, pp. 4-11.

         Banta, T. W. (1995).  Is there hope for TQM in the academy?  In B. D. Ruben (Ed.), Quality in higher education (pp. 209-218). New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers.

         Bryant, J. A., Banta, T. W., & Bradley, J. L. (1995). Assessment provides insight into the impact and effectiveness of campus recreation programs. NASPA Journal, 32, 153-160.

       Lambert, J. L., & Banta, T. W. (Compilers). (1995).  Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Assessing Quality in Higher Education.  Tampere, Finland.

Indianapolis: Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Planning & Institutional Improvement. [460 pages].

         Banta, T. W. (1996) Using assessment to improve instruction.  In R. J. Menges & M. Weimer (Eds.), Teaching on solid ground (pp. 363-384).  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

         Banta, T. W., Lund, J. P., Black, K. E., & Oblander, F. W. (1996). Assessment in practice: Putting principles to work on college campuses. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

         Banta, T. W., Rudolph, L. B., Van Dyke, J. & Fisher, H. S. (1996).  Performance funding comes of age in Tennessee. Journal of Higher Education, 67, 23-45.

         Banta, T. W., Rudolph, L. B., Van Dyke, J., & Fisher, H. S. (1996).  Performance funding comes of age in Tennessee.  In Proceedings of the National Center for Educational Statistics Postsecondary Education Assessment Planning Conference.  (Reprinted from Journal of Higher Education, 67, pp. 23-45, 1996).

         Banta, T. W., Black, K. E., & Lambert, J. L. (1996) Assessing student development and developmental support services: Some examples from campus experience. Quality in Higher Education, 2(2), 117-130.

         Lambert, J. L. & Banta, T. W. (Compilers). (1996).  Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Assessing Quality in Higher Education. Queensland, Australia. Indianapolis: Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Planning & Institutional Improvement. [576 pages].

         Shermis, M. D., Fulkerson, J. & Banta, T. W. (1996) Computerized adaptive math tests for elementary talent development selection. Roeper Review, 19(2), 91-95.

         Banta, T. W. (1997). Outcomes assessment: A faculty perspective on its present status and likely future.  In Proceedings of the 1996 Environmental Engineering Education Conference (pp. 113-117). Annapolis, MD: American Academy of Environmental Engineers.

         Banta, T. W. (1997). Concentric circles and quality assessment worldwide.  Quality in Higher Education, 6 (9), 3.

         Banta, T. W. (1997). Defining outcomes assessment - past, present, and future.  In Ability-Based Social Work Education (pp. 33-43).  Cleveland, OH: Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University.

         Banta, T. W. (1997). Moving assessment forward: Enabling conditions and stumbling blocks. In P. J. Gray & T. W. Banta (Eds.), The campus-level impact of assessment: Progress, problems, and possibilities. New Directions for Higher Education, No. 100 (pp. 79-91).  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

         de Winter Hebron, C., & Banta, T. W. (1997) Editorial. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education. 22 (2), 109-110.

         Gray, P. J., & Banta, T. W., (Eds.) (1997). The campus-level impact of assessment: Progress, problems, and possibilities.  New Directions for Higher Education, No.100. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

         Banta, T.W., & Kuh, G.D. (March/April, 1998). A missing link in assessment: Collaboration between academic and student affairs professionals. Change, 30, 2, 40-46.

         Banta, T.W. (1998, May). Malaysia is site of international quality conference.  Quality in Higher Education, 7,(5), 3.

         Banta, T.W. (1998). In a climate of change: Measuring educational outcomes.  Proceedings of the Annual Conference on Graduate Education, USA, 22-31.

         Banta, T.W. (1998, October). Familiar themes sounded at international conference on assessing quality in higher education. Quality in Higher Education, 7 (10), 1-3.

         Banta. T.W. (1998). Establishing the integrity of degrees. Eight perspectives on how to focus the accreditation process on educational effectiveness. Oakland, CA: Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities, Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

         Banta, T.W. (1999). Assessment and institutional research.  In J. Bess (Ed.), Foundations of American higher education (2nd ed.). ASHE Publications.

            Banta, T.W. (1999). Assessment in community colleges: Setting the standard for higher education? Boulder, CO: National Center for Higher Education Management Systems.

            Banta, T.W. (1999). Assessment update:  The first ten years. Boulder, CO: National Center for Higher Education Management Systems.

            Palomba, C.A., & Banta, T.W. (1999). Assessment essentials: Planning, implementing, and improving assessment in higher education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

            de Winter Hebron, C., & Banta, T. W. (1999) Editorial. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 24 (2).         

            Banta, T.W., Black, K., & Lambert, J. (1999).  Program assessment for improvement and accountability in the United States.  In Fourie, M., Strydom, A.H., & Stetar, J.. (Eds.), Reconsidering quality assurance in higher education: Perspectives on programme assessment and accreditation. The University of the Orange Free State: Bloemfontein, South Africa.

            Banta, T.W., Black, K.E., & Ward, E.R. (1999). Using assessment to ensure the quality of post-baccalaureate programs. Continuing Higher Education Review, 63.         

            Banta, T.W. (2000). Foreword.  In M.E. Huba and J.E. Freed (Eds). Learner-centered assessment on college campuses:  Shifting the focus from teaching to learning.  Allyn & Bacon:  Needham Heights, MA.           

            Kuh, G.D. & Banta, T.W. (2000). Faculty-student affairs collaboration on assessment:  Lessons from the field.  About Campus, 4 (6) 4-11.

            Devlin, P. J., & Banta, T.W. (2001) Editorial. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 26 (5) 389.

            Palomba, C.A. & Banta, T.W. (2001).  Assessing student competence in accredited disciplines:  Pioneering approaches to assessment in higher education.  Sterling, VA:  Stylus Publishing, LLC.

            Banta, T.W., Lambert, J., & Black, K. (2001).  Collaboration counts: The importance of cooperative work in assessing outcomes in higher education.  In Academic Networks and Production of Knowledge in Higher Education. Brazil:  INEP - National Institute of Educational Research at Brasilia.

            Banta, T.W. (2001).  IUPUI - University College Assessment.  In Swing, R. L. (Ed.), Proving and improving strategies for assessing the first college year (Monograph No. 33)(pp. 103-104).  Columbia, SC:  University of South Carolina, National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition.

            Banta, T.W., Black, K.E. & Kline, K.A. (2001, August 28).  The challenge to assess outcomes in student affairs.  NASPA's NetResults.  Retrieved August 29, 2001, from http://www.naspa.org/netresults/article.cfm?ID=428&category=Feature. 

            Banta, T.W., Black, K.E., & Kline, K.A.  (2001).  PBL 2000–Plenary address offers evidence for and against problem-based learning.  PBL Insight, 3 (3) 1, 3-7, 11.

            Banta, T.W. & Hamilton, S. J. (2002).  Barking at straw dogma.  In Schwartz, P. & Webb, G. (Eds.), Assessment:  Case studies, experience and practice from higher education.  London, England:  Kogan Page.

            Banta, T.W. & Associates (2002).  Building a scholarship of assessment.  San Francisco:  Jossey-Bass.

            Banta, T.W., & Abbott, P. (2003) Editorial. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education. 28 (3), 211-213.

            Banta, T.W. (2003) Recorded interview.  NASPA CD Rom Assessment Series. Washington, D.C.: National Association of Student Personnel Administrators.

            Banta, T.W., Hansen, M.J., Black, K. E., & Jackson, J. E. (in press).  Assessing advising outcomes. NACADA Journal 22 (1).

REFEREED PAPERS PRESENTED 1984-2003

            Banta, T. W., & Fisher, H. S. (1984). Performance funding: Noble experiment in promoting program quality through assessment of outcomes. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans. (ERIC Document No. ED 247 842).

            Banta, T. W. (1985). Performance funding: Promoting change with financial incentives for assessing and improving program quality. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Denver.

            Banta, T. W. (1986). Outcomes assessment: An introduction. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, San Antonio.

            Banta, T. W., & Schneider, J. A. (1986). Using locally developed comprehensive exams for majors to assess and improve academic program quality. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco. (ERIC Document No. ED 269 472).

            Banta, T. W., Lambert, E. W., Pike, G. R., Schmidhammer, J. L., &  Schneider, J. A.  (1987). Estimated student score gain on the ACT COMP exam: Valid tool for institutional assessment? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC.

            Banta, T. W. (1988). Politics and assessment at the state level. Symposium presentation at the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association, New Orleans.

            Banta, T. W., & Fisher, H. S. (1988). Assessing student learning outcomes: Politics, procedures, and potential. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for College and University Planning, Toronto, Canada.

            Banta, T. W., & Fisher, H. S. (1988). Tennessee's performance funding policy at age eight.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

            Banta, T. W. (1989). Campus-based assessment research: Examples of the genre. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco.

            Banta, T. W. (1989). Questions faculty ask about assessment. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Higher Education, Chicago.

            Banta, T. W., & Fisher, H. S. (1989). Utilizing research on postsecondary student outcomes: Evidence of effectiveness. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco.

            Banta, T. W., & Fisher, H. S. (1989). An international perspective on assessing baccalaureate attainment. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association, San Francisco.

            Banta, T. W. (1990). Assessment as a tool in the management of quality in higher education.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Boston.

            Banta, T. W., Phillippi, R. H., & Lyons, W. (1991). Critique of a method for surveying employers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Institutional Research, San Francisco.

            Pike, G. R., Phillippi, R. H., & Banta, T. W. (1991). A multi-year study of student growth in college. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Institutional Research, San Francisco.

            Banta, T. W., Bradley, J. L., & Bryant, J. A. (1992). Sharing assessment data: An example from a national professional association.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco.

            Phillipi, R. H., & Banta, T. W. (1992). Critique of a method for surveying employers: A second look.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Institutional Research, Atlanta.

            Banta, T. W. (1992). A perspective on a national system of education indicators in the U.S.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for Institutional Research, Brussels, Belgium.

            Banta, T. W. (1993). Toward a plan for using national assessment to ensure continuous improvement of higher education. Symposium presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Atlanta.

            Banta, T. W. (1993). Outcomes of a decade of assessment for accountability and improvement purposes in the United States. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for International Research, Turku, Finland.

            Banta, T. W. (1993). National indicators of the quality of the educational process.  Symposium presentation at the annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Pittsburgh.

            Banta, T. W., & Borden, V. M. H. (1994). Performance indicators: Measuring college and university performance for accountability and improvement. Symposium presentation at the annual meeting of the American Association for Higher Education, Washington, DC.

            Banta, T. W., Borden, V. M. H., Ewell, P. T., & Seybert, J. A. (1994). Student tracking: Footprints can yield valuable assessment information. Symposium presentation at the annual meeting of the American Association for Higher Education, Washington, DC.

            Banta, T. W., Ewell, P. T., Westerheijden, D., & Terenzini, P. (1994). Performance indicators: Measures for accountability and improvement. Symposium presentation at the annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Tucson.

            Banta, T. W., Fisher, H. S., Rudolph, L. B., & Van Dyke, J. (1994).  Performance funding comes of age in Tennessee. Symposium presentation at the annual meeting of the American Association for Higher Education, Washington, DC.

(Since the mid-1990s I have given an average of four refereed papers annually at AAHE, ASHE, EAIR, AIR, SCUP, AERA annual meetings.  These are not listed here because the best are now published and thus appear in the Publications section of this document.)

EDITING/REVIEWING ASSIGNMENTS 1985-2003

American Association for Higher Education - Participated in a small invitational conference on  standardized testing held at Belmont Conference Center, Baltimore, MD and later reviewed a draft of the proceedings, 1987-88; consultant on FIPSE project 1989-92; consultant for Assessment Forum discussion, 1996

American College Testing Program - Assisted David Lutz in preparing a questionnaire for collegiate users of the ACT COMP exam, 1988.

American Educational Research Association - Reviewed proposals for Division J in 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001.

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education - Consulting editor, 1994; International Editorial Board member, 1995-present

Association for Institutional Research - Member of Publications Board - 1989-91; reviewed 30-50 research proposals annually as a member of national advisory panel for NSF/NCES Project, 1997-2000.

Association for the Study of Higher Education - Consulting editor for ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Reports, 1987 and 1988; reviewed proposals for annual meeting in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001.

Association of American Dental Schools - Editor for manual on assessment, 1990.

Change Magazine - Reviewed an article on assessment for the editor, 1990.

Changing Times - Reviewed a listing of colleges and universities for the purpose of selecting "best buys" for articles published in 1988 and 1989.

Higher Education - Guest reviewer, 1993 and 1994.

Journal of General Education - Member of editorial board, 1990-present.

Journal of Higher Education - Guest reviewer, 1986, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002; invited contributor, 2003.

Jossey-Bass Publishers, Inc. - Manuscript reviewer, 1990, 2000.  Invited to serve as executive editor of Assessment Update, the nation's first periodical on outcomes assessment in higher education, 1988 to present.

Middle States Association – Institutional review team member, 1996, 1999.

New Directions for Higher Education - Issue editor, 1997.

New Directions for Institutional Research - Issue editor, 1986, 1994

New Jersey Department of Higher Education - Reviewed assessment proposals submitted by each of the state's public colleges and universities, 1989.

North Central Association Commission on Higher Learning – Special institutional review – 2001; consultant-evaluator since 1996.

Research in Higher Education - Consulting editor, 1990, guest reviewer, 1991, 1995.

Review of Higher Education Research - Consulting editor, 1990, 1995, 2001.

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools – Served on committee that wrote the first resource manual for institutions on institutional effectiveness, 1986-87.

State Council for Higher Education in Virginia - Reviewed assessment proposals submitted by each of the state's 35 public colleges and universities in Richmond, 1987.

Tertiary Education and Management – Consulting editor, 2003 - present.

U. S. Department of Education, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education -Reviewed project proposals, 1987, 1988, 1997.

U. S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement - Consulting editor for Performance and Judgment, Clifford Adelman (Ed.), 1987-88.

U. S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement - Reviewed contract proposals, 1986.

Western Association of Schools and Colleges – Institutional reviewer, 1999, 2001.

Woodrow Wilson Foundation – Consultant, 2002.

SPECIAL PROFESSIONAL ASSIGNMENTS 1986-2003

American Association for Higher Education - Member of national Assessment Leadership Council, 1990-92.

American College Personnel Association – Interviewed for compact disc on assessment, 2003.

American Educational Research Association - Member of Division J program review committee, 1990.

Association for Institutional Research - Member of review panel for NSF-NCES-supported awards program, 1996-98.

California Community Colleges – Consultant on assessment, 2003.

Community College Roundtable - Worked with a group of community college presidents and representatives of ECS, AAHE, and NCHEMS to develop a statement on institutional effectiveness for community colleges, 1992-94.

Council on Postsecondary Accreditation - Developed a bibliography on assessment and served as a member of an advisory committee for a FIPSE-supported project, 1991.

Education Commission of the States - Member of a committee appointed for the purpose of developing national performance indicators for community colleges, 1992.

National Research Council.  Committee on Recognizing, Evaluating, Rewarding, and Developing Excellence in Teaching in Sciences, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology, 1998-2001.

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools - Assisted with development of a slide-tape presentation on assessment that was subsequently used in workshops held in 11 states, 1987.

Tennessee Higher Education Commission - Member of Performance Funding Advisory Committee, 1990-91.

U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics - Member of the Secretary's Special Study Panel on Education Indicators, 1989-91.  Invited to contribute one of 15 papers on the topic of postsecondary assessment in connection with the National Education Goals, 1991-92; invited to address conference on assessing postsecondary student learning, 1995; served as a consultant to three working groups of the National Postsecondary Education Cooperative, 2001-02; appointed to the Executive Committee of the National Postsecondary Education Cooperative, 2001.

(Rev 7/31/2003)