Dr.
Donna L. Sundre, Executive Director
MSC 6806, JMU, Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Phone: (540) 568-6706
Web site: http://www.jmu.edu/assessment
Center for Assessment and Research Studies Faculty
Dr. Dennison Bhola, faculty
Dr. Christine DeMars, faculty
Dr. T. Dary Erwin, Associate Vice President
Dr. Sara Finney, faculty
Dr. J. Patrick Meyer, faculty
Dr. Dena Pastor, faculty
Dr. Donna Sundre, Executive Director
Dr. Steve Wise, faculty
Dr. Vicki Wise, faculty
Mr. David Yang, computer programmer
Mission
The Center for Assessment and
Research Studies seeks to become a nationally recognized standard of excellence
for assessment programs in higher education through its doctorate in assessment
and measurement, through practitioner work on campus, through professional
organizations, and through writing in national publications. As part of this
national model, the Center will design sophisticated and innovative assessment
instruments that meet the needs of higher education communities. Moreover,
Center faculty will produce graduates from assessment and measurement programs
who will assume national leadership positions in higher education
accountability. Both Center faculty and students will contribute to the
scholarship of assessment through publishing research and performing service.
In addition, Center faculty will assist faculty, student affairs staff, and
administrative staff in the process of their assessment of learning and
development outcomes.
Originating in 1986, The
Center for Assessment and Research Studies (CARS) at James Madison University
is one of the largest campus-based agencies devoted to outcome assessment in
the United States. Ten faculty and
three staff perform a variety of assessment activities in general education,
the major, and student affairs. In conjunction with JMU’s Office of Information
Technology, the Assessment Center operates a computer-based testing lab where a
variety of computer-based tests are administered on an ongoing basis to
students. CARS also administers a
Ph.D. program in assessment and measurement established in 1998 designed to
meet the expanding accountability, quality assurance, and outcome assessment
needs of education, government, and industry.
