Assessment is a core competency in student affairs, but scholars in the field of higher education and student affairs know little about how practitioners perceive and approach learning about assessment. In this study with 20 students in a student affairs master’s program, I found they perceived assessment as the “wild card” and had trepidation about learning assessment. They also viewed it as meeting accountability obligations, securing careers, or improving student services. Participants’ prior experiences also informed their assessment notions with implications for graduate socialization.

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评估：学生事务中的“通配符”

评估是学生事务中的一项核心能力，但是高等教育和学生事务领域的学者对从业者如何看待和学习评估知识知之甚少。在这项针对20名学生的学生事务硕士课程的研究中，我发现他们将评估视为“通配符”，并对学习评估感到不安。他们还认为这是履行责任，确保职业发展或改善学生服务的基础。参加者的先前经验也为他们的评估观念提供了参考，对研究生的社会化具有影响。