In his May 7, 2010 presentation "Assessing Assessment Today: Politics and Some Practical Advice," Dr. Peter Ewell discussed the history of the assessment movement, forces compelling educators to assess their work and why we should be assessing our work at all.

In this presentation, Dr. Peter T. Ewell, vice president of the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS), addresses assessment methods in today's political landscape, with a particular focus on assessment and accreditation.

The presentation also addresses the tension between accountability- and improvement-based approaches, why assessment will not go away, the impact of recent changes in accreditation, principles that guide assessing assessment approaches and strategies for building a culture of evidence.