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Direct linkClouder, Lynn, Ed.; Broughan, Christine, Ed.; Jewell, Steve, Ed.; Steventon, Graham, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
With a unique focus on the relationship between assessment and engagement this book explores what works in terms of keeping students on course to succeed. Against a backdrop of massification and the associated increase in student diversity there is an escalating requirement for personalized, technology driven learning in higher education. In…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Expertise, Evidence, Feedback (Response)
Download full textBoyer, Ernest L.; And Others – 1992
This volume contains the text of six speeches selected from approximately 125 plenary talks that have been given over the past few years at more than 40 Freshman Year Experience Conferences by leading educators concerned about improving the first year undergraduate experience. In the first speech, "The Undergraduate Experience: Critical…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Freshmen, College Instruction, Cultural Pluralism
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1992
This report presents the results of a workshop, held in Arlington, Virginia, on November 17-19, 1991, to discuss with the larger community the National Center for Education Statistics' (NCES) effort to develop strategies for assessing college student learning in support of National Education Goal Five, Objective Five which supports a substantial…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, College Students, Educational Assessment, Educational Planning
Dixon, Terry P. – 1994
This paper describes three non-traditional higher education outcomes assessment models and identifies common characteristics of successful models of this type. Institutions considering how to meet state, national, and accrediting agency mandates have two kinds of non-traditional approaches available: formative and summative assessment. Formative…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, College Programs, Colleges, Educational Assessment
Erwin, T. Dary – 1991
Designed specifically for higher education administrators, faculty, and student affairs professionals, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the principles, purposes, practices and uses of assessment, with particular emphasis on student learning and development. Nine chapters present and discuss a series of assessment steps: Chapter 1…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Assessment
Peer reviewedMentkowski, Marcia; Loacker, Georgine – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1985
A multifaceted assessment process used at a women's college (Alverno) allows the development of each student to be observed and improved as she moves through the curriculum. A corresponding evaluation process allows the curriculum content to be validated against external, real-world standards. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods
Wisconsin Univ., Madison. – 1990
Among the goals and recommendations for agriculture and natural resource education presented to the University of Wisconsin System institutions and Board of Trustees by the Steering Committee for Strategic Planning for Agriculture and Natural Resources are the following: (1) provide domestic and international leadership in research on food and…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Agricultural Education, Change Strategies, College Role
Business-Higher Education Forum, Washington, DC. – 1997
This study, conducted by a task force that interviewed corporate and campus officials at 10 corporations and 12 universities and colleges during 1994-96, examined how well undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in the United States are being prepared to meet the demands of the modern high-performance workplace. The study found…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Corporate Support, Corporations, Education Work Relationship
