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Assessment at Ball State University.
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Palomba, Catherine A. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1997
Gives an overview of the Ball State University (Indiana) academic assessment program, from its origins through present and future efforts. Several current assessment activities are described--university-wide, in general education, and discipline-specific. Areas of strength in the program and challenges to conducting successful assessment are…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Outcomes Assessment, Core Curriculum, Departments
The Right Idea at the Right Time: Development of a Transformational Assessment Culture.
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Magruder, Jack; McManis, Michael A.; Young, Candace C. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1997
Assessment can have a profound transformational impact on a college or university, but for this to occur, such core values as improvement of student learning through collection of performance-related data must be integrated into the institutional culture. At Truman State University (Missouri), an initially modest commitment to improving student…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Outcomes Assessment
An Extended Journey to Assist At-Risk Students.
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Walleri, R. Dan; Stoering, Juliette M. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1997
The evolution of the Mt. Hood Community College (Oregon) effort to analyze institutional policies affecting high-risk students is chronicled from the early 1980s to the present, from the initial findings of program ineffectiveness to program improvement. Chronicle includes successes and limitations of several early-change strategies, and factors…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges, Educational Trends