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Direct linkLiu, Ou Lydia – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2017
Student learning outcomes assessment has been increasingly used in U.S. higher education institutions over the last 10 years, partly fueled by the recommendation from the Spellings Commission that institutions need to demonstrate more direct evidence of student learning. To respond to the Commission's call, various accountability initiatives have…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Accountability, Higher Education, Educational Improvement
Download full textGriffith, Richard L.; Wolfeld, Leah; Armon, Brigitte K.; Rios, Joseph; Liu, Ou Lydia – ETS Research Report Series, 2016
The modern wave of globalization has created a demand for increased intercultural competence (ICC) in college graduates who will soon enter the 21st-century workforce. Despite the wide attention to the concepts and assessment of ICC, few assessments meet the standards for a next-generation assessment in areas of construct clarity, innovative item…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Higher Education, Competence, College Graduates
Torney-Purta, Judith; Cabrera, Julio C.; Roohr, Katrina Crotts; Liu, Ou Lydia; Rios, Joseph A. – ETS Research Report Series, 2015
Civic learning is increasingly recognized as important by the higher education and workforce communities. The development of high-quality assessments that can be used to evaluate students' civic learning during the college years has become a priority. This paper presents a comprehensive review of existing frameworks, definitions, and assessments…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Higher Education, Evaluation Methods, College Students
Liu, Ou Lydia; Frankel, Lois; Roohr, Katrina Crotts – ETS Research Report Series, 2014
Critical thinking is one of the most important skills deemed necessary for college graduates to become effective contributors in the global workforce. The first part of this article provides a comprehensive review of its definitions by major frameworks in higher education and the workforce, existing assessments and their psychometric qualities,…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Higher Education, Undergraduate Students, Definitions
Liu, Ou Lydia – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2011
Evaluation of the effectiveness of higher education has received unprecedented attention from stakeholders at many levels. The Voluntary System of Accountability (VSA) is one of the initiatives to evaluate institutional core educational outcomes (e.g., critical thinking, written communication) using standardized tests. As promising as the VSA…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Evaluation Methods, Comparative Analysis, College Outcomes Assessment
Roohr, Katrina Crotts; Graf, Edith Aurora; Liu, Ou Lydia – ETS Research Report Series, 2014
Quantitative literacy has been recognized as an important skill in the higher education and workforce communities, focusing on problem solving, reasoning, and real-world application. As a result, there is a need by various stakeholders in higher education and workforce communities to evaluate whether college students receive sufficient training on…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Logical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Numeracy
