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Methodological Challenges in International Comparative Post-Secondary Assessment Programs: Lessons Learned and the Road Ahead
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Wolf, Raffaela; Zahner, Doris; Benjamin, Roger – Studies in Higher Education, 2015
The assessment of student learning outcomes in the tertiary school sector has seen an increase in global popularity in recent years. Measurement instruments that target higher order skills are on the rise, whereas assessments that foster the recall of factual knowledge are declining. The Assessment of Higher Education Learning Outcomes (AHELO)…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, International Programs, Comparative Testing, Cross Cultural Studies
Coloniality and a Global Testing Regime in Higher Education: Unpacking the OECD's AHELO Initiative
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Shahjahan, Riyad A. – Journal of Education Policy, 2013
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is currently engaging in a worldwide feasibility study entitled International Assessment of Higher Education Learning Outcomes (AHELO). This feasibility study seeks to develop measures that would assess student learning outcomes that would be valid across different languages,…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, International Programs, Comparative Testing, Educational Policy