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Busby, Katie – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2015
This chapter describes how assessment of co-curricular student learning outcomes can be used as part of the institutional accreditation process and the opportunities institutional researchers and student affairs educators have to collaborate in those efforts.
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Outcome Measures, Program Effectiveness, Institutional Evaluation
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Vanover, Charles; Hodges, Olivia – School Leadership & Management, 2015
This case study uses evidence collected for accreditation and programme improvement at a small university Master's and certification programme in Educational Leadership Development to describe efforts to help leadership candidates use data during the programme's final internship experience. Programme features supporting the growth of candidates'…
Descriptors: Data, Data Analysis, Internship Programs, Program Improvement
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Cramer, Elizabeth D.; Little, Mary E.; McHatton, Patricia Alvarez – Action in Teacher Education, 2014
Across the United States, teachers and teacher educators are facing increased accountability for improved student achievement. Using assessment results to inform instruction provides a catalyst to improve student outcomes and is a key skill for preservice teacher candidates. The process of data-based decision making is integral to performance…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Decision Making Skills
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Bers, Trudy – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2012
Surveys and benchmarks continue to grow in importance for community colleges in response to several factors. One is the press for accountability, that is, for colleges to report the outcomes of their programs and services to demonstrate their quality and prudent use of resources, primarily to external constituents and governing boards at the state…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Community Colleges, Accountability, Surveys
Jenkins, Davis; Wachen, John; Kerrigan, Monica Reid; Mayer, Alexander K. – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2012
In 2006, six community and technical colleges in Washington State joined the innovative national reform initiative called Achieving the Dream (ATD). This report describes the progress each college made in implementing ATD's "culture of evidence" principles for institutional improvement, examines strategies implemented by the colleges to…
Descriptors: Evidence, Outcomes of Education, Technical Institutes, Community Colleges
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Flateby, Teresa – Research & Practice in Assessment, 2009
This article chronicles the evolution of a large research extensive institution's General Education writing assessment efforts from an initial summative focus to a formative, improvement focus. The methods of assessment, which changed as the assessment purpose evolved, are described. As more data were collected, the measurement tool was…
Descriptors: General Education, Research Universities, Writing Evaluation, Summative Evaluation
Public Agenda, 2012
"Building Institutional Capacity for Data-Informed Decision Making" is the third installment of the Cutting Edge series, which aims to help colleges engage faculty, scale successful interventions, and create a strong culture of evidence through use of data to strengthen their institutional change and student success efforts. Though the…
Descriptors: Evidence, Community Colleges, Organizational Change, Decision Making