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Graduation Rates and Accountability: Regressions versus Production Frontiers
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Archibald, Robert B.; Feldman, David H. – Research in Higher Education, 2008
This paper suggests an alternative to the standard practice of measuring the graduation rate performance using regression analysis. The alternative is production frontier analysis. Production frontier analysis is appealing because it compares an institution's graduation rate to the best performance instead of the average performance. The paper…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Graduation, Accountability, Evaluation Methods
Methods for Comparing Outcomes Assessment Instruments.
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Banta, Trudy W.; Pike, Gary R. – Research in Higher Education, 1989
A general process for faculty to use in comparing the relative efficacy of college outcomes assessment instruments for gauging student progress toward goals is outlined. Analysis of two standardized general education exams, the American College Testing College Outcome Measures Project and the Educational Testing Service Academic Profile,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Outcomes of Education
Exploring Relationships between Objective and Subjective Measures of Instructional Outcomes.
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Dumont, Richard G.; Troelstrup, Richard L. – Research in Higher Education, 1980
The study reports on a pilot project in performance funding. Explored are the relationships between test performance and student testimony on instructional outcomes measures. The implications for better informed selection, implementation, and interpretation of outcomes measures are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Competency Based Education, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Methods
Electronic Versus Traditional Student Ratings of Instruction.
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Layne, Benjamin H.; DeCristoforo, Joseph R.; McGinty, Dixie – Research in Higher Education, 1999
At a large university, faculty ratings in five academic areas were collected from two groups of students using paper-and-pencil or electronic survey administration. The two modes yielded similar factor patterns, with ratings influenced by academic area but not survey method. Students felt more anonymous using the paper-and-pencil method;…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Computer Oriented Programs
Limitations of Using Students' Self-Reports of Academic Development as Proxies for Traditional Achievement Measures.
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Pike, Gary R. – Research in Higher Education, 1996
A study of 1,568 students in 10 2- and 4-year colleges and universities found that while students' self-reports of academic development and test scores developed from the same test specifications did measure the same constructs, the measures are not necessarily interchangeable. Analyses also produced ambiguous results concerning stability of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Academic Discipline and Generalizability of Student Evaluations of Instruction.
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Barnes, Laura L. B.; Barnes, Michael W. – Research in Higher Education, 1993
A study in one private university classified four academic disciplines as hard or soft and pure or applied, then compared student evaluations of courses for organization, breadth of coverage, group interaction, enthusiasm, grading, and individual rapport. Results suggest a single evaluation form may not be appropriate for all disciplines.…
Descriptors: Classification, College Administration, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Criteria
College Rankings: Democratized Knowledge for Whom?
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McDonough, Patricia M; Antonio, Anthony Lising; Walpole, MaryBeth; Perez, Leonor Xochitl – Research in Higher Education, 1998
A study investigated who uses the "U.S. News and World Report,""Money," and other national magazine rankings of colleges and universities, and what types of freshmen find these rankings useful in choosing a college. It also analyzed the for-profit sector's encroachment into a critical educational arena, college access, and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Access to Information, College Bound Students, College Choice