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Direct linkBush, H. Francis; Duncan, Floyd H.; Sexton, Edwin A.; West, Clifford T. – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2008
We examine the history of VMI's use of the Major Field Test as an assessment tool for its Department of Economics and Business. Further, we chronicle how the information gathered from a decade and a half of use has shaped the curriculum, faculty composition and policies within the Department. There is evidence that the policies surrounding how and…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Program Improvement, Field Tests, Military Schools
Pike, Gary R. – Assessment Update, 2005
The popularity of first-year experience programs, freshman interest groups, and freshman seminars is evidence of a growing interest on the part of administrators and faculty in what happens to students during the first year of college. Theory and research indicate that students' experiences during the first year can set the tone for the remainder…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Interest Inventories, Program Effectiveness, Profiles
