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Actions Matter: The Case for Indirect Measures in Assessing Higher Education's Progress on the National Education Goals.
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Ewell, Peter T.; Jones, Dennis P. – Journal of General Education, 1993
Discusses reasons for supporting indirect indicators to track higher education's progress in teaching critical thinking, communication, and problem-solving skills. Outlines the primary characteristics of indirect indicators. Provides specific examples of different indirect indicators, analyzing data collection methods. Assesses the viability of…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Data Collection, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Can General Education Be Assessed? One State's Positive Answer.
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Kloss, Robert J. – Journal of General Education, 1992
Examines the development and administration of the New Jersey General Intellectual Skills (GIS) Assessment, administered for the first time in 1990 at all public colleges and universities in the state. Describes the GIS's scope and function, scoring procedures, score reporting, faculty expectations, and initial results. (DMM)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, General Education, Knowledge Level, Outcomes of Education
Development of a National Assessment of College Student Learning: Measurement Policy and Practice in Perspective.
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Dunbar, Stephen B. – Journal of General Education, 1993
Argues against large-scale, federally funded, census approaches to measuring higher education outcomes, outlining specific problems. Discusses the effects of tests as instruments of educational reform, the cross-discipline transfer of higher-order skills, and the technology of setting performance standards. Places measurement within the broader…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Outcomes Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Technology