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Assessing Assessment
New center with backing from key education groups will compile data and case studies on evaluation of student learning. And new coalition plans to speak on higher ed's response to demands for accountability.
A Call for Assessment -- of the Right Kind
Reinforcing 2004 statement, liberal education group exhorts colleges to ramp up measurement of student learning -- but with emphasis on internal improvement rather than external accountability.
Writing Lags in Law Schools
Latest engagement survey suggests a significant number of law school students are not adequately prepared for real-world legal writing.
Making Engagement Data Meaningful
Gallaudet U. tries to use annual student survey to measure the effectiveness of significant revisions in its undergraduate curriculum and institutional mission.
'You Can't Measure What We Teach'
"You can’t measure what we teach." "The results [of what our students gain in the classroom] won’t be known for...
Helping Community Colleges Raise the Bar
New data from engagement survey suggest that two-year institutions need to have higher expectations of students -- especially outside of the classroom.
Opinion
Stuck on Student Learning
As Measuring Up 2008 prepares to grade higher education progress on a variety of fronts, most states' efforts to gauge academic outcomes have stalled, writes Peter Ewell.
Encouraging Colleges to Look Within
In challenge to rankings business, new data from National Survey of Student Engagement show variation in educational quality is more prevalent within institutions than between them.