Assessment and Accountability

Assessment and Accountability

A compilation of articles about assessment of student learning and the accountability movement in higher education.

February 9, 2012 - 3:00am

Report says black, Native American and Hispanic students aren't taking AP classes they could succeed in, but are failing the exams they do take at a higher rate.

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Make It Mandatory?

February 2, 2012 - 3:00am

New study finds that community college students often don't take advantage of academic support that could help get them to graduation. The solution may be to make those offerings required.

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Big Data's Arrival

February 1, 2012 - 3:00am

An ambitious research project is proving the payoffs of predictive analytics in higher ed, and early findings overturn conventional wisdom about student success.

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An Academic Expletive

January 27, 2012 - 3:00am

It starts with "ass" -- but get your head out of the gutter; it's not what you think. Still, some deans suggest avoiding the word around professors.

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A Wall of Civility

January 20, 2012 - 3:00am

Five interactive screens at the University of Florida aim to encourage students to debate contentious issues politely. The early returns are good.

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Price of Success

January 16, 2012 - 3:00am

City Colleges of Chicago have a 7 percent graduation rate. If that number doesn't go up, the system's chancellor, presidents and trustees could lose their jobs.

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Winning Football, Falling Grades

December 20, 2011 - 3:00am

GPAs of male students drop when teams have more on-field success, study finds; partying the likely cause.

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No Overhaul of Accreditation

December 19, 2011 - 3:00am

Federal panel appears to have rejected idea of decoupling accreditation and financial aid eligibility, favoring less-dramatic changes to quality assurance system.

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Completion Conundrum

December 8, 2011 - 3:00am

Citing severe state budget woes, community college leaders are pessimistic about the feasibility of the push to graduate more students, survey finds.

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Raising the Bar on Quality Assurance

November 18, 2011 - 3:00am

In redesign of accreditation process, Western agency will publish reports on colleges and require institutions to define graduates' "levels of proficiency" -- but proposals to compel peer comparisons face pushback.

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