Assessment and Accountability

Assessment and Accountability

May 6, 2013 - 3:00am

Reboot of Voluntary System of Accountability aims to give institutions more flexibility in reporting student learning -- but new options (including non-standardized one) may not have expanded enough to win many converts.

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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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Major Engagement

November 17, 2011 - 3:00am

This year's National Survey of Student Engagement broke down learning by major, and while some students are working more than others, they're not necessarily more prepared.

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CLA as 'Catalyst for Change'

November 14, 2011 - 3:00am

Report finds that use of standardized measure of student learning drove curricular innovations at consortium of private colleges -- but produced little (so far) in measurable improvement.

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Dropping F-Bombs

November 8, 2011 - 3:00am

Two staffers at Oberlin, working off hours, created website promoting their alma mater. Every line features a word most colleges would never use in their marketing.

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