Assessment really does matter in higher education. Internationally, academics - and those who support them - are seeking better ways to assess students, recognizing that diverse methods are available which may solve many of the problems associated with the evaluation of learning…
"The quality of higher education is a hot topic, especially as students around the world are asked to pay more towards their own education, and expect to get what they pay for. In addition, league tables, both national and international, have come to dominate discussion, with se…
How do evaluators of higher education go about their work? How are groups of evaluators put together? How do they reach consensus on the criteria of quality in the discipline or degree programme under examination? What problems do evaluators encounter and how do they resolve the…
How do evaluators of higher education go about their work? How are groups of evaluators put together? How do they reach consensus on the criteria of quality in the discipline or degree programme under examination? What problems do evaluators encounter and how do they resolve the…
Improving Measurement of Productivity in Higher Education
by National Research Council (U.S.)., Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council (U.S.)., Center for Education, National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee on National Statistics, Sullivan, Teresa A., National Research Council (U.S.)., Panel on Measuring Higher Education Productivity, Conceptual Framework and Data Needs, National Research Council (U.S.)., Panel on Measuring Higher Education Productivity, Conceptual Framework and Data Needs
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"Higher education is a linchpin of the American economy and society: teaching and research at colleges and universities contribute significantly to the nation's economic activity, both directly and through their impact on future growth; federal and state governments support teac…
Improving measurement of productivity in higher education
by National Research Council (U.S.)., Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council (U.S.)., Center for Education, National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee on National Statistics, Sullivan, Teresa A., National Research Council (U.S.)., Panel on Measuring Higher Education Productivity, Conceptual Framework and Data Needs, National Research Council (U.S.)., Panel on Measuring Higher Education Productivity, Conceptual Framework and Data Needs
"Higher education is a linchpin of the American economy and society: teaching and research at colleges and universities contribute significantly to the nation's economic activity, both directly and through their impact on future growth; federal and state governments support teac…
"This important work critically investigates the use of rating and ranking systems in higher education, to show how they govern the academic population through the creation of competition and antagonism. Engaging with current debates around 'value', tuition fees, and the role of…
"This important work critically investigates the use of rating and ranking systems in higher education, to show how they govern the academic population through the creation of competition and antagonism. Engaging with current debates around 'value', tuition fees, and the role of…
"This important work critically investigates the use of rating and ranking systems in higher education, to show how they govern the academic population through the creation of competition and antagonism. Engaging with current debates around 'value', tuition fees, and the role of…
"This important work critically investigates the use of rating and ranking systems in higher education, to show how they govern the academic population through the creation of competition and antagonism. Engaging with current debates around 'value', tuition fees, and the role of…