Toward a Plan for Using National Assessment to Ensure Continuous Improvement of Higher Education.

Banta, Trudy W.

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Publication Date: 1993

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Toward a Plan for Using National Assessment to Ensure Continuous Improvement of Higher Education.

Banta, Trudy W.

Journal of General Education, v42 n1 p33-58 1993

Questions assumptions implicit in the fifth objective of National Education Goal 5, calling for critical thinking, communication and problem-solving abilities. Outlines strategies for a national assessment/improvement program, including setting goals, preparing faculty to foster student learning, gathering evidence on outcomes, and using assessment results to effect improvements. (DMM)

Descriptors: Academic Ability, College Students, Communication Skills, Critical Thinking, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Evaluation Needs, Evaluation Problems, Higher Education, National Programs, Problem Solving, Program Evaluation, Program Implementation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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