ERIC Number: ED281850
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Publication Date: 1986-Nov
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Evaluation of the General Education Program at the University of Montevallo. Symposium Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association (Memphis, Tennessee, November 19-21, 1986).
Ernest, Patricia S.; And Others
These papers were presented as a symposium on the revision of the general education program at the University of Montevallo (UM) in Alabama. The first paper, "Introduction to Evaluation of General Education at the University of Montevallo," by Patricia S. Ernest and Elizabeth H. Rodgers, describes the core curriculum study and the 13 general education components of the University of Montevallo program and presents the evaluation model. The second paper, "Design of the Montevallo Evaluation," by Julia S. Rogers and James E. McLean, reports two aspects of the project: (1) an analysis of the extent to which the educational outcomes assessed by the College Outcome Measures Project (COMP) correspond to the goals of UM's core curriculum; and (2) a pilot questionnaire study of UM faculty to determine the extent to which they are addressing program goals. "Results of the Montevallo Evaluation," by Kathleen Bolland and Julia S. Rogers, details the outcomes of the faculty survey. "Implications of Evaluation of General Education at the University of Montevallo," by Patricia S. Ernest, reviews four evaluation activities impacted by faculty questionnaire results: (1) reliability of the COMP tests as a measure of general education; (2) process of revision of courses; (3) faculty participation in review and revision of courses; and (4) determination of core goals not being assessed currently. (LMO)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Faculty, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Objectives, Educational Testing, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Models, Outcomes of Education, Pretests Posttests, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Questionnaires, Research Design, Student Evaluation, Test Reliability, Test Validity
Publication Type: Collected Works - Proceedings; Reports - Evaluative
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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