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Actions Matter: The Case for Indirect Measures in Assessing Higher Education's Progress on the National Education Goals.
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Ewell, Peter T.; Jones, Dennis P. – Journal of General Education, 1993
Discusses reasons for supporting indirect indicators to track higher education's progress in teaching critical thinking, communication, and problem-solving skills. Outlines the primary characteristics of indirect indicators. Provides specific examples of different indirect indicators, analyzing data collection methods. Assesses the viability of…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Data Collection, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
The Context and Policy Requisites of National Postsecondary Assessment.
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Lenth, Charles S. – Journal of General Education, 1993
Discusses the evolution of state-level assessment activities of college graduates' skills/outcomes to provide a context for a proposed national system and examines extent and types of testing in six states. Addresses the purposes of postsecondary assessment and draws conclusions as to institutional support needed to sustain a collaborative system.…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Cooperative Programs, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
Toward a Plan for Using National Assessment to Ensure Continuous Improvement of Higher Education.
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Banta, Trudy W. – Journal of General Education, 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…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, College Students, Communication Skills, Critical Thinking
What Type of National Assessment Fits American Higher Education?
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Ratcliff, James L. – Journal of General Education, 1993
Examines forces shaping the development of a national collegiate assessment program, including increases in immigrants and elective courses. Highlights obstacles to assessing college students' critical thinking, communication, and problem-solving abilities and argues that a national program should begin in states and individual colleges rather…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, College Graduates, Communication Skills, Critical Thinking