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ERIC Number: ED281405
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986-Jan
Pages: 94
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
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Higher Education in Georgia: Assessment, Evaluation, and Accreditation. Proceedings of the Conference (Athens, Georgia, January 15-16, 1986).
Fincher, Cameron, Ed.; And Others
Higher education assessment, evaluation, and accreditation in Georgia are addressed in these proceedings of a 1986 conference sponsored by the University of Georgia and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). Panel papers cover: assessing student performance and outcomes, academic standards and needs assessment for specific fields, and SACS' new accreditation criteria and implications of the criteria. The keynote address by Cameron Fincher is entitled "The Emerging Role of Assessment and Evaluation in Postsecondary Education." Panel papers and authors are as follows: "Assessing Student Achievement" (Joe Marks); "Assessing Educational Outcomes" (Thomas E. R. Redmon); "Assessing Vocational Competencies" (Michael T. McCord); "Statewide Needs Assessment for Health Personnel" (Libby V. Morris); "Assessing the New Standards for High School Graduation and College Admissions" (Nathaniel Pugh, Jr.); "Needs Assessment in Vocational Technical Education" (Kenneth R. Allen); "The New Criteria For Accreditation" (James T. Rogers); the implications of new SACS criteria for the following areas--"Institutional Research" (Larry G. Jones), "Developmental Studies" (Leroy Ervin, Louise M. Tomlinson), "Instructional Development" (Ronald D. Simpson), "College Admissions" (John W. Albright), "Adult Learners" (Margaret E. Holt), "Higher Education's Changing Clientele" (Herman B. Smith), and "Changing Accreditation Criteria: Catalyst to Education Innovation?" (Sven Groennings). (SW)
Institute of Higher Education, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30502.
Publication Type: Collected Works - Proceedings; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Georgia Univ., Athens. Inst. of Higher Education.
Identifiers - Location: Georgia
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