Assessment as an Instrument of State Funding Policy.

Banta, Trudy W.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Assessment as an Instrument of State Funding Policy.

Banta, Trudy W.

New Directions for Institutional Research, No. 59 (Implementing Outcomes Assessment: Promise and Perils) v15 n3 p81-94 Fall 1988

The Tennessee Higher Education Commission's performance-funding policy rewards public institutions for undertaking comprehensive assessment programs. New policy guidelines that emphasize quantitative indicators such as test scores and alumni ratings are discussed. (Author/MLW)

Descriptors: Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions), Educational Assessment, Educational Policy, Funding Formulas, Guidelines, Higher Education, Institutional Research, Outcomes of Education, Performance, State Aid, State Government, Surveys

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