09/18/2012
Online course evaluation versus rate my professor
When Profs Get Graded - Association for Psychological Science
As the popularity of teaching evaluation websites is growing, so is concern over whether ratings on such sites provide an accurate representation of instructors’ performance. Because many students rely on such websites such as Ratemyprofessors.com (RMP) when making course decisions, it is important ...
04/20/2012
Accreditation and Faculty - Run Your Campus - The Chronicle of Higher Education
For most people in or out of academe, accreditation is arcane and boring. That it has not even captured the imagination of faculty members should come as no surprise.
03/06/2012
Do College Completion Rates Really Measure Quality? - Commentary - The Chronicle of Higher Education
In his inaugural speech, President Obama declared that "our schools fail too many." Few would disagree with the fundamental premise that we must promote greater educational attainment for everyone if we are to meet the challenges of today's world. The United States once led the world in the percenta...
09/20/2011
Views: Measuring Engagement - Inside Higher Ed
The leaders of two student surveys -- used by hundreds of colleges but questioned lately by some researchers -- defend their projects.
09/20/2011
http://chronicle.com/article/5-Years-Later-the-Impact-of/129053/?sid=wb&utm_source=wb&utm_medium=en
5 Years Later: the Impact of Spellings - Government - The Chronicle of Higher Education
Five years ago from Monday, Secretary Margaret Spellings's Commission on the Future of Higher Education issued a report that called on colleges to "improve in dramatic ways," becoming more accessible, more affordable, and more accountable to taxpayers and students.
07/10/2011
http://www.mla.org/ec_language_learning
Learning Another Language: Goals and Challenges
Providing all students with opportunities to acquire fluency in a second language is a crucial obligation of educational institutions.
05/11/2011
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09/25/2010
Assessment Institute (10/24--26)
Those
who are involved/interested in accreditation and outcomes assessment
work at the institutional level, this conference is for you! Pre-institute workshops on outcomes assessment: 10/24th,
Conference schedule: http://planning.iupui.edu/759.html
09/25/2010
East Coast Organization of Language Testers Annual Conference (October 29.-30., 2010) Univ.
If you are interested in classroom assessment and testing, this conference may be interesting. Theme:
"Innovations in Language Assessment", plenary speaker: Dr. James E.
Purpura ("The Socio-Cognitive Underpinnings of Learning-oriented
Classroom-based Assessment")
ECOLT - 2010
ECOLT denotes the East Coast group of professionals, scholars, and students who are involved in language testing projects and research. One of ECOLT goals is to support connections between academia, K-12 education, governments, for-profit and not-for-profit testing organizations. As well providing a...
09/25/2010
American Evaluation Association Conference (Nov 8--14) Antonio
Evaluators from various sectors gather at this conference. This year's conference theme is "evaluation quality." Pre- and post-conference professional development workshops: 11/8-10, 14. There are 18 presentations sponsored by Assessment in Higher Education SIG.
Workshop Descriptions
Professional Development Workshops are hands-on, interactive sessions that provide an opportunity to learn new skills or hone existing ones at Evaluation 2010.
09/25/2010
More ACTFL sessions:
3. Proactive and Productive Reactions to Externally MandatedUniversity Outcomes Assessment, Davis, (Roundtable, Nov 20 3-4pm, Rm 302/304)
4. Improving Program Effectiveness Through Assessment, Davis & Cuisinier (Nov 20 - 5:15-6:15pm, Rm 102)