ERIC Number: EJ1028969
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0883-2323
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Seeking Empirical Validity in an Assurance of Learning System
Avery, Sherry L.; McWhorter, Rochell R.; Lirely, Roger; Doty, H. Harold
Journal of Education for Business, v89 n3 p156-164 2014
Business schools have established measurement tools to support their assurance of learning (AoL) systems and to assess student achievement of learning objectives. However, business schools have not required their tools to be empirically validated, thus ensuring that they measure what they are intended to measure. The authors propose confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) be utilized by business schools to evaluate AoL measurement systems. They illustrate a CFA model used to evaluate the measurement tools at their college. The authors' approach is in its initial steps, currently evaluating individual measurement tools, but the authors are working toward developing a system that can evaluate the entire AoL measurement system.
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Quality Assurance, Educational Quality, College Outcomes Assessment, Factor Analysis, Validity, Case Studies, Student Evaluation, Behavioral Objectives, Achievement Tests, Communication Skills, Speech Communication, Business Communication, College Students, College Programs
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Major Field Achievement Test in Business
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