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Direct linkEwell, Peter T. – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2012
Standardized testing for higher education has been much in the news in the US over the last few years. In the wake of the Spellings Commission, the clear intent of the Department of Education's (USDOE) position in negotiated rulemaking in 2007 was to mandate its use in accreditation. Standardized testing is also a central feature of the Voluntary…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Testing, Standardized Tests, Foreign Countries
Ewell, Peter T. – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2008
For an enterprise dedicated to truth, American higher education harbors a lot of myths. Frequently advanced as unexamined propositions about "the way things work," these deeply held articles of faith within the academy unwittingly mark its core values and priorities and shape public perceptions about what is important in higher education.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Values, Enrollment, Graduation Rate
Peer reviewedEwell, Peter T. – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2005
As educational metrics proliferate, individuals need to be increasingly sensitive to what they stand for in addition to what they seem to say. And because many of the authors of these metrics will not reveal what is behind the curtain, examining the features just reviewed can help individuals determine the values embedded in what appear otherwise…
Descriptors: Measurement, Values, Statistics, Educational Assessment
