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ERIC Number: EJ626837
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0020-8566
A Critique of the External Product Evaluation of the Brazilian System of Undergraduate Education.
Bastos, Lilia da Rocha; Burton Michael, William; Oliveira, Denize Torres de
International Review of Education, v47 n1-2 p151-158 Mar 2001
Critiques the use of a comprehensive National Courses Examination (NCE) administered by the Brazilian Government to appraise the quality of undergraduate courses offered by all higher education institutions in the country. Describes the NCE and considers it as an instrument of institutional evaluation. Examines also the key problems underlying traditional and current large-scale measurement instruments. (Contains 25 references.) (KS)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Course Evaluation, Curriculum Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Institutional Evaluation, Measurement Techniques, National Competency Tests, Postsecondary Education, Undergraduate Study
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Brazil