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ERIC Number: EJ588067
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0316-1218
Using Surveys To Measure "Value Added" in Skills in Four Faculties.
Grayson, J. Paul
Canadian Journal of Higher Education, v29 n1 p111-42 1999
Argues that while the best method for measuring "value added" to skills (e.g., critical and communication skills) by the university experience is through longitudinal analyses using both subjective and objective measures of skills with appropriate control groups, a more feasible strategy used at York University (Ontario) compares the skills of entering and graduating students. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, College Students, Communication Skills, Critical Thinking, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Longitudinal Studies, Measurement Techniques, Research Methodology, Skill Development, Student Experience
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Value Added; York University ON