ERIC Number: EJ1162793
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Publication Date: 2017
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Putting the "Evidence" in Evidence-Based: Utilizing Institutional Research to Drive Gateway-Course Reform
Berg, Emily A.; Hanson, Mark
New Directions for Higher Education, n180 p31-40 Win 2017
This chapter provides an example of how one university's institutional research office played an active role in using data from institutional studies to guide the university toward courses ripe for change, faculty toward successful teaching strategies, students toward successful learning behaviors, and the university toward assessing the impact of the changes.
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Universities, Institutional Research, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Research Utilization, Educational Change, Educational Strategies, Outcomes of Education, Educational Assessment
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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