ERIC Number: EJ1220789
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 31
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-3667
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Higher Education Institutional Transparency of General Education Competencies, Assessment Measures, and Analysis of Assessment Data
McGowan, Veronica
Journal of General Education, v66 n3-4 p252-282 2017
With general education coursework making up a significant portion of associate and bachelor's degree curriculum, conveying the content and importance of student competencies to stakeholder audiences has never been more essential. Accreditation pressure and accountability measures are influencing a focus on improving the presentation of competencies aligned to their assessment measures. This study examines the extent to which institutions publicly and proactively disclose relevant information regarding assessment of the general education curriculum, thereby contributing to literature forming robust comparisons of general education assessment practices. It examines the websites of seventy-one higher education institutions, representing a range of public settings in all American regions. Results show variability in the alignment of objectives to measures and reveal current themes and an emphasis regarding how competencies relate to coursework. Recommendations for improving institutional presentation are provided.
Descriptors: General Education, College Curriculum, Skills, Competence, Disclosure, College Outcomes Assessment, Institutional Characteristics, Differences, Geographic Regions, Public Colleges, Regional Characteristics
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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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