Pitfalls of Output Measurement.

Marginson, Simon

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Pitfalls of Output Measurement.

Marginson, Simon

Australian Journal of Education, v34 n2 p137-44 Aug 1990

Use of outcomes measures of educational quality (1) promotes measurable values over those that cannot be measured; (2) emphasizes monetary values of outcomes when physical measures may be more appropriate; (3) creates the illusion of precision; (4) uses monolithic modeling; and (5) makes global claims based on narrow measures. (MSE)

Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Outcomes of Education

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Language: English

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