ERIC Number: EJ973535
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 10
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Digital Assessment: A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Surveys
Jackson, Michael W.; Rodgers, Jacci L.
Planning for Higher Education, v40 n2 p59-68 Jan-Mar 2012
The role of accountability is becoming increasingly complex. Regional, state, programmatic, and national accreditors, as well as the constituents, demand to know why a problem exists, what the underlying causes are, and how schools are going to fix it. From a proactive standpoint, institutions want to delineate, and in some cases are required to present, the items that a constituent can expect upon completion of his or her interaction with the institution. For academic programs, these are the learning outcomes. The focus of assessment programs at colleges and universities over the last 15 years has been toward this type of assurance. This article describes how one institution has successfully used a technique developed in-house called "digital assessment" as part of its assessment program for the past three years. Digital assessment helps to quickly and clearly identify points of strength and challenge within non-curricular areas of the institution, especially facilities. Following a literature review, the article describes the technique's two-part process and presents its results. (Contains 8 figures.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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