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Tiêu đề
Measuring learning outcomes on general and liberal arts education: Integration of direct and indirect assessment
Tác giả
Yamada R.
Năm xuất bản
2016
Source title
Student Learning: Assessment, Perceptions and Strategies
Số trích dẫn
0
DOI
Liên kết
Tóm tắt
Many Japanese universities now feel obliged to ensure greater quality in undergraduate education, with one sign of this increased responsibility being the newfound prevalence of university evaluation and faculty development. In 2008, for instance, the Central Council for Education in Japan presented a report entitled “For Restructuring Undergraduate Education.” The document, which included several proposals for improving undergraduate education, has triggered a shift toward teaching-and learning-oriented policy in Japanese higher education. This study aims at integrating the direct assessment such as quiz or standardized tests and indirect assessment like student selfreported survey in order to measure learning outcomes on general education. We developed a self-reported student survey including some quizzes measuring logical thinking in Japanese and English as well as math skills for several universities and self-reported learning outcomes and self-confidence etc. We conducted this survey for more than 500 lower division students of five universities in July 2015. In this chapter, results of the survey will be analytically delineated and then, challenges of measuring learning outcomes will be discussed. © 2016 Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Từ khóa
Direct assessment; General education; Indirect assessment; Learning outcome; Student survey
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Nơi xuất bản
Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Hình thức xuất bản
Book chapter
Open Access
Nguồn
Scopus