The report also explored how institutions in the sample went about measuring whether students were achieving the outcomes. The most commonly used method of gauging achievement of a particular outcome ...

Consider virtual desktop infrastructure, distance learning systems, top-notch Wi-Fi, device-agnostic curricula, mobility — all tools that empower students to learn when, where and how they want to.

We cannot measure what occurs in a student’s mind (e.g, the student understands concept X”), but we can measure actions taken by a student (e.g., the student defines, explains, and provides examples ...

While the new tests don’t measure effective oral communication, collaboration, learning how to learn or develop academic mindsets -- the other three and a half parts of Hewlett’s definition of deeper ...

The importance of assessments to measure learning outcomes A good assessment does not restrict itself merely to grading, but also informs evaluators about the students’ learning patterns June 24 ...

At the program level, student learning outcomes help programs measure and understand student learning. SLOs are specific statements of what a student will know or do, written to specify how the ...

Fully 85 percent of institutions said they have a common set of intended learning outcomes for all their undergraduate students in place, according to the survey, which was conducted by Hart Research.

Without it, judgments about the quality of colleges will be based on “flawed” rankings, says the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s director for education and skills.

A study by ATD and the ROI Institute called Measuring for Success: What CEOs Really Think About Learning Investments found that while 94% of organizations track inputs and indicators, only 4% ...

The result is a complex and somewhat impenetrable measurement ecosystem that has led to the creation of hundreds of measures neither clearly linked to better health or outcomes, nor meeting the ...