A Is for Assessment: The Other Scarlet Letter

Autor/in	Halpern, Diane F.
Titel	A Is for Assessment: The Other Scarlet Letter
Quelle	In: Teaching of Psychology, 40 (2013) 4, S.358-362 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0098-6283
DOI	10.1177/0098628313501050
Schlagwörter	College Outcomes Assessment; Psychology; Educational Trends; Program Development; Technology Uses in Education; Educational Change; Evaluation Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychologie; Bildungsentwicklung; Programmplanung; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Bildungsreform
Abstract	This is a personalized review of programs designed to assess student learning outcomes (SLOs) in higher education. In the last 30+ years, there have been few changes in the basic principles and premises. We assess SLOs for the purpose of improving teaching and learning. Although content area knowledge is important, other goals such as enhancing critical thinking skills, understanding diversity of all types, acting ethically, and communicating in appropriate ways for different audiences are equally important. Rapid increases in the use of technology have created a renewed emphasis on understanding how students learn best and thus the assessment of SLOs has moved to the center of contemporary educational debate. In addition, the goal of creating psychologically literate citizens is propelling a broad range of outcome measures. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10