Global Higher Education in Need of More and Better Learning Metrics. Why OECD's AHELO Project Might Help to Fill the Gap

Autor/in	Van Damme, Dirk
Titel	Global Higher Education in Need of More and Better Learning Metrics. Why OECD's AHELO Project Might Help to Fill the Gap
Quelle	In: European Journal of Higher Education, 5 (2015) 4, S.425-436 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2156-8235
DOI	10.1080/21568235.2015.1087870
Schlagwörter	Global Approach; Higher Education; Measurement Techniques; Evaluation Methods; Student Evaluation; Comparative Analysis; International Cooperation; Information Dissemination; Accountability; Access to Information; Costs; Skill Development; Job Skills; Foreign Countries; Australia; Austria; Belgium; Canada; Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Ireland; Italy; Japan; Netherlands; Norway; Poland; Slovakia; South Korea; Spain; Sweden; United Kingdom (England); United Kingdom (Northern Ireland); United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Globales Denken; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Messtechnik; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Informationsverbreitung; Verantwortung; Cost; Kosten; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Produktive Fertigkeit; Ausland; Australien; Österreich; Belgien; Kanada; Tschechische Republik; Dänemark; Estland; Finnland; Frankreich; Deutschland; Irland; Italien; Niederlande; Norwegen; Polen; Slowakei; Korea; Republik; Spanien; Schweden; USA
Abstract	In this paper, I argue for more and better learning metrics in higher education, eventually through an international, comparative assessment of students' learning outcomes. Better learning measures may help to improve transparency in the system by addressing the information asymmetry problem. If not addressed adequately, the lack of transparency could lead to "bubbles" comparable to those in financial markets. On a systemic level, the higher education community has a definite interest in filling the information gaps by making decisive steps forward in the development of valid and reliable learning metrics. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01