Benefits and Costs of Assessment in Higher Education: A Framework for Policy Choice and Comparison.

Autor/in	Ewell, Peter T.
Institution	Arizona Board of Regents, Phoenix.
Titel	Benefits and Costs of Assessment in Higher Education: A Framework for Policy Choice and Comparison.
Quelle	(1988), (33 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	College Faculty; College Students; Competition; Cost Effectiveness; Educational Assessment; Educational Quality; Efficiency; Excellence in Education; Higher Education; Needs Assessment; Policy Formation; Program Evaluation; Public Colleges; State Universities; Arizona + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fakultät; Collegestudent; Wettkampf; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Effectiveness; Effektivität; Wirkungsgrad; Lernerfolg; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Bedarfsermittlung; Politische Betätigung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Staatliche Universität
Abstract	An analysis of what is currently known about the benefits and costs of assessment programs from the general perspective of state higher education policy is presented as a working paper in the final report of the Arizona Board of Regents' Task Force on Excellence, Efficiency and Competition. State and institutional approaches to assessment in higher education are discussed, and common components of assessment programs are listed. Various caveats on estimating the costs and benefits of assessment are presented. In order to understand the need for various types of assessment, an analytical framework encompassing different claims (costs and benefits of assessment) is required. Benefits and costs are arrayed against a range of parties at interest, including individual students, faculty, institutions, external constituents, and the public. Information is provided on benefits of assessment by identified parties at interest, dollar costs of assessment, and some externalities of assessment. Policy alternatives include: statewide testing of basic skills; and requiring institutions to undertake local assessment. Such a framework can help identify the major categories of cost and benefit associated with any assessment approach and with estimating trade-offs among different posed alternatives. Contains 40 references and 2 figures. (SM)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC