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Ratcliff, James L. – 1995
In a review of statewide plans for assessing student learning at institutions of higher education, this paper argues that assessment, carefully planned to focus on students, can lead to an improvement in the communication and understanding between the academy and the polity. A brief section on the role of statewide assessment places it in a…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Outcomes Assessment, College Students, Educational Research