Accreditation, Assessment, and the Credentialing of Educational Accomplishment.

Miller, Jerry W.; Boswell, L. E.

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Publication Date: 1979

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Accreditation, Assessment, and the Credentialing of Educational Accomplishment.

Miller, Jerry W.; Boswell, L. E.

Journal of Higher Education, v50 n2 p219-25 Mar-Apr 1979

Credentialing educational accomplishment is an important function of colleges and universities. It is shown that accreditation and national assessment programs provide academe with effective tools for improving the quality and social justice of the credentialing system regarding extrainstitutional learning. National testing programs, ACE credit recommendations, and individualized assessment programs are discussed. (Author/LBH)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accreditation (Institutions), College Credits, Credentials, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Prior Learning, Student Evaluation, Student Experience

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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