Coordination of roles of academic departments, evaluation units, and institutional planning units is advocated as an effective approach to evaluating educational program and student performance outcomes. A model to effect this coordination is described in terms of purposes, characteristics, and structure. In the process model, four guideposts,…

In March 1986, Brevard College, a private two-year liberal arts college, was evaluated for reaccreditation under the new criteria of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Recommendations resulting from the visit focused on long-range planning, identification of expected educational outcomes, and development of outcomes assessment…

South Carolina's master plan for improvement and advancement of its 33 public institutions of postsecondary education is presented. Areas examined are listed in topical order and include such areas as: recommendations, goals, governance, finances, academic programs, faculty, students, computers, and management systems. Twenty-five tables provide…

Before a general education (GE) program is initiated or assessed, a solid institutional foundation should exist, including a philosophy and definitions regarding GE. At Ohio's Sinclair Community College, the institutional foundation included a college-wide Assessment Steering Committee charged with developing a comprehensive assessment plan for…

Western Wisconsin Technical College developed an assessment plan using a framework of continuous quality improvement. Faculty and administrators identified learning outcomes for 55 programs; effective oral and written communication skills were an outcome in 45%. common assessment measures were checklists, portfolios, and performance tasks.…

In 1987, Santa Barbara City College, California, received a grant to develop valid and culturally fair assessment procedures for placing students into appropriate level courses. Specifically, the project sought to: (1) determine faculty and student perceptions of the skills needed to succeed in entry-level college classes; (2) examine the…

Considers issues involved in Web based courses in higher education. Highlights include the institution's mission and strategies; administrative support; obstacles to adopting a Web curriculum; intellectual property issues; instructor compensation; criteria for selecting Web courses; preparation and delivery of course materials; student assessment;…

Selected papers of a conference dealing with development and use of language laboratories in the early 1960's are presented in this publication. Selections include: (1) F. R. Morton's "Recent Developments in Language Laboratory Equipment for Teaching and Research", (2) Pierre Delattre's "Testing the Oral Production of Language Students", (3)…

This article identifies challenges to the field of learning disabilities which will seriously affect access to higher education for learning disabled students. Problems at both secondary and postsecondary levels are articulated with a call for policy formulation, research, and administrative planning for change. Literature is reviewed pertaining…

Assessment in higher education is addressed in these proceedings of the 1987 conference of the North East Association for Institutional Research. Papers and authors include: "Assessing the Status of Assessment" (Peter T. Ewell); "Has the Middle Class Been Pressured the Most? Multivariate Analysis of Parental Contributions to Higher…

This article suggests that higher education is following an outdated model that does not reflect current educational needs. A number of suggestions for change are offered, including redesign of the academic year, departure from the traditional standardized college education to an emphasis on students' academic competence, reorganization of the…

Prepared as Book Four of a focused evaluation report submitted to the North Central Association, this document provides a plan for assessing student academic achievement at New Mexico State University's two-year branch campus at Carlsbad. First, a narrative is provided describing the plan and its role in overall institutional assessment and…

In order to provide a basis for objective assessment of the accomplishments of the college and to simultaneously document its future course, Germanna Community College (GCC) developed this student assessment plan in 1987. The document consists of sections on the following topics: (1) plan development, including a mission statement; information on…

This study describes the University of Connecticut's Program for Learning Disabled College Students psychoeducational evaluation process with its components for analysis of aptitude, information processing, and academic skill levels. The resulting report is used to assist students in planning a course of study and delineating support services…