Accountability And Accreditation


 

Required Textbook:

  • Middaugh, M. F. (2010). Planning and assessment in higher education: Demonstrating institutional effectiveness. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Discussion Question:

Please provide at least a 250-word response.

In this learning module, you have the opportunity to take a look at the assessment process in higher education from a number of perspectives. One of those perspectives evaluated here is the degree to which this process can impact students. For this discussion question, reflect on how students are impacted by the institutional assessment practices discussed here and articulate the degree to which students are served differently as a result.

Discussion Question:

Please provide at least a 250-word response, utilizing references from the text and/or supplemental reading. Please also be sure to respond to at least two of your peers on the forum.

For this assignment, you are to articulate the degree to which the assessment processes utilized within an institution have an impact on the overall educational system. In the first discussion you addressed assessment from a student’s impact perspective. This question seeks to evaluate the systemic perspective and impacts on the entire organization.