Grading the college : a history of evaluating teaching and learning /

Gelber, Scott M.,

Grading the college : a history of evaluating teaching and learning / History of evaluating teaching & learning Scott M. Gelber. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, (c)2020. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Grading the college -- Teaching -- Teacher evaluation -- Student course evaluations -- Learning -- Testing -- Rubrics, surveys, and rankings -- Accreditation -- Accountability -- The evaluation of teaching and learning since -- How should colleges be evaluated?

"This book dispels the common impression that evaluating and ranking colleges and universities began only a few decades ago. Focusing on the era between 1920 and 1980, this book demonstrates that administrators, foundations, and scholars have wrestled with the challenges of evaluating higher education institutions for nearly a century. Professors contributed to the development of evaluation instruments such as student surveys and standardized tests"--



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Education, Higher--Evaluation.--United States
Education, Higher--Curricula--United States.
Grading and marking (Students)--United States.
Educational tests and measurements.
College students--Rating of--United States.
Universities and colleges--Sociological aspects.--United States
Universities and colleges--Administration.--United States


Electronic Books.

LA227 / .G733 2020