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Are Accreditors Failing Students? Part 2
Last time we wrote about the claim that accreditors were failing students due to poor oversight of quality and outcomes. This time we will look at the other claims that accreditors are failing students due to misplaced focus on non-core metrics, the cost of the accreditation process, and permitting institutions to offer failing programs. I’m…
Are Accreditors Failing Students?
This seems to be a common claim from today’s USDOE, citing poor oversight of quality and outcomes, misplaced focus on non-core metrics, the cost of the accreditation process, and permitting institutions to offer failing programs. Let’s unpack each of these over the next few posts. First, poor oversight of quality and outcomes. A focus on…
Program Outcomes vs. Program Student Learning Outcomes
Sometimes faculty, program managers, and department chairs don’t understand the difference between these two very different types of outcomes. Nobody’s fault really, but knowing the distinction and knowing how to teach faculty about the differences is critical to an easier path to making a compelling case for compliance with a number of standards. First, Student…