Seeking Empirical Validity in an Assurance of Learning System

Autor/inn/en	Avery, Sherry L.; McWhorter, Rochell R.; Lirely, Roger; Doty, H. Harold
Titel	Seeking Empirical Validity in an Assurance of Learning System
Quelle	In: Journal of Education for Business, 89 (2014) 3, S.156-164 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0883-2323
DOI	10.1080/08832323.2013.800467
Schlagwörter	Business Administration Education; Quality Assurance; Educational Quality; College Outcomes Assessment; Factor Analysis; Validity; Case Studies; Student Evaluation; Behavioral Objectives; Achievement Tests; Communication Skills; Speech Communication; Business Communication; College Students; College Programs; Texas; Major Field Achievement Test in Business + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Qualitätssicherung; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Faktorenanalyse; Gültigkeit; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Kommunikationsstil; Unternehmenskommunikation; Collegestudent; Studienprogramm
Abstract	Business schools have established measurement tools to support their assurance of learning (AoL) systems and to assess student achievement of learning objectives. However, business schools have not required their tools to be empirically validated, thus ensuring that they measure what they are intended to measure. The authors propose confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) be utilized by business schools to evaluate AoL measurement systems. They illustrate a CFA model used to evaluate the measurement tools at their college. The authors' approach is in its initial steps, currently evaluating individual measurement tools, but the authors are working toward developing a system that can evaluate the entire AoL measurement system. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10