Using ePortfolios to Assess and Improve the General Education Curriculum

Autor/inn/en	Ring, Gail L.; Waugaman, Chelsea; Brackett, Robert; Jackson, Debra Broadwell
Titel	Using ePortfolios to Assess and Improve the General Education Curriculum
Quelle	In: Journal of General Education, 64 (2015) 4, S.310-333 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-3667
DOI	10.1353/jge.2015.0027
Schlagwörter	Portfolios (Background Materials); Electronic Publishing; General Education; College Curriculum; Curriculum Evaluation; Curriculum Development; Public Colleges; Accreditation (Institutions); Faculty Development; College Faculty; Case Studies; Undergraduate Students; College Outcomes Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elektronisches Publizieren; Allgemein bildendes Schulwesen; Allgemeinbildung; Curriculum; Evaluation; Curriculumevaluation; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Evaluierung; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Entwicklung; Accreditation; Institution; Institutions; Akkreditierung; Staatliche Anerkennung; Institut; Fakultät; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study
Abstract	The article provides a comprehensive examination of the use of ePortfolios to assess and improve the General Education Program in a public university in the southeastern United States. The implementation process, six years of assessment data, findings from the recent reaffirmation of accreditation conducted by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, and an extensive faculty development initiative were studied to understand their impact on the general education curriculum. In addition, a case study of two professors is included to learn the direct impact that participation in extensive faculty development had on the quality of artifacts generated by their students. Though our assessment strategy contains multiple measures, including ePortfolios, ETS testing, and courses and grades, we understand that it is not enough to simply assess learning outcomes: we must engage in the recursive process of data collection, analysis, and continuous improvement. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01