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Keywords
University of Northern Iowa--College of Education; Educational evaluation--Iowa--Cedar Falls; Competency-based education--Iowa--Cedar Falls; Competency-based education; Educational evaluation; Iowa--Cedar Falls;
Abstract
The purpose of this descriptive study was to identify the beliefs and attitudes about student outcomes assessment held by faculty and administrators in the College of Education at the University of Northern Iowa. A questionnaire was distributed to all faculty and administrators in the College of Education and the results were analyzed to identify any significant differences in the data by primary responsibility, gender, tenured and untenured status, and experience. Of the 231 faculty and administrators surveyed, 151 questionnaires were returned, resulting in a 65.4% response rate. The faculty and administrators reported that the emphasis on assessment elevates the importance of teaching and learning; and increase faculty commitment to student learning. Nevertheless, faculty and administrators are concerned by the lack of institutional support as well as fear that student outcomes assessment information will be used to punish individual faculty or programs. Some significant differences which were found among the different groups, include: (a) administrators perceive fewer threats and more benefits in relation to student outcomes assessment than do faculty; and (b) those with student outcomes assessment experience are less pessimistic about the effects of student outcomes assessment than those without experience. Several implications for practice are explored by this study. Furthermore, recommendations for future research are identified.
Year of Submission
1995
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Department of Educational Administration and Counseling
First Advisor
Florence Guido-DiBrito
Second Advisor
Michael D. Waggoner
Third Advisor
Sue Joslyn
Date Original
1995
Object Description
1 PDF file (136 leaves)
Copyright
©1995 Joseph M. Fenty
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Fenty, Joseph M., "Faculty and Administrator’s Beliefs and Attitudes Toward Student Outcomes Assessment: A Look at the University of Northern Iowa’s College of Education" (1995). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 2631.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/2631
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