## Abstract Understanding how students navigate their ways to and through higher education could be instructive for those seeking to wisely invest institutional and public resources, foster supportive environments for student development, and cultivate worthwhile partnerships to improve access and
Using qualitative methods to assess student learning in higher education
β Scribed by Melissa Contreras-McGavin; Adrianna J. Kezar
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Weight
- 104 KB
- Volume
- 2007
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0271-0579
- DOI
- 10.1002/ir.232
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β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
In an era of increased accountability in higher education, stronger and more compelling evidence of what and how students learn is needed. Ways in which qualitative approaches can be used to assess student learning are described in this chapter.
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