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Alberto Acereda, Ph.D.
onto TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION |
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Standardized tests can measure student learning and other capabilities in a useful way, but only if they're used properly.
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During 2017, many talent acquisition professionals were sceptical about the value that VR and gamification could bring to the talent acquisition assessment space, and wanted to see how the market would evolve before committing to using the associated tools/tech. With more providers having already launched VR and gamified candidate assessment platforms backed up with sophisticated psychometric analytics, talent acquisition professionals need to start embracing such tools/tech in 2018 to avoid being left behind.
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Statistics from academic year 2014–15 related to students at UK higher education institutions, and the income and expenditure of these institutions.
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In a landscape marked by financial constraints and tough competition, institutions must invest in areas that matter most.
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Today’s college students have more options than their 1980s counterparts had, but their time is also stretched more thinly across the school day.
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A recent American Enterprises Institute report on competency-based learning found that more information is needed before expanding efforts.
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Microcredentialing has the capacity to transform education at all levels and for all students, from non-traditional working professionals to traditional-age graduate and undergraduate students.
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Universities deemed excellent at teaching will be allowed to raise their fees in line with inflation.
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When you hear the word blockchain does it make your head spin?
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Behind each question on a standardized exam are researchers who painstakingly develop, analyze and assess every element of the test. To researchers and assessment advisors like Lydia Liu, Javarro Russell and Katrina Roohr, each question is a small brushstroke that paints a portrait of how well America’s higher education system is preparing students for the 21st century economy.
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The Telegraph reports.
Carlos Fosca's curator insight,
May 12, 2016 9:36 AM
Hay que hacer un adecuado balance entre las políticas de favorecer el acceso a educación de excelencia de grupos con desventajas y minorías étnicas y el impacto en la calidad de la investigación y en la propia formación, que ello pueda producir. Ambas cosas nos son excluyentes si las políticas son implementadas con criterios de calidad académica y no solamente con criterios políticos cortoplacistas.
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Accrediting body’s report urges schools to not only be innovative in teaching and delivery but also produce ethical graduates and become ‘advocates for the greater good’ |
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With higher education enrollment rates steadily declining, it’s more important than ever for institutions to invest in student success. Find out how in our comprehensive how-to guide.
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Martin Davies explores the concept of critical thinking, and whether universities are doing enough to teach it.
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The multi-faceted Hispanic consumer is widely recognized as a cornerstone of any growth initiative for virtually all U.S. industries, and for good reason.
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Want to craft a standout resume? An analysis of 2.3 million LinkedIn profiles shows which "soft skills" are in high demand.
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Experts discuss what the future of higher education will look like, from college affordability and return on investment to online learning and more.
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Third round of papers explores how public colleges and universities are responding to outcomes-based funding policies.
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The shift in postsecondary credentialing and the needs of the 21st-century workforce will revolutionize higher education. Colleges and universities have vast potential to be positive agents of this change.
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Research shows that learning the do-re-mis can help children excel in ways beyond the basic ABCs. Learn all the benefits of music education.
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Assessing college learning needs to be more central to the conversation about quality in higher education and panels like the one organized by the New America Foundation help to do exactly that. The ultimate goal for all of us involved in assessing education is to help students by providing information to colleges and universities so they can enhance and improve teaching and learning.
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Unsuccessful endeavours are a crucial part of academia – use these five tips to make the most of them
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While educational entrepreneurship’s influence has been muted by policy and circumstance, this has nevertheless been a time of great growth for the field. |
