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The Context, Design, and Impact of System-Wide Assessments to Enhance Effectiveness in the Higher Colleges of Technology of the United Arab Emirates

The Context, Design, and Impact of System-Wide Assessments to Enhance Effectiveness in the Higher Colleges of Technology of the United Arab Emirates

Marshall “Mark” Drummond, Matthew A. Robby
Copyright: © 2012 |Volume: 2 |Issue: 3 |Pages: 20
ISSN: 2155-496X|EISSN: 2155-4978|EISBN13: 9781466621343|DOI: 10.4018/ijqaete.2012070101
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Drummond, Marshall “Mark”, and Matthew A. Robby. "The Context, Design, and Impact of System-Wide Assessments to Enhance Effectiveness in the Higher Colleges of Technology of the United Arab Emirates." IJQAETE vol.2, no.3 2012: pp.1-20. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijqaete.2012070101

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Drummond, M. “. & Robby, M. A. (2012). The Context, Design, and Impact of System-Wide Assessments to Enhance Effectiveness in the Higher Colleges of Technology of the United Arab Emirates. International Journal of Quality Assurance in Engineering and Technology Education (IJQAETE), 2(3), 1-20. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijqaete.2012070101

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Drummond, Marshall “Mark”, and Matthew A. Robby. "The Context, Design, and Impact of System-Wide Assessments to Enhance Effectiveness in the Higher Colleges of Technology of the United Arab Emirates," International Journal of Quality Assurance in Engineering and Technology Education (IJQAETE) 2, no.3: 1-20. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijqaete.2012070101

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Abstract

This paper examines the use of System-wide Assessments, an innovative initiative to enhance the accountability, quality, and effectiveness within the Higher Colleges of Technology of the United Arab Emirates. The authors review the historic and contemporary influences on college/university assessments and the key forces or factors which have shaped development and need of Outcome Assessments. The paper summarizes the literature on the best practices for assessment and promoting changes. The paper describes the objectives, structures, and processes involved with random use of System-wide Assessments among the 17 Federal colleges. A survey of 80 Deans and Chairs reports the perceptions and ratings of the process and impact of System-wide assessments. The lessons learned are described and inform recommendations for key components of an effective assessment system to promote accountability and improvement in higher education. Findings have significance for leaders of institutions of higher learning throughout the Middle East and the world.

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