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标题：Development of an instrument for indirect assessment of college business programs,
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作者：Eileen A. Hogan ; Anna Lusher ; Sunita Mondal 等
期刊名称：Journal of Case Studies in Accreditation and Assessment
印刷版ISSN：1941-3386
电子版ISSN：1941-3386
出版年度：2012
卷号：2
出版社：Academic and Business Research Inst
摘要：In the spirit of continuous improvement, universities are constantly seeking ways to measure and enhance their effectiveness. Within colleges of business, the importance of assessment has been highlighted recently by AACSB accreditation standards dealing with assurance of learning. While AACSB standards focus primarily on direct measures of student learning, indirect measures of students’ experiences can also yield important and actionable knowledge. This paper reports on the validation of a survey of business seniors (n = 837 students’ evaluations of their general education courses, business core/common classes, experience in their majors, advising, and resource availability. university, exploratory factor analysis was used to create six reliable summary indices of students’ evaluations. This factor structure was replicated in data from the second university. Use of instruments such as this Keywords: Assessment, Learning Indirect Assessment Measures Journal of Case Studies in Accreditation and Assessment Development of an Instrument, Page instrument for indirect assessment of ollege business programs Eileen A. Hogan Kutztown University Anna Lusher Slippery Rock University Sunita Mondal Pittsburgh at Greensburg “home-grown 837) in two universities. The instrument taps into In data from one actor to improve business programs is discussed.