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Academic Assessment of Critical Thinking in Distance Education Information Technology Programs

Academic Assessment of Critical Thinking in Distance Education Information Technology Programs

Mina Richards, Indira R. Guzman
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781466694552|ISBN10: 1466694556|EISBN13: 9781466694569
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9455-2.ch005
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Richards, Mina, and Indira R. Guzman. "Academic Assessment of Critical Thinking in Distance Education Information Technology Programs." Impact of Economic Crisis on Education and the Next-Generation Workforce, edited by Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos and Robert D. Tennyson, IGI Global, 2016, pp. 101-119. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9455-2.ch005

APA

Richards, M. & Guzman, I. R. (2016). Academic Assessment of Critical Thinking in Distance Education Information Technology Programs. In P. Ordóñez de Pablos & R. Tennyson (Eds.), Impact of Economic Crisis on Education and the Next-Generation Workforce (pp. 101-119). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9455-2.ch005

Chicago

Richards, Mina, and Indira R. Guzman. "Academic Assessment of Critical Thinking in Distance Education Information Technology Programs." In Impact of Economic Crisis on Education and the Next-Generation Workforce, edited by Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos and Robert D. Tennyson, 101-119. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9455-2.ch005

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Abstract

The purpose of this book chapter is to elucidate the process of assessment in higher education with a focus on distance learning and information technology programs. Its mission is to bring awareness of academic assessment concepts and best practices in the use of standard assessment tools and direct measures to evaluate student learning. The chapter provides definitions of academic assessment and presents the application of signature assignments and rubrics in the Computer Science and Information Technology Management programs to demonstrate student learning results.

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