Assessment of Higher Education Learning Outcomes - Feasibility Study Report - Volume 1 – Design and Implementation
Assessment of Higher Education Learning Outcomes - Feasibility Study Report - Volume 1 – Design and Implementation
The OECD is carrying out a Feasibility Study for the Assessment of Higher Education Learning Outcomes. The purpose of this Feasibility Study is to see if it is practically and scientifically feasible to assess what students in higher education know and can do upon graduation across diverse countries, languages, cultures and institution types. This has involved 249 [higher education institutions] HEIs across 17 countries and regions joining forces to survey some 4,900 faculties and test some 23,000 students. This report presents the design and implementation lessons learnt from this unprecedented experience, as the [Assessment of Higher Education Learning Outcomes] AHELO feasibility study concludes in December 2012.
More than a ranking, the AHELO assessment aims to be direct evaluation of student performance at the global level and valid across diverse cultures, languages and different types of institutions.
A full scale AHELO would be a a “low stakes” voluntary international comparative assessment designed to provide higher education institutions with feedback on the learning outcomes of their students and which they can use to foster improvement in student learning outcomes.
The contents are:
- - The rationale for an AHELO: higher education in the 21st century context;
- - The beginning of AHELO: decisions and challenges; Design and management of the feasibility study;
- - Instrument development;
- - Implementation;
- - Lessons learnt on design and implementation.
