Lumina Releases Papers on Performance-Based Funding
The Lumina Foundation on Thursday released a second batch of white papers on performance-based funding in higher education. Read more...
Improved fuzzy modelling to predict the academic performance of distance education students
It is essential to predict distance education students’ year-end academic performance early during the course of the semester and to take precautions using such prediction-based information. This will, in particular, help enhance their academic performance and, therefore, improve the overall educational quality. More...
Comparison of course completion and student performance through online and traditional courses
Enrollment in online courses has outpaced overall university enrollment for the past several years. The growth of online courses does not appear to be slowing. The purpose of this study was to compare course completion and student academic performance between online and traditional courses. Archival data from the host university student records system was collected using the Structured Query Language. More...
Colleges face penalties over ‘poor performance’
Three colleges which have performed poorly in a new assessment process for the higher education sector face financial penalties running into hundreds of thousands of euro, writes Carl O’Brien for The Irish Times. Read more...
Transforming Performance-Based Funding to Celebrate Institutional Differences
By Sally McRorie. Many proponents of improved innovation and accountability in higher education bang the drum loudly when it comes to the adoption of performance-based funding. However, the short-term factors measured by many funding mechanisms may lead to unforeseen changes that diminish the diversity of public higher education. More...
The Effects of Linguistic Qualifiers and Intensifiers on Group Interaction and Performance
This study tested the effects of linguistic qualifiers and intensifiers on the number and types of replies elicited per argument and per challenge posted in online debates. To facilitate collaborative argumentation, thirty-two students (22 females, 10 males) enrolled in a graduate-level online course classified and labeled their messages as arguments, challenges, supporting evidence, or explanations prior to posting each message. More...
Better Data Are Key to Improved Performance by Students and Colleges
By Kelly Field. As college costs and student-debt levels continue to rise, the public and policy makers are increasingly demanding evidence of a return on their investment. Yet, says a new report from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, consumers lack critical information that would help them answer the trillion-dollar question “Is college worth it?” More...
Évaluation de la performance : la fin annoncée de l’entretien annuel
Par Nicolas Lagrange. Depuis quelques mois, un nombre croissant de grandes entreprises remplacent l’entretien annuel de performance par des rendez-vous plus fréquents, sans notation. Analyse des raisons de ce bouleversement culturel. Voir l'article...
How U.S. Fares Globally on Higher Ed Measures
The United States spends more money per student on higher education than any of the other developed countries in the Group of 20, while its performance on many attainment measures does not lead the pack, a new report from the National Center for Education Statistics shows. Read more...