Tuning Toward Completion

The Obama administration and the Lumina Foundation have been the principal drivers focusing the nation on increasing the number of high‐quality degrees and credentials. Tuning, a faculty‐driven process for defining clear student learning outcomes—what a student should know, understand, and be able t...

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Published in:New directions for community colleges 2013-12, Vol.2013 (164), p.57-65
Main Authors: Kolb, Marcus, Kalina, Michelle, Chapman, Adina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Academic Degrees
College students
Community colleges
Credentials
Education policy
Learning
Outcomes of Education
Teaching Methods
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Summary:The Obama administration and the Lumina Foundation have been the principal drivers focusing the nation on increasing the number of high‐quality degrees and credentials. Tuning, a faculty‐driven process for defining clear student learning outcomes—what a student should know, understand, and be able to do—is one of the ways to support this goal.
ISSN:0194-3081
1536-0733
DOI:10.1002/cc.20081