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Research and Governance Architectures to Develop the Field of Learning Outcomes Assessment

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Assessment of Learning Outcomes in Higher Education

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This chapter articulates new research and governance architectures forming internationally to frame the future of learning outcomes assessment. It begins with a historical tour of the field, taking stock of the last 30 years by examining signature initiatives and geopolitical developments. The next section uses these foundations to extrapolate future technical, practical and substantive dimensions of a research framework. To give life to this framework, a picture is painted of what assessment will look like in a decade’s time. The chapter’s final section clarifies government arrangements, which would have the capacity to spur the kind of progress required to propel the field.

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    Hamish Coates

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  3. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Hans Anand Pant

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    Corinna Lautenbach

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Coates, H. (2018). Research and Governance Architectures to Develop the Field of Learning Outcomes Assessment. In: Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia, O., Toepper, M., Pant, H., Lautenbach, C., Kuhn, C. (eds) Assessment of Learning Outcomes in Higher Education. Methodology of Educational Measurement and Assessment. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74338-7_1

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