Assessing Undergraduate Education from Graduating Seniors’ Perspective: Peer Institutions Provide the Context |
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| Authors: | Daleney Anne Marie |
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| Institution: | (1) Babson College, Academic Affairs, Babson Park, MA 02457-0310, USA |
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| Abstract: | This paper presents a comparative research study as a model for assessing undergraduate education. This evaluation model used
Factor Analysis to create scales, tested the reliability of these scales, and used Analysis of Variance to compare the primary
institution with five types of comparable institutions. The value of this statistical/methodological evaluation model was
shown. Results are based on Class of l998survey responses from 244 graduating seniors at the primary institution and 1481
students at 39peer institutions. Comparative analyses identified business courses, faculty, career preparation and impact
on students’ technological skill as strengths and students’ knowledge of arts and foreign languages and campus social life
as areas for improvement at the primary institution. Recommendations advocated publicising students’ superior satisfaction
with courses, faculty and career preparation; using these results as baseline data for future curriculum evaluation; and continuing
efforts to enhance campus social life.
This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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