A Critique of the External Product Evaluation of the Brazilian System of Undergraduate Education.
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| Title: | A Critique of the External Product Evaluation of the Brazilian System of Undergraduate Education. |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Bastos, Lilia da Rocha, Burton Michael, William, Oliveira, Denize Torres de |
| Source: | International Review of Education. Mar 2001 47(1-2):151-158. |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 8 |
| Publication Date: | 2001 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Opinion Papers Reports - Descriptive |
| Descriptors: | Achievement Tests, Course Evaluation, Curriculum Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Institutional Evaluation, Measurement Techniques, National Competency Tests, Postsecondary Education, Undergraduate Study |
| Geographic Terms: | Brazil |
| ISSN: | 0020-8566 |
| Abstract: | Critiques the use of a comprehensive National Courses Examination (NCE) administered by the Brazilian Government to appraise the quality of undergraduate courses offered by all higher education institutions in the country. Describes the NCE and considers it as an instrument of institutional evaluation. Examines also the key problems underlying traditional and current large-scale measurement instruments. (Contains 25 references.) (KS) |
| Entry Date: | 2001 |
| Accession Number: | EJ626837 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Critiques the use of a comprehensive National Courses Examination (NCE) administered by the Brazilian Government to appraise the quality of undergraduate courses offered by all higher education institutions in the country. Describes the NCE and considers it as an instrument of institutional evaluation. Examines also the key problems underlying traditional and current large-scale measurement instruments. (Contains 25 references.) (KS) |
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| ISSN: | 0020-8566 |
