general education

Trinidad State Junior College, located in beautiful southern Colorado, has everything you could wish for. TSJC has programs in approximately 49 academic or vocational areas, a highly qualified faculty, personalized classes, and a friendly atmosphere where the people really care about you. All this can be yours at a reasonable cost with many financial aid options available.

As part of a 2006 credentialing initiative Weber State University spent time improving the Learner-Centered Assessment on College Campuses -- Shifting the Focus from Teaching to Learning. Boston, Allyn and Bacon.)

Courses and learning activities can be assessed via diverse mechanisms, such as pre- and post-tests, written assignments with rubrics, exams, surveys, and capstone or other comprehensive experiences documented with portfolios. Graded assessment of a student's performance regarding learning objectives is sometimes referred to as Evaluation or Summative Evaluation.

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• Wikipedia: Assessment

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education program. An eight month pilot of O.S.P. was conducted as part of this initiative. The attached
file provides details of the pilot.