The Use of Learner-Centered Assessment in US Colleges and Universities

• Published in: Research in higher education Vol. 53; no. 2; pp. 201 - 228
• Main Author: Webber, Karen L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer 01.03.2012; Springer Netherlands; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: College Faculty; College instruction; Colleges; Colleges & universities; Education; Educational activities; Educational Environment; Faculty; Higher Education; Learning; Learning Processes; Outcomes of education; Pedagogy; Service learning; Teacher Educators; Teaching Methods; Undergraduate Study; United States; Universities; United States; Faculty practices in assessment; Student learning assessment; Learner-centered assessment
• ISSN: 0361-0365; 1573-188X
• DOI: 10.1007/s11162-011-9245-0

Over a decade ago, Barr and Tagg (Change Mag 27(6): 12-25, 1995) declared that a shift had occurred in higher education from an instruction paradigm to a learning paradigm. A central element in this new paradigm is learner-centered assessment. While a growing body of literature suggests that this ap...