Huber, J G (1994) Comparison of formal student outcomes assessment programs in construction education academic units of four-year colleges and universities in the United States and comparison of the attitudes of construction education unit administrators. PhD thesis, University of Kansas, USA.
Abstract
This descriptive study investigated the current outcomes assessment activities in academic units offering construction related course-work leading to a four-year degree intended to prepare the graduate for entry level positions in the construction industry and investigated the attitudes of the academic unit administrators toward outcomes assessment. The sample size for this study was eighty-three which represents more than fifty percent of all known colleges and universities offering construction related course-work, in the United States. A questionnaire reflecting current research and practices was the measure used for the collection of the data. Results of this study indicate that student outcomes assessment, within academic units offering construction related course-work, is still in the developmental stages with just over half of all respondents having some form of a student outcomes assessment program.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Thesis advisor: | Twombly, S |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | United States; construction education; education; graduate; sample size |
| Index terms: | questionnaire, program, construction education, United States, construction industry, academic unit, sample size |
| Subjects: | industry analysis, educational institutions, software systems, data collection methods, research design and methodology, professional education, Geography |
| Topics: | Education, Geographical Context, Digital Applications, Research Practice |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTA |
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