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Competency-based education: A study of four new models and their implications for bending the higher education cost curve
Donna M. Desrochers; Richard L. Staisloff
In this report the authors assess CBE programs at four institutions by considering business models, costs, etc. and what is required from institutions to 'get to breakeven'. The four institutions anticipate breaking even with their programs by the fifth year, and they project that by the sixth year these programs will be operating at half the cost of the traditional academic programs. The article describes how an evaluation of the competency- based education business model must include considerations regarding price, efficiency (academic delivery structure, staff ratios, and compensation), and scale (student recruitment, enrollment, and retention).

Change Topics (Working Groups): Costs and Benefits
Resource Type: Report
Program Components: Professional Development:Curriculum Development, Course Evaluation, Institutional Systems:Strategic Planning

Searching for better approaches: Effective evaluation of teaching and learning in STEM
Searching for better approaches: Effective evaluation of teaching and learning in STEM Summary publication of a two day workshop, Effective Evaluation of Teaching and Learning, organized by Cottrell Scholars and ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Assessment
Resource Type: Report
Program Components: Professional Development:Course Evaluation, Professional Development, Outreach:Presentations/Talks

Describing & Measuring Undergraduate STEM Teaching Practices
Describing & Measuring Undergraduate STEM Teaching Practices Describes practices for measurement of teaching excellence in STEM. Suggested Citation American Association for the Advancement of Science. (2012, ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Assessment, Faculty Evaluation
Resource Type: Report
Program Components: Professional Development:Course Evaluation, Institutional Systems:Evaluating Teaching, Institutional Systems

Characteristics of successful math programs
Characteristics of successful math programs A series of studies in college calculus has led to a list of characteristics of successful programs in college calculus, as well as documenting what does and ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Assessment
Resource Type: Report, Website
Program Components: Professional Development:Pedagogical Training, Curriculum Development, Course Evaluation

Innovation and Quality in Teacher prep
Innovation and Quality in Teacher prep APLU assessment framework for the Science & Math Teacher Imperative (SMTI) to allow program leaders to assess policies and practices and better determine program ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Assessment
Resource Type: Report
Program Components: Professional Development:Student Assessment, Course Evaluation, Professional Development

Promising practices for strengthening STEM workforce development ecosystem
Promising practices for strengthening STEM workforce development ecosystem Reviews the extent to which universities and employers in five metropolitan communities (Phoenix, Arizona; Cleveland, Ohio; Montgomery, ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Assessment
Resource Type: Report
Program Components: Professional Development:Curriculum Development, Course Evaluation

STEM education centers: A national discussion
STEM education centers: A national discussion Discusses the national STEM Education Center coalition and common challenges of local campus STEM centers. Suggested Citation Riordan, D. G. (2014). STEM Education ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Change Leaders
Resource Type: Report
Program Components: Professional Development:Pedagogical Training, Curriculum Development, Course Evaluation

The Teacher Education Program Assessment (TEPA) Tool
× The Teacher Education Program Assessment (TEPA) Tool Overview of the Teacher Education Program Assessment (TEPA) tool from APLU. Suggested Citation Coble, C. R., DeStefano, L., Shapiro, N., & Frank, J. ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Assessment
Resource Type: Report
Program Components: Professional Development:Preparing Future Teachers, Course Evaluation, Institutional Systems:Evaluating Teaching, Degree Program Development

Evaluation of teacher prep advancements project
Evaluation of teacher prep advancements project Suggested Citation Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (2012 November 7) FINAL GRANT EVALUATION REPORT & Case Studies of Four Institutions' ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Assessment
Resource Type: Report
Program Components: Professional Development:Course Evaluation, Outreach:Outreach to K12 Teachers and Students

Evaluation of undergrad teaching in STEM
Evaluation of undergrad teaching in STEM Offers a vision for systematic evaluation of teaching practices and academic programs, with recommendations to the various stakeholders in higher education about how to ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Assessment
Resource Type: Report
Program Components: Professional Development:Curriculum Development, Course Evaluation, Institutional Systems:Evaluating Teaching