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E-portfolio Assessment System for an Outcome-Based Information Technology Curriculum
Proceedings of the 2009 InSITE Conference
  • Abdallah Tubaishat, Zayed University
  • Azzedine Lansari, Zayed University
  • Akram Al-Rawi, Johnson County Community College
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
1-1-2009
Abstract

Currently colleges and universities are facing a number of problems, including ill designed curricula that do not address demands from the job market. There is also tremendous pressure from society on academic institutions to provide an education that results in guaranteed employment, especially given the soaring price of higher education. Currently, a number of academic institutions are facing the problem of grade inflation, which has resulted in the grade point average (GPA) model losing its value (Mansfield, 2001). Therefore, academic educational institutions are looking for alternative ways to provide an education that attracts students in a highly competitive world. Several US academic institutions have adopted the outcome based educational model to move away from the GPA driven model. Furthermore, accreditations organizations (such as North Central Association of Colleges and Schools) are requiring academic institutions to present a method to assess students’ learning outcomes, particularly in the general education courses.

Publisher
Informing Science Institute
Disciplines
Indexed in Scopus
No
Open Access
Yes
Open Access Type
Bronze: This publication is openly available on the publisher’s website but without an open license
https://doi.org/10.28945/3341
Citation Information
Abdallah Tubaishat, Azzedine Lansari and Akram Al-Rawi. "E-portfolio Assessment System for an Outcome-Based Information Technology Curriculum" Proceedings of the 2009 InSITE Conference (2009)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/abdallah-tubaishat/2/