eBook - ePub
The Myths of Measurement and Meritocracy
Why Accountability Metrics in Higher Education Are Unfair and Increase Inequality
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
The Myths of Measurement and Meritocracy
Why Accountability Metrics in Higher Education Are Unfair and Increase Inequality
About this book
This book examines the idea of educational accountability in higher education, which has become a new secular gospel. But do accountability policies actually make colleges better? What if educational accountability tools don't actually measure what they're supposed to? What if accountability data isn't valid, or worse, what if it's meaningless? What if administrators don't know how to use accountability tools or correctly analyze the problematic data these tools produce? What if we can't measure, let alone accurately assess, what matters most with teaching or student learning. What if students don't learn much in college? What if higher education was never designed to produce student learning? What if college doesn't help most students, either personally or economically? What if higher education isn't meritocratic, actually exacerbates inequality, and makes the lives of disadvantaged students even worse? This book will answer these questions with a wide, interdisciplinary range of the latest scientific research.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, you can cancel anytime from the Subscription tab in your account settings on the Perlego website. Your subscription will stay active until the end of your current billing period. Learn how to cancel your subscription.
No, books cannot be downloaded as external files, such as PDFs, for use outside of Perlego. However, you can download books within the Perlego app for offline reading on mobile or tablet. Learn more here.
Perlego offers two plans: Essential and Complete
- Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
- Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 1000+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn more here.
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more here.
Yes! You can use the Perlego app on both iOS or Android devices to read anytime, anywhere — even offline. Perfect for commutes or when you’re on the go.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Yes, you can access The Myths of Measurement and Meritocracy by J. M. Beach in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Education & Education General. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
Information
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Dedication
- Praise for The Myths of Measurement and Accountability
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Public Opinion Surveys: From Managing the Herd to Consumer Satisfaction
- Chapter 2: The Premise of Student Evaluation Surveys: Measuring Teacher Effectiveness
- Chapter 3: Pressured to Please: The Negotiated Compromise of Playing School
- Chapter 4: A Question of Validity: Student Surveys Don’t Measure Teaching or Learning
- Chapter 5: Predictably Irrational: The Cognitive Miser and the Limits of Consumer Choice
- Chapter 6: Are Students Capable of Evaluating Teaching or Learning?: An Investigation of the “Fox Effect”
- Chapter 7: Signaling or Human Capital?: Credentialism, Degree Inflation, and Socioeconomic Inequality
- Chapter 8: The Myth of Meritocracy: The Cautionary Examples of Ancient China and Modern South Korea
- Conclusion
- References
- Preview of This Book’s Companion Volume
- About the Author