Unpacking the Influence of Degree Qualifications Profile–Tuning on Accountability and Action for Student Learning

• In Event: Roundtable Session 20
  In Roundtable Session: Pathways to Student Success: Lessons of Learning and Leadership

Abstract

With the prospect of the 10th reauthorization of the Higher Education Act looming, lawmakers are pushing to hold colleges and universities accountable for costs and outcomes. The assessment and accountability agenda in higher education clearly demands greater attention to student learning. The challenge that this presents to institutional leaders and faculty demands meaningful assessment and concerted action. Two projects, DQP and Tuning, lend framing to learning outcomes initiatives and to making educational pathways more coherent. Yet there is more to do to help institutions change practices and make systematic improvements. Gaining insights about what helps institutions working with DQP and Tuning make progress and where the work gets stalled can inform efforts to demonstrate outcomes and to strengthen educational quality.

Authors

• Jillian L. Kinzie, Indiana University

• Natasha Alexis Jankowski, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign