The Credit Hour: The Tie That Binds

The credit hour is a universal translator that allows complicated institutions to translate disparate activities into a common language. It contributes to bad habits within the academy, particularly in relation to goals and assessment of student learning. Further, ways need to be sought to correct f...

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Veröffentlicht in:New directions for higher education 2003-06, Vol.2003 (122), p.119-122
Hauptverfasser: Wellman, Jane V., Ehrlich, Thomas
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The credit hour is a universal translator that allows complicated institutions to translate disparate activities into a common language. It contributes to bad habits within the academy, particularly in relation to goals and assessment of student learning. Further, ways need to be sought to correct for the inequities in the student credit‐hour system.
ISSN:0271-0560
1536-0741
DOI:10.1002/he.114