1987_10 The Daily Collegian October 1987

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Accreditation standards revamped
WASHINGTON    D.C.    (CPS)-The someone formally objects to them with-
groups that certify and accredit col- in 90 days-Education Secretary Wil-
leges should grade campuses by how liam Bennett said he hoped to improve
much students learn instead of how consumer  protection  by  giving  stu-
I. Department of Education.
If they don't comply, the Education
Department could refuse to recognize
any of the 80 accrediting agencies that
now review the quality and legitimacy
of programs at some 9,000 colleger-level
institutions.
"That's a very medieval view," said/
Marjorie Lenn of the Council on Post/
secondary Accreditation. \
In malting the proposals—which will \
become    official    regulations    unless
would be educating them before they
enroll.
"Traditionally, accrediting agencies
have looked at inputs: how many
books are in the library and how many
faculty members have PhD.s when
grading a program," Bennett said.
"The focus," he saidVshould also be
on outcomes or student achievement:
what students actually learn."
To judge what they learn, Bennett
wants the*accrediting agencies to force
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colleges to reveal data about academic
programs , costs, refund policies and
graduating requirements, and to "make
sure their claims concerning grad¬
uation rates and job placements are
verifiable."
Assistant Secretary of Education C.
Ronald Kimberling cited Northeast
Missouri State University's 'com¬
petency testing program as a model for
"Accountability is certainly a rea¬
sonable expectation," said James
Rogers of the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools.
, But Lenn said, "The accrediting com¬
munity hasn't been counting books for
a long time."
deciding what students are learning.
The community, she said, also has
been evaluating student progress as
part of its accrediting decisions for a
longtime.
Rubes*
By Leigh Rubin
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