Steve Goodman had not long submitted a three-page referee’s letter for an academic colleague who was going for promotion in a law department, when he received a bundle of papers that surprised him.

While diversity initiatives and anti-bias training programs have become commonplace at universities, they have done little to level the playing field. So says Ruth Schmidt, who studies behavioural ...

Peer review of academic programs is a widely accepted method for assessing curricular sequences as well as course development and delivery. Using external reviewers is a useful way of analyzing ...

Bibliometric analysis is crucial for evaluating scientific publications, traditionally relying on metrics like citation count ...

The Office of Institutional Research, Assessment and Accreditation (IRAA) aims to provide timely, accurate and unbiased data and analysis for institutional decision-making, assessment, effective ...

The Office of Institutional Research, Analysis, and Planning is committed to developing and supporting institutional, programmatic and student assessment in its various forms and spaces at Bates ...

Assessments in education measure student achievement. These may take the form traditional assessments such as exams, or quizzes, but may also be part of learning activities such as group projects or ...

Assessment and Research leads the division of Student Life’s efforts at data-informed decision making though collaborative consultation, planning, evaluation, research and educational initiatives. We ...