I think, naturally, my mind is stuck on the article that I covered for the reflective bibliography entry that was due recently. The article was concerned with educational aims in particular, and the author, Chris W. Gallagher, centered the article around the pitfalls of assessing outcomes rather than consequences or potentiality. With this in mind, […]
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“The Trouble with Outcomes: Pragmatic Inquiry and Educational Aims”
Gallagher, Chris W. “The Trouble with Outcomes: Pragmatic Inquiry and Educational Aims.” College English, vol. 75, no. 1, 2012, pp. 42–60. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/24238306. Summary: Gallagher discusses issues surrounding “Outcome Assessment (OA)” based educational aims, and the construction of those aims in regards to the measurement of students work. He begins by conceding that, regardless […]