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ASSESSMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LEARNING OUTCOMES OF UNIVERSITY GRADUATES

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2020(V-I).08      10.31703/gesr.2020(V-I).08      Published : Mar 2020

Assessment of Higher Education Learning Outcomes of University Graduates

Abstract

    Learning outcomes is always an extensive research area in higher education. The research is to assess the learning outcomes of university graduates. To accomplish the aim, descriptive research and survey design was used for data collection. It was the case study of the University of Sargodha. A self-developed questionnaire was validated by expert opinion, and reliability was established at .92. For analyzing the data, descriptive and inferential statistics were applied to test the mean difference of participative programs. It was found that there is no significant difference in the learning of students on the basis of the program in which they are enrolled. The study recommends an extensive study of learning outcomes in higher education.

    Assessment, Higher Education, Learning Outcomes, Graduates, Programs

    (1) Ashfaque Ahmad Shah
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Zunaira Fatima Syeda
    Lecturer, Department of Education, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Uzma Shahzadi
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
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    HARVARD : SHAH, A. A., SYEDA, Z. F. & SHAHZADI, U. 2020. Assessment of Higher Education Learning Outcomes of University Graduates. Global Educational Studies Review, V, 72-83.

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    OXFORD : Shah, Ashfaque Ahmad, Syeda, Zunaira Fatima, and Shahzadi, Uzma (2020), "Assessment of Higher Education Learning Outcomes of University Graduates", Global Educational Studies Review, V (I), 72-83

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    TURABIAN : Shah, Ashfaque Ahmad, Zunaira Fatima Syeda, and Uzma Shahzadi. "Assessment of Higher Education Learning Outcomes of University Graduates." Global Educational Studies Review V, no. I (2020): 72-83. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2020(V-I).08