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Assessment of Higher Education Learning Outcomes (AHELO): An OECD Feasibility Study

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Quality Assurance in Higher Education

Part of the book series: Issues in Higher Education ((IHIGHER))

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Higher education is a social and historical phenomenon that contributes to triggering global educational processes and personal development. Social demands and contemporary socio-political scenarios lead to the need to build global professional profiles. On the one hand, technical, scientific, conceptual and methodological skills are valued. On the other hand, the experiences and observations from practice, shared and re-signified by relational processes, are not ignored. As a result, research and public policy increasingly value the continuous development of skills, such as autonomy, creativity and critical thinking.

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  1. Diana Dias
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  1. CIPES and University of Aveiro, Portugal

    Maria João Rosa (Assistant Professor) (Assistant Professor)

  2. A3ES, CIPES and University of Porto, Portugal

    Alberto Amaral (Full Professor) (Full Professor)

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Dias, D., Amaral, A. (2014). Assessment of Higher Education Learning Outcomes (AHELO): An OECD Feasibility Study. In: Rosa, M.J., Amaral, A. (eds) Quality Assurance in Higher Education. Issues in Higher Education. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137374639_5

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