Learning Assessment and Accountability for Higher Education in China

The book explores how to use student learning outcome assessment data to improve teaching and learning in Chinese higher education.

The author comprehensively examines learning outcome assessment under the background of inner and external quality assurance scheme in China and argues that it must be applied within a defined policy framework, organizational structure and following operational procedures. She demonstrates the importance of student learning outcome assessment in Chinese higher education, its current state and ways to use assessment data for accountability and improvement of students’ learning quality. The book makes an original contribution to higher education by exploring whether and how such assessment influences the arduous, resource-intensive and complex task of improving and sustaining education quality.

The book will appeal to scholars and postgraduate students of higher education, education assessment and evaluation, and critical thinking.