Quality benchmarks in undergraduate psychology programs
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8710919 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dana S Dunn (0000-0003-3434-2044, corresponding author), Maureen A Mccarthy (American Psychological Association), Suzanne Baker, Suzanne C Baker (0000-0001-5218-6298), Jane S Halonen (0000-0002-1951-5982), Geof Hill (0000-0001-5775-9972), G William Hill |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 650-670 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Psychologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-066X • E-ISSN: 1935-990X |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0003-066x.62.7.650 |
| PMID | 17924749 |
| OpenAlex | W2081273024 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 4 |
Performance benchmarks are proposed to assist undergraduate psychology programs in defining their missions and goals as well as documenting their effectiveness. Experienced academic program reviewers compared their experiences to formulate a developmental framework of attributes of undergraduate programs focusing on activity in 8 domains: curriculum, assessment issues, student learning outcomes, program resources, student development, faculty characteristics, program climate, and administrative support. A continuum of performance was conceptualized for each attribute in each of the domains to characterize underdeveloped, developing, effective, and distinguished achievement for undergraduate programs. The authors hope to inspire a national conversation about program benchmarks in psychology in order to improve program quality, encourage more effective program reviews, and help optimally functioning programs compete more successfully for resources on the basis of their distinguished achievements
Conversation · Curriculum · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Program evaluation · Quality (philosophy · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology · Career Development and Diversity · Evaluation of Teaching Practices · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.36 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |