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Paul Johnson, a white male who had worked for the agency for 13 years, also applied. He and Joyce were among the seven applicants who scored above 70 on the oral exam and were considered qualified. Joyce scored 73, Johnson 75. The local supervisor picked Johnson, but the county's affirmative-action coordinator recommended Joyce. When she got the job, Johnson got a lawyer. Like Allen Bakke and Brian Weber and countless other white males since the advent of affirmative-action programs some 20 years ago, Johnson claimed he was a victim of reverse discrimination...
Because of the vast amounts of information needed to analyze higher educational outcomes, most early assessment programs measured student knowledge with standardized tests such as Florida's university system's "rising junior exam," which was required of all students before they could enroll as third-year undergraduates. These basic skills tests are easy to use but draw wide criticism from educators, who argue that they trivialize higher education by not testing higher-order skills...
...response to this criticism, along with complaints that the exams test students rather than institutions, assessors at Harvard and elsewhere are seeking to diversify their tools. The University of Tennessee at Knoxville, for example, uses the College Outcome Measurement Project (COMP) exam to test student ability to clarify values, solve higher-order problems, and communicate. Seniors are also asked to evaluate their college experience and education in a thorough survey...
Newly developed evaluation tools such as the COMP exam and CIRP surveys have largely dispelled fears that assessment is impractical, educators say. Instead, faculties have become embroiled in a debate over what educational outcomes they should persue through assessment--a topic which may be the most controversial addressed by the Harvard Seminar...
...exam awards bonus points for fine arts and VES professors who can abuse the projectionist by yelling "focus" every time a new slide comes up on the screen...