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Metrics That Matter: Counting What's Really Important to College Students
Zachary Bleemer,
Mukul Kumar,
Aashish Mehta,
Christopher Muellerleile 
,
Christopher Newfield
,
Christopher Newfield
Metrics That Matter: Counting What's Really Important to College Students
Swansea University Author:
Christopher Muellerleile
Abstract
Colleges sell themselves by the numbers—rankings, returns on investments, and top-ten lists—but these often mislead prospective students. What numbers should they really be paying attention to?High school and college students are inundated by indicators and rankings supposedly designed to help them...
| Published in: | Metrics That Matter: Counting What's Really Important to College Students |
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| Published: |
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Johns Hopkins University Press
2023
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https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/authors/chris-muellerleile |
| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa58750 |
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| Abstract: |
Colleges sell themselves by the numbers—rankings, returns on investments, and top-ten lists—but these often mislead prospective students. What numbers should they really be paying attention to?High school and college students are inundated by indicators and rankings supposedly designed to help them decide where to go to college and what to study once they arrive. In Metrics That Matter, coauthors Zachary Bleemer, Mukul Kumar, Aashish Mehta, Chris Muellerleile, and Christopher Newfield take a critical look at these metrics and find that many of the most popular ones are confusing, misleading, and—most importantly—easily replaceable by more helpful alternatives. |
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| College: |
Faculty of Science and Engineering |