1st Edition

Learning Assessment and Accountability for Higher Education in China

By Huanhuan Xia Copyright 2025
170 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

170 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The book explores how to use student learning outcomes assessment data to improve teaching and learning in Chinese higher education. The author comprehensively examines the assessment of learning outcomes within the context of both internal and external quality assurance schemes in China. She argues that such assessment must be applied within a defined policy framework, organizational... Read more

I  Defining Quality of Higher Education in China  II The Brief History of Accountability and Learning Outcomes Assessment in Chinese higher education  III A Global Perspective on Students Learning Outcomes Assessment  IV Challenge for Learning outcomes assessment in Chinese Higher Education  V Empirical study of college students' epistemological belief and critical thinking  VI  In-Depth Interpretation of the Core Influencing Factors of Critical Thinking  VII The Future of Learning Outcomes and Accountability in Chinese Higher Education

Biography

Huanhuan Xia holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education from Beijing Normal University and was a joint doctoral student at Columbia University in New York. She is currently an assistant professor at College of Education, Capital Normal University. Dr. Xia has independently hosted two research projects granted by National Social Science Fund of China and China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Grant. Dr. Xia has participated in over 15 major scientific research projects, including key projects of the National Natural Science Foundation. She has published more than ten academic papers in higher education learning outcomes, key competences and higher education policy. Her main research areas include education policy and evaluation, student development and learning assessment, and critical thinking and gifted education.