The Fundamentals of Tracking Students
Recent policy reforms have increased the use of performance indicators and output measures in European higher education. The retention and completion of students, used as both a performance indicator and output measure, has evolved into key component of recent policy reforms and is often cited as a primary reason to track student degree progression. In this text we outline the resources and data needed while providing a 3 step process as a guide to effectively track students. We conclude by discussing the increasing importance of tracking students in European higher education including its impact on funding, measuring institutional performance, and rankings. |