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1H. Holden Thorp is Editor-in-Chief of the Science journals and is also a faculty member in the Department of Chemistry and in the School of Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|January 27, 2023
Resumen
Las clasificaciones universitarias a menudo son engañosas debido a metodologías defectuosas. Las instituciones prestigiosas están empezando a retirarse de estas dudosas evaluaciones, cuestionando su validez.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Estudios de educación superior
- Evaluación académica
- Investigaciones institucionales
Sus antecedentes:
- Las clasificaciones de universidades y colegios, particularmente las de U.S. News & World Report, son ampliamente utilizadas pero a menudo criticadas por metodologías defectuosas.
- Estas clasificaciones utilizan métricas como puntajes de exámenes, donaciones de ex alumnos y encuestas, creando perfiles institucionales potencialmente distorsionados.
- A pesar de la confianza pública, la exactitud y la equidad de estos sistemas de clasificación se cuestionan cada vez más.
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