Personalized rankings: a new ranking system for Taiwanese universities / Angela Yung-chi Hou

Because traditional college rankings had many methodological problems a new type of user-based ranking, called “personalized college ranking” was developed in many nations in the late 1990s. The main objective of this paper, therefore, is to explore what challenges are involved in the development...

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Main Author: Hou, Angela Yung-chi
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Published: ACRULeT, Faculty of Education & UiTM Press 2009
Online Access:http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/361/
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spelling uitm-3612017-12-28T07:25:36Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/361/ Personalized rankings: a new ranking system for Taiwanese universities / Angela Yung-chi Hou Hou, Angela Yung-chi Because traditional college rankings had many methodological problems a new type of user-based ranking, called “personalized college ranking” was developed in many nations in the late 1990s. The main objective of this paper, therefore, is to explore what challenges are involved in the development of current college rankings nationally and globally and how to establish a new type of ranking system. The paper starts by attempting to understand the pitfalls and criticisms of college rankings. Based on the analysis of five major personalized rankings, it outlines strategies and pathways for establishing personalized college rankings in Taiwan ACRULeT, Faculty of Education & UiTM Press 2009-06 Article PeerReviewed Hou, Angela Yung-chi (2009) Personalized rankings: a new ranking system for Taiwanese universities / Angela Yung-chi Hou. Asian Journal of University Education (AJUE), 9 (1). pp. 1-24. ISSN 1823-7797
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description Because traditional college rankings had many methodological problems a new type of user-based ranking, called “personalized college ranking” was developed in many nations in the late 1990s. The main objective of this paper, therefore, is to explore what challenges are involved in the development of current college rankings nationally and globally and how to establish a new type of ranking system. The paper starts by attempting to understand the pitfalls and criticisms of college rankings. Based on the analysis of five major personalized rankings, it outlines strategies and pathways for establishing personalized college rankings in Taiwan
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title Personalized rankings: a new ranking system for Taiwanese universities / Angela Yung-chi Hou
title_short Personalized rankings: a new ranking system for Taiwanese universities / Angela Yung-chi Hou
title_full Personalized rankings: a new ranking system for Taiwanese universities / Angela Yung-chi Hou
title_fullStr Personalized rankings: a new ranking system for Taiwanese universities / Angela Yung-chi Hou
title_full_unstemmed Personalized rankings: a new ranking system for Taiwanese universities / Angela Yung-chi Hou
title_sort personalized rankings: a new ranking system for taiwanese universities / angela yung-chi hou
publisher ACRULeT, Faculty of Education & UiTM Press
publishDate 2009
url http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/361/
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