Education Code - EDC
TITLE 3. POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION [66000 - 101460]
( Title 3 enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010. ) DIVISION 5. GENERAL PROVISIONS [66000 - 70115.2]
( Division 5 enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010. ) PART 40. DONAHOE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT [66000 - 67400]
( Part 40 enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010. ) CHAPTER 2. General Provisions [66010 - 66093.4]
( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010. ) ARTICLE 7. Higher Education Assessment Act of 1990 [66070 - 66072]
( Article 7 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 758, Sec. 32. ) 66070.
The Legislature finds and declares both of the following:
(a) The primary goal of every higher educational institution should be to provide a collegiate experience that gives each student the skills of communication and problemsolving, the ideas and principles underlying the major areas of modern knowledge, the ability to consider critical issues thoughtfully, the understanding that learning is a continuous lifelong process, and the knowledge of democracy necessary for good citizenship.
(b) To improve performance, educational institutions are encouraged to use effective assessment mechanisms based on positive reinforcement, incentives, and cooperation.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 130. Effective January 1, 2007.)