Verify outcomes and requirements
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The idea in everyday life
Check a program’s current entry requirements, completion evidence, credential status, outcomes, and support claims.
A result is decision evidence only when the definition, population, source, and date are visible.
One step at a time.
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- 1
Open the current provider or official agency page and record exact requirements, dates, approvals, credential language, and costs.
- 2
Ask how completion, placement, pass rates, transfer, or earnings claims are defined and who is included.
- 3
Mark each claim verified, unclear, outdated, or unsupported and write the contact question needed to resolve it.
See how it works.
Nora discovers that a placement claim excludes many completers and ranks a smaller program with clearer reporting above it.
Did you cover these?
- Your work includes an evidence table for three programs with source dates, definitions, unknowns, and follow-up questions.
- Check this common mistake: Accepting a percentage or testimonial without asking who was counted, what success meant, or when it was measured.
- The comparison keeps marketing language separate from verified requirements and outcomes.
What to finish
An evidence table for three programs with source dates, definitions, unknowns, and follow-up questions.
Watch for this
Accepting a percentage or testimonial without asking who was counted, what success meant, or when it was measured.
How can I tell I understand it?
The comparison keeps marketing language separate from verified requirements and outcomes.
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