As part of its commitment to include student views in assessing the effectiveness of general education at Missouri State, we asked students who were enrolled in courses from the Human Cultures and Information Literacy sections of the curriculum if they thought their respective course was effective at teaching its goals and how important the students considered those … [Read more...] about General Education Attitudes: Human Cultures, Information Literacy
Assessment of Student Learning Grants are available now! Let the Office of Assessment help you, the faculty, in your efforts to assess student learning. These $500 grants, which are available on a rolling basis, may be used for many different types of projects. For example, eligible projects include developing or revising student learning outcomes in the major, supporting focus … [Read more...] about A Penny for your Thoughts: Grants Available Now for your Assessment Projects
Background Historically, the ETS Proficiency Profile, formerly the MAPP, was used as part of the University’s Key Performance Indicator related to general education. Prior to 2013, 100% of graduating seniors took the Proficiency Profile. By 2015, Assessment Council recommended reducing the number of test administrations so half of students took the Proficiency Profile and half … [Read more...] about ETS Proficiency Profile Assessment Council Recommendation
As we work to reduce our footprint in accordance with campus sustainability efforts, the Office of Assessment will now be using SharePoint to distribute student Public Affairs essay responses from the University Exit Exam with deans and department heads across campus. Deans will have access to all departments in their college site while department heads will have access to view … [Read more...] about Sustainable Distribution of Public Affairs Data with Colleges
Dr. David Rohall and Glenda Harrison: Utilizing New Technology to Improve Writing Quality in Online Sociology Courses Dr. David Rohall, Department Head of the Sociology and Anthropology Department in the College of Humanities and Public Affairs and Glenda Harrison, per course faculty member, … [Read more...] about Assessing Writing Quality in Online Sociology Courses through the Utilization of New Technology