In Spring 2019 we administered the NSSE (National Survey of Student engagement). In order to incentivize participation students who completed the survey by May 15, 2019 were automatically entered in a random drawing to win 1 of 10 MSU Bookstore gift cards worth $35 awarded to first-year students, or 1 of 10 Bachelor's Degree Graduation Cap & Gown sets worth up to $35 for … [Read more...] about The NSSE 2019 Comes to a Close
The Office of Assessment would like to extend congratulations to Dr. Luciane Maimone of the Modern and Classical Languages department. Dr. Maimone won an assessment grant intended to evaluate student learning in online introductory Spanish courses as compared to seated courses. Dr. Maimone’s research team plans to assess student proficiency in both spoken and written … [Read more...] about Assessing proficiency in seated versus online Spanish beginner courses
Congratulations to Biology instructor Tina Hopper, who won an Assessment Grant for the Summer 2019 semester. Hopper’s project hopes to increase collaboration between general education instructors in Biology. Her hope is that if all general education instructors have parallel goals, all students will have a parallel learning experience regardless of which section of BIO 101 … [Read more...] about Increasing Collaboration to Enhance Student Learning in BIO 101
Gen Ed report due? Have questions about your role as general education coordinator? Curious about how your course fits into Missouri State's General Education as a whole? During an informative session with the faculty members on CGEIP, they will answer your questions and you can write your Gen Ed Report before you leave. Additionally, attendees will share strengths of their … [Read more...] about Flipping the Script on “Gen Ed Reports”
In Kansas City's Business Magazine: Ingram's, Provost Dr. Frank Einhellig was named as one of their 2019 Icons of Education. Dr. Einhellig was chosen because he demonstrated "exceptional, lifelong commitment to improving the lives of his students." In his article, Dr. Einhellig talks about his experience with education by saying, "I eventually realized that education in … [Read more...] about Dr. Frank Einhellig: A 2019 Icon of Education