In advance of administering the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) in the Spring 2019 semester, the Office of Assessment sent out a poll to members of Assessment Council and CGEIP to get feedback on the survey's customizable options. On the NSSE, an institution can add up to two additional modules. Of the 15 responses we received, 8 selected the Development of … [Read more...] about NSSE Customization
In 2019, the annual Assessment Workshop will focus on General Goals 10 and 11 (life and physical sciences.) We are looking at doing things a little differently for our workshop this year. Instead of collecting student work throughout the year, we will be administering surveys to students and faculty and our meeting will be focused on having a conversation with each other about … [Read more...] about May 2019 Assessment Workshop
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