Missouri State has been using the Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement (BCSSE, pronounced 'Bessie') for years as a way to learn where our students are coming from, what their high school experience was like, and what they expect from their college experience. In recent years, the survey has increasingly become useful as an advising tool as well, with student … [Read more...] about SOAR and Assessment provide an opportunity for focused mentoring and advising
The Bears Care survey was first administered in Spring 2020 to prevent losing students to pandemic-related obstacles. Assessment has continued to send the survey to students each semester to continue supporting student needs and help retain students. 15,000-16,000 students have received the survey each semester with response rates of 36% to 46%. The Fall 2022 administration … [Read more...] about Bears Care: From COVID Response to Retention Tool
Results from the 2022 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) 2022 have arrived and are ready to share. Why This is Important NSSE surveys undergraduate students in their first and final years to assess their levels of engagement and related information about their experience at Missouri State. Student responses measure: The amount of time and effort students … [Read more...] about 2022 NSSE Student Data is Available!
Assessment Grant Spring 2021 Judith Martínez, PhD & María Cerdas, Ph.D. Modern and Classical Languages OVERVIEW Last year as COVID-19 shifted we decided to assess our instruction and pedagogical strategies to adjust our teaching for improvement of student learning and engagement. Our goal was to evaluate students’ perceptions on the transition to online, blended … [Read more...] about Social Distance vs Physical Distance: Analyzing strategies to maintain student engagement and motivation during the COVID-19 transition to virtual learning
2021 Assessment Workshop | Graduate Programs May 19-21 A total of 28 faculty and 13 students attended the 2021 May Assessment Workshop. As of Monday, May 24, 2021, 13 attendees have responded to the program evaluation survey yielding the following results. Question 1 (n=13) Yes No Our goal with this workshop was to incentivize assessment and allow … [Read more...] about 2021 Assessment Workshop Evaluation Feedback