This summer and fall semester, the Office of Assessment will be continuing its Coffee & Conversation series! If you ever have questions about assessment, this is an opportunity for you to stop by for a quick chat and a cup of coffee with our assessment team. You might want to drop in and get a feel for who we are and how we can help you. You might need help determining … [Read more...] about Coffee and Conversation for Summer/Fall 2018!
Hard work doesn't go unnoticed here at Missouri State University. Assessment and the Council on General Education and Intercollegiate Programs (CGEIP) partnered together to honor seven General Education faculty who went above and beyond on their 2015–2016 Annual Assessment Reports. These outstanding faculty members were honored at the All-Faculty Recognition Reception hosted by … [Read more...] about Hard Work Doesn’t Go Unnoticed
Follow-up is often cited as the most important—and neglected—part of organizational projects. This is also true in academic assessment. Collecting and analyzing data is critical, but if it then sits unused, what’s the point? It could be making life easier for the people we want to support at Missouri State. It could also be a further step in “closing the loop” on assessment … [Read more...] about Assessing the Assessors: Benefits of Feedback Surveys
Available Now on MSU's Assessment Page Missouri State student engagement data is now officially available for viewing or download on the Assessment website. This data is broken into three categories: The NSSE (National Survey of Student Engagement) which is given to first-years and seniors to analyze how expectations match up after a few years. The BCSSE (Beginning … [Read more...] about Student Engagement Reports Have Arrived at MSU
Another week in the Office of Assessment is in the books. We laughed. We cried. We consumed coffee by the gallons. It's an adventure. Keeping with long-standing tradition (as of two weeks ago), here are your 10 notable Assessment happenings: The assessment team began working with the Graduate College to revise the graduate exit survey in order to fulfill state reporting … [Read more...] about This Week in Assessment: May 3 – 8