It has been a busy week in the Office of Assessment at Missouri State. Since lists are a great way to digest what has been accomplished, I thought a quick, 10-item post about the latest Assessment happenings was just the thing to share. 1. I’ve spoken with, Director of Student Orientation, Joe Morris, about administering the Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement … [Read more...]
Assessment sounds like grunge work, demanding serious brainpower, organization, weeks of planning, and a large committee. It's like those household chores you hate, but do anyway because you enjoy hosting. Or, in this case, you enjoy your program/course. But you probably already have assessment activities in place. You just may not realize it… Yet. A few weeks ago, I was … [Read more...]
Feedback From Internships Led to Research After students provided feedback on internship experiences in Colorado and Kansas, agriculture faculty realized they needed to broaden students' understanding of animal agriculture. In the feedback, faculty found students were amazed by how different agriculture is in other regions, especially once they had experienced new regions … [Read more...]
by Sarah Gray and Dr. Keri Franklin The Department Dr. Mary Jane Pardue, the Interim Department Head of Media, Journalism & Film, in the College of Arts and Letters, has been at Missouri State University since 2002. Throughout her 12 years at the university she has taught numerous courses within the department and has seen, first hand, the process of student learning … [Read more...]