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Institutional Research Data Resources for Assessment. Assessment Workshop - Faculty October 2007 Presented by: Maria Franco, Director of Institutional Research. The Staff. Jessica Beyer (Research Analyst) Kim Brantley (Research Analyst) Michael Chronister (Survey Research Mgr)
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Institutional ResearchData Resources for Assessment Assessment Workshop - Faculty October 2007 Presented by: Maria Franco, Director of Institutional Research
The Staff • Jessica Beyer (Research Analyst) • Kim Brantley (Research Analyst) • Michael Chronister (Survey Research Mgr) • Maria Franco (Director) • Nimesh Maheshwari (Data Systems Analyst) • Heidi Mehrzad (Research/Systems Analyst) • Kathy Ottoson (Information & Reporting Mgr) • Tiffany Phagan (Assessment Coordinator)
The Facts:Student/Program/Faculty profiles • Admissions • Enrollment • Degrees Conferred • Retention & Graduation Rates • Faculty counts by rank, tenure, PhD…
The Surveys SSI & NSSE are national instruments (provide comparative statistics).
Program Outcomes:Activities & pursuits • Post-graduation intentions/activities: • Job placement • Pursuit of a higher degree • Program-specific pursuits: • FAA certificates/licenses • Fundamentals of Engineering exam • GSS & Alumni Survey
Program Outcomes:Academic experiences • Overall Satisfaction/Preparation • SSI, GSS, Alumni, NSSE • Instruction • SSI, GSS, Alumni, end-of-course evaluations • Student-Faculty Interaction • SSI, GSS, Alumni, NSSE • Advising • SSI, GSS, Alumni, NSSE
Student Learning Outcomes:Skills & knowledge • General education & program-specific • NSSE – opinions of first-year & senior students • GSS – opinions of graduating students • Alumni Survey – opinions of alumni • EFS – opinions of their employers • YOU provide IR with this content
Student Learning Outcomes:The path toward acquisition of skills • Amount of assignments, papers, homework, readings assigned • Frequency of in-class presentations, asking questions in class, working with other students on projects • Coursework emphasis on memorization, analysis, synthesis, making judgments, applying theory to practical problems • NSSE – opinions of first-year & senior students
How do I find the survey data? • IR Preview (blue newsletter) • Hardcopy sent to dept (limited dstn) • Library (DB – Reference, PC – Special Collections) • IR website: http://irweb.erau.edu • New look! • Additional features! (query/drill down yourself) • In progress
Remember… • IR solicits for revisions before each survey administration • Let us know what you DON’T need as well as what you DO need • IR will conduct an inventory of assessment plans -- Use it or lose it
Remember… • IR can help with ad hoc or departmental surveys. • We also manage: • Faculty Feedback to Chairs/Deans evaluation • End-of-course evaluation
In closing… • Almost all IR data can be broken out by various subgroups (gender, class, program)…if you don’t see it, try it yourself (new!), or ask. • To contact IR: • http://irweb.erau.edu • instrsch@erau.edu • Phone: 386.226.6225 • Fax: 386.226.6055 • Modular Building #32 (between McKay & basketball courts)