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About the Questionnaire… First implemented in December of 2008. Learning Outcomes questions were implemented in 2010-11 and developed with assistance from the UW Survey Center.
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About the Questionnaire… • First implemented in December of 2008. • Learning Outcomes questions were implemented in 2010-11 and developed with assistance from the UW Survey Center. • Meets reporting requirements for the Voluntary System of Accountability (VSA)/College Portrait, and (potentially) federal reporting requirements. • Questionnaire is delivered to graduating seniors via e-mail in December and May of each year. PostGraduationPlans A Voluntary Student Exit Questionnaire • 2010-11 Highlights • 95% of bachelor’s degree recipients plan to work or attend graduate school after graduation. • 61% of those planning to work have accepted or are considering offers just prior to graduation. • Graduates report learning gains since beginning at UW-Madison on every question designed to measure the essential learning outcomes (ELOs). How able were/are you to … Graduating seniors are asked 18 questions designed to measure their self-perceptions of learning gains. Response categories: 1 (not at all), 2 (a little), 3 (somewhat), 4 (very), 5 (extremely) What is most likely to be your principal activity after graduation? Mapping to Essential Learning Outcomes http://www.learning.wisc.edu/welo2010.pdf Work Full-Time 59% Knowledge of Human Cultures and the Physical and Natural World Work Part-Time 7% Intellectual and Practical Skills • How to Access this Data • Summary reports: http://apa.wisc.edu/degrees_alumni.html • InfoAccess users can request access to the Post Grad Plans data view. • Basic queries available in the query library. • Special analyses available on request. Contact Sara Lazenby (sllazenby@wisc.edu) for more information. Attend Graduate School Full-Time 28% Personal and Social Responsibility 6% Other Integrative Learning Other includes attending graduate school part-time, additional non-graduate coursework, volunteering, military service, starting a family, or other self-defined activities. 1 (not at all), 2 (a little), 3 (somewhat), 4 (very), 5 (extremely)