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The Voluntary System of Accountability (VSA SM )

The Voluntary System of Accountability (VSA SM ). AASCU & NASULGC. Represent over 600 public institutions Enroll 7.5 million students each year Award 70 percent of bachelor’s degrees in U.S. each year. Goals. Provide consistent, comparable, transparent information for

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The Voluntary System of Accountability (VSA SM )

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  1. The Voluntary System of Accountability (VSASM)

  2. AASCU & NASULGC • Represent over 600 public • institutions • Enroll 7.5 million students each • year • Award 70 percent of bachelor’s • degrees in U.S. each year

  3. Goals • Provide consistent, comparable, • transparent information for • higher education stakeholders • Aid students and families in • college choice process • Demonstrate greater • institutional accountability for • student learning and development

  4. College Portrait: A Voluntary System of AccountabilitySM

  5. College Portrait: A Voluntary System of AccountabilitySM • 5-page web reporting template • Standard, comparable format • Data elements based on focus • groups, higher education • community, research • Most elements compiled from • currently available data sources

  6. CollegePortrait • Consumer Information • Student Experiences and • Perceptions • Student Learning Outcomes

  7. Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907 (765-494-4600) The mission of Purdue University is to serve the citizens of Indiana, the United States, and the world through discovery that expands the realm of knowledge, learning through dissemination and preservation of knowledge, and engagement through exchange of knowledge. Institution can provide information on what makes the campus distinctive and highlights special programs and services through button links.

  8. Student and Institutional Characteristics • Enrollment Graduate/Undergraduate Full-time/Part-time Gender Race/Ethnicity National/International Average age • Housing arrangements • Degree opportunities • Transfer rates • Post graduate plans • Popular fields of study

  9. An 85% four-year success rate means that 85% of students starting in Fall 2000 either graduated or are still enrolled at a higher education institution four years later. • Counts for the Fall 2000 entering class shown in the graph to the left • 4200 First-Time, Full-Time Students • 2500 Full-Time Transfer Students Undergraduate Success & Progress Rate Graduated from State U Still Enrolled at State U Graduated from Another Institution Still Enrolled at Another Institution Alternative to single graduation rate – shows student advancement through higher education system Data Source: National: Student Clearinghouse

  10. Standard cost numbers allow gross comparison across institutions Cost of Attendance and Financial Aid Typical Undergraduate Cost per Year without Financial Aid (Full-Time, In-State Students) Total: $24,254 Data Source: National: Student Clearinghouse

  11. Financial AidAwarded to Undergraduates Financial aid by average amounts and types • Overall Financial Aid • 93% of Fall 2005 full-time undergraduates received financial aid of some type (including loans); their average financial aid award for the year was $12,162. • Family Income-Based Aid • 70% of Fall 2005 full-time undergraduates received family income-based grants or scholarships; their average award for the year was $7,596. • Loans • 62% of Fall 2005 full-time undergraduates received loans (not including parent loans); their average loan amount for the year was $5,922. Percent of Fall 2005 First-Time Students Receiving Each Type of Financial Aid Note: Students may receive aid from more than one source. Data Sources: CDS & IPEDS

  12. Institutions can customize VSA calculator or usetheir own College Cost Calculator The cost to attend State U varies based on the individual circumstances of students and may be reduced through grants and scholarships. Click Here To get a cost estimate for students like you! Individualized estimate of net cost helps show that college is affordable Data Source: VSA Cost Calculator or Institution Calculator

  13. Institution Choice e.g. Study Abroad Institution Choice e.g. Housing Options Institution Choice e.g. Student Organizations Institution Choice e.g. Learning Communities Institution Choice e.g. Info for Adult Students Institution Choice e.g. Outreach Institution Choice e.g. Extension Programs Institution Choice e.g. Student Growth Institution Choice e.g. Athletics Institution can provide information on what makes the campus distinctive and highlights special programs and services through button links Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IN 47907 (765-494-4600) Data Source: Institution

  14. Student Experiences & Perceptions Institutions will select one of four student surveys to conduct and report results with six constructs that academic research has shown to be correlated with greater student learning and development: - active learning - group learning • - experiences with diverse groups of people and • - ideas - student satisfaction - institution commitment to student learning and success - student interaction with faculty and staff

  15. Student Learning Outcomes Evidence of student learning is reported in two ways: • Program assessments/accreditations • (e.g. ABET) and professional licensure • exam pass rates (e.g. Nursing). • Pilot project: institution will select • one of three VSA approved tests • to measure student learning gains in critical thinking and written communication.

  16. LearningOutcomesTests: • CLA: Collegiate Learning Assessment • MAPP: Motivational Appraisal of Personal • Potential • CAAP: Collegiate Assessment of • Academic Proficiency

  17. Actual average scores demonstrate absolute learning gains between freshmen and seniors Student Learning Outcomes Learning Gains Between Freshman Year and Senior Year Critical Thinking The increase in learning for the critical thinking module is <what would be expected>at an institution with students of similar academic abilities. Writing Essay The increase in learning for the writing essay is <what would be expected> at an institution with students of similar academic abilities. Common methodology evaluates whether learning gains (value-added) at an institution are what would be expected given the academic abilities of its students. Average Institutional Scores Freshman Score Senior Score 44 65 Critical Thinking Writing Essay 38 57 CAAP Score Range: 20 to 80

  18. Student Family Information within 3 months Success & Progress Rate within 1 year Future Plans within 2 years Student Experiences and perceptions within 2 years Student Learning Outcomes pilot project within 4 years Required Reporting Schedule

  19. VSA Participation • Voluntary • 4-year, public institutions • Institutions may withdraw at any • time in good faith

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