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Sharon K. Calhoon Director, Center for Teaching, Learning, & Assessment

Sharon K. Calhoon Director, Center for Teaching, Learning, & Assessment. The National Issues. 2006 Report of the Spellings Commission on the Future of Higher Education—4 concerns Access Affordability Quality of instruction Accountability US News & World Report rankings

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Sharon K. Calhoon Director, Center for Teaching, Learning, & Assessment

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  1. Sharon K. Calhoon Director, Center for Teaching, Learning, & Assessment

  2. The National Issues • 2006 Report of the Spellings Commission on the Future of Higher Education—4 concerns • Access • Affordability • Quality of instruction • Accountability • US News & World Report rankings • Focuses on measures (e.g., resources, reputation) NOT shown to be related to student learning • Institutions who (rightfully) criticize these rankings are viewed as being unwilling to be accountable

  3. Taking Control of the Conversation

  4. VSA & NSSE/USA Today Projects • Institutions voluntarily publish assessment/accountability data • Institutions are NOT ranked • Changes focus from institutional “prestige” to institutional mission and student learning • IU Kokomo is participating in both projects

  5. Voluntary System of Accountability (VSASM) • A response to the Spellings commission concerns • A joint project of: • American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) • National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC)

  6. VSA

  7. VSA • Features a web template, the College Portrait, for reporting data • College Portrait has a section on Student Experiences and Perceptions • Institution reports data from one of four nationalstudent engagement surveys • We will report our National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) scores

  8. NSSE/USA Today Initiative

  9. Our NSSE Results in VSA Format See “VSA College Portrait for IU Kokomo” (last page of handout) Colleges choosing to participate in VSA may choose which survey to give, but they must report their scores on these items, using this format

  10. NSSE Data in USA Today Format • Shows our scores on five “Benchmarks of Effective Educational Practice” and average scores of our peer group • Links to our NSSE page, which gives more detail and highlights our strengths: www.iuk.edu/nsse

  11. More About NSSE • Administered by IU Center for Postsecondary Research • More than 500 institutions nationwide participate each year • Survey of first year and senior students • Designed to measure “Student Engagement” • We’ve participated 5 times since 2000

  12. More About NSSE

  13. Why Engagement? • Student engagement is one measure of the quality of the institution • Research shows that students who are engaged • Learn more • Move further along in their development • Are more likely to persist to complete their degree

  14. NSSE at IU Kokomo

  15. Respondent Characteristics • How they spend their time compared to peers: • Less time working for pay on campus • More time working for pay off campus • Less time in co-curricular activities (except 2006) • About the same amount of time preparing for class • About the same amount of time relaxing & socializing • More time caring for dependents living with them (except 2006 FY) • About the same amount of time commuting to class

  16. Benchmark Scores

  17. Level of Academic Challenge First Year Students Senior Students

  18. Active & Collaborative Learning First Year Students Senior Students

  19. Student-Faculty Interaction First Year Students Senior Students

  20. Enriching Educational Experiences First Year Students Senior Students

  21. Supportive Campus Environment First Year Students Senior Students

  22. Mean Differences from Selected Peers 2005 - 06 * p < .05 ** p < .01 *** p < .001

  23. Significant Mean Differences from Selected Peers 2005 - 06 Level of Academic Challenge * p < .05 ** p < .01 *** p < .001

  24. Overall Satisfaction Items

  25. Academic Advising: Peer Comparison Overall, how would you evaluate the quality of academic advising you have received at your institution? 1 = Poor 2 = Fair 3 = Good 4 = Excellent

  26. Academic Advising: Frequencies First Year Students Senior Students

  27. Entire Educational Experience: Peer Comparison How would you evaluate your entire educational experience at this institution? 1 = Poor 2 = Fair 3 = Good 4 = Excellent

  28. Entire Educational Experience: Frequencies First Year Students Senior Students

  29. Choose Same Institution: Peer Comparison If you could start over again, would you go to the same institution you are now attending? 1 = Definitely No 2 = Probably No 3 = Probably Yes 4 = Definitely Yes

  30. Choose Same Institution: Frequencies First Year Students Senior Students

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