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Nuggets from NSSE:Nuggets from NSSE: Evidence for the Assurance of Evidence for the Assurance of
Learning ( 216 )Learning ( 216 )
Ed Rugg, Director & SACS LiaisonEd Rugg, Director & SACS LiaisonCenter for Institutional EffectivenessCenter for Institutional Effectiveness
Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw State UniversityPresented at the AIR Forum 2005Presented at the AIR Forum 2005
San Diego, California San Diego, California
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Evidence of Student Learning:Evidence of Student Learning:The Gold Standard for AccreditationThe Gold Standard for Accreditation
• Institutional and program accreditors have stepped up demands for evidence that student learning outcomes are being achieved and improved.
• Finding such evidence is often like panning for gold.
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NSSE Produces MountainsNSSE Produces Mountains of Summary Data and Analyses of Summary Data and Analyses
• Lengthy survey instruments and many potential comparators and comparisons
• The Institutional Report’s three-inch binder
• An overwhelming array of data and comparative summaries
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Panning for Nuggets from NSSEPanning for Nuggets from NSSE
If evidence of student learning is
what you’re looking for,
most of the mountain is not gold, but
there is gold in “them thar hills” !
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No Maps or Directions forNo Maps or Directions for Gold Mining and Prospecting Gold Mining and Prospecting
You’re on your own in the search for gold
You’re welcome to work our claim— there’s bound to be more gold where ours came from!
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How Do We Know It’s Gold?How Do We Know It’s Gold?
It’s Gold--a Student Learning Outcome--if it is:
1) What Students Know (Knowledge)
or
2) What Students Can Do (Skills)
or
3) What Student’s Are Like (Dispositions)
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Golden Items in NSSEGolden Items in NSSE
NSSE #11(a-p)
“Educational & Personal Growth”
“To what extent has your experience at this institution contributed to your knowledge, skills, and personal development in the following areas?....”
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Large Nuggets: Nine Fundamentals Large Nuggets: Nine Fundamentals at KSU—Handout #1at KSU—Handout #1
• 11 a Broad General Education• 11 e Thinking Critically & Analytically• 11 g Using Information Technology• 11 c Writing Clearly & Effectively• 11 h Working Effectively with Others• 11 j Learning Effectively on Your Own• 11 f Analyzing Quantitative Problems• 11 d Speaking Effectively & Clearly• 11 b Acquiring Work-Related Knowledge/Skills
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Small Nuggets at KSUSmall Nuggets at KSU(Handout #1)(Handout #1)
• 11 k Understanding yourself
• 11 m Solving complex real-world problems
• 11 l Understanding people of other racial and ethnic backgrounds
• 11 n Developing a personal code of values and ethics
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Gold Dust at KSUGold Dust at KSU(Handout #1)(Handout #1)
• 11 o Contributing to your community
• 11 i Voting in local, state, or national elections
• 11 p Developing a deepened sense of spiritually
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More Golden Items—Handout #2 More Golden Items—Handout #2
NSSE # 2 (a-e) “Mental Activities”
Bloom’s Lower-Order/Higher-Order Learning
a) Memorizing
b) Analyzing
c) Synthesizing
d) Making Judgments
e) Applying
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Some Mines Produce More GoldSome Mines Produce More GoldHandout #3Handout #3
Assurance of Learning in IT: Significantly More Students Reported Great KSU Impact on Computer and IT Skills
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NUGGETS FROM NSSE
Not Fools Gold
TheRealThing
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