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Assessment: Institutional-Wide The Institutional Research (IR) Office at the University conducts a number of surveys that gauge satisfaction, experience, behavior, cognitive, and social development of Elon students at an institutional-wide level. Participation in these surveys dates as far back as 1971. Starting in 1992 the University consistently administers three surveys that provide Elon with a fairly comprehensive picture of the student body (the Entering Freshmen Survey, the First Year Experience Survey and the Exiting Senior Survey). The number of IR administered annual surveys has increased in recent years from three to five. This increase reflects issues that are important to the University and thus require assessing on a regular basis. Elon has a culture of assessment. This is most evident in that each spring semester since 1993 the University holds its annual Assessment Day. On this day all classes are canceled to support academic units in scheduling and conducting assessment activities. As an example, the General Studies program conducts its sophomore year assessment activity on Assessment Day. The University recognizes that assessing student learning outcomes should not be restricted to a single day each year. As a result, assessment scheduling and activities are conducted at appropriate times as selected by departmental faculty members. Other offices conduct ongoing annual surveys too. However, these surveys are typically focused on assessing satisfaction levels with services and not social, cognitive, or intellectual development/change in students. |
