| CIRP - Cooperative Institutional
Research Program (Yearly) |
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CIRP is a national longitudinal study of the American
higher education system. Established in 1966 at the American Council
on Education,
the CIRP is now administered by the Higher Education Research Institute.
The CIRP is the nation's largest and oldest empirical study of
higher education, involving data on some 1,800 institutions and
over 11
million students. The annual report of the CIRP Freshman Survey
provides normative data on each year's entering college students.
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| NSSE - National Survey of Student
Engagement (Every Two Years) |
NSSE is designed to obtain information from scores of colleges and
universities nationwide about student participation in programs and
activities that institutions provide for their learning and personal
development. The results will provide an estimate of how undergraduates
spend their time and what they gain from attending college. Eastern
Michigan University participated NSSE in year 2003 and 2006. To focus
discussions about the importance of student engagement and guide
institutional improvement efforts, NSSE created five benchmarks of
effective education practice: (1) Level of academic challenge, (2)
Active and collaborative learning, (3) Student-faculty interaction,
(4) Enriching educational experiences, and (5) Supportive campus
environment.
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| FSSE - Faculty Survey of Student
Engagement |
FSSE is designed to measure faculty expectations for and observations
of student engagement in educational practices that are known to
be empirically linked with high levels of learning and development.
Paired with NSSE results, FSSE offers a comprehensive look at student
engagement on campus. Institutions could use FSSE data to improve
various aspects of institutional performance and help professors
enrich the college experience of their students. Eastern Michigan
University participated FSSE in year 2006.
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| EMU Alumni Survey |
The Alumni Survey is designed to provide university and colleges
with vital information about areas that have positively affected
students and disclose areas in need of improvement. The survey was
conducted first time during winter 2005 and was mailed to 7,500 alumni
who graduated one and five year from EMU. The alumni were asked in
areas of employment, perceptions of preparation for work or further
education, academic program experience, personal development, student
service programs, and etc.
| Alumni
Survey Reports |
2005 Report (Accessible to EMU Faculty and Staff only) |
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| EMU Housing and Dining Residence Hall Survey (Yearly) |
The yearly Housing and Dining Residence Hall Survey provides
students an opportunity to evaluate their Residence Hall
living experience. Areas evaluated in the survey include
Residence Hall Physical Environment, Residence Hall Programming
and
Personnel, Housing and Dining Central Office Services, Dining
Services, Well-Being of the Residence Hall. Survey results
have been carefully reviewed by the administration and have
resulted in some significant improvements, such as the construction
of Village Residence Hall, renovation of Dowing and Buell
Halls, Meal Plans, adding a fresh fruit bar in DC ONE to
improve healthy and vegetarian options.
| Housing
and Dining Survey Reports |
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Winter 2007 Report (Accessible to EMU Faculty and Staff only) |
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| Graduating Senior Survey |
The Graduating Senior Survey
is designed to assess the experience of Eastern Michigan University
undergraduate students who graduate in the Winter term. Survey
questions are wide-ranging and aimed at improving the quality of
the educational
experience EMU provides.
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| SLE - Student Learning Evaluations in Student Affairs Programs
(Year around) |
This assessment is continuous during the academic year. The evaluation
is given to students who attend the Division of Student Affair sponsored
programs. The assessment tracks who attends Student Affairs programs
and whether the student feels that cognitive learning has taken place
during the program. The assessment is based on Bloom's taxonomy of
learning. Bloom's taxonomy allows the division to assess learning
levels and outcomes across the departments. The evaluation is one
measure used by Student Affairs departments to determine whether
learning objectives are met. The instrument is also used as an internal
quality assurance measure to determine whether the national standards
for student affairs programming are being met.
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| SSAS - College and University Student Satisfaction with
Administrative Services |
The College and University Student Satisfaction with Administrative
Services survey is used as a vehicle for measuring improvement
in student satisfaction in offices within the Enrollment Service
Division, Business and Finance Division and Academic Affairs administrative
offices. The strengths can be shared across departments in a collaborative
effort to improve service. The weaknesses can be evaluated for
specific action planning.
A sub-scale analysis is performed to determine the level of student
satisfaction with each of participating departments. Each department
is analyzed on these student service subscales: general customer
service, office efficiency, message handling, negative staff attitudes,
problem solving, material readability, personal service responsiveness
and phone (e-mail) responsiveness. The information is used as a
benchmark for improvement in student satisfaction.
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