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ASSESSMENT BRIEFS
Assessment Briefs are one-page news briefs that highlight current assessment projects or provide information about how to conduct assessment projects. Most briefs also provide useful suggestions for ways to use the information (e.g., changes that you can make to a class). Assessment Briefs are distributed approximately once every three weeks to all faculty, staff, and graduate students with teaching responsibilities. Provided below are pdf files for previous assessment briefs.
2011-2012 ASSESSMENT BRIEFS
2010-2011 ASSESSMENT BRIEFS
- Brief #60: Assessment Initiatives Involve Everyone (April 15, 2011)
- Brief #59: Why Do Assessment? (March 31, 2011)
- Brief #58: Graduating Seniors' Academic and Co-Curricular Experiences (March 14, 2011)
- Brief #57: Initial Transition to the Miami Experience (December 2010)
- Brief #56: Graduating Students' Reflections on the Miami Experience (November 16, 2010)
- Brief #55: Struggling with Integrity: Helping First-Year Students Find Motivation to Improve (November 2010)
- Brief #54-2: Information on our incoming class of 2014 (October 2010)
- Brief #54: Did you know: Quick facts about regional campus students (October 2010)
- Brief #53: Assessment of Diversity Awareness At Miami (August 2010)
2009-2010 ASSESSMENT BRIEFS
- Brief #45: Did you Know? Quick Facts About the Oxford Campus Class of 2013 (August 27, 2009)
- Brief #46: Through the Eyes of a First-Year Student: Incoming Students’ Expectations about College (October 1, 2009)
- Brief #47: The E-portfolio Projects (November 3, 2009)
- Brief #48: Assessment AAC&U: Valid Assessment of Liberal Undergraduate Education Rubrics (December 7, 2009)
- Brief #49: Assessment News (Januray 12, 2010)
- Brief #50: New Course Approval and Assessment (February 10, 2010)
- Brief #51: Trends in First-Year Students' Civic Engagement (March 12, 2010)
2008-2009 ASSESSMENT BRIEFS
- Brief #38: Did you Know? Quick Facts About the Oxford Campus Class of 2012 (September 12, 2008)
- Brief #39: Assessment in Action (September 26, 2008)
- Brief #40: Encouraging Student Engagement with Faculty and Staff (October 13, 2008)
- Brief #41: Thinking Critically About Our Students' Critical Thinking Skills (November 3, 2008)
- Brief #42: Exploring Incoming Students' Prior Learning Experiences (January 21, 2009)
- Brief #43: Student Success and Retention: Map-Works Survey Results (February 17, 2009)
- Brief #44: Opportunities for Funding and Training in Assessment (February 24, 2009)
2007-2008 ASSESSMENT BRIEFS
- Brief #28: Did you Know? Quick Facts About the Oxford Campus Class of 2001 (Side 1) and Regional Campus Students (Side 2) (September 12, 2007)
- Brief #29: University Accountability for Student Learning: The Spellings Report (October 1, 2007)
- Brief #30: Putting Together the "Big Picture": Multiple Assessments of FYS Courses (October 19, 2007)
- Brief #31: CELT Faculty Survey: Addressing Part-Time Faculty Concerns (November 8, 2007)
- Brief #32: The Multi-Institutional Study of Leadership (December 4, 2007)
- Brief #33: The National Study of Living Learning Programs (January 15, 2008)
- Brief #34: What do the data say about study abroad and second language learning? (January 31, 2008)
- Brief #35: Miami Plan Assessment: Creating an Action Plan Grounded by Data (February 15, 2008)
- Brief #36: Reading Habits of Miami Students: Impact of Internet Use and TV Watching (February 29, 2008)
- Brief #37: Student Engagement within an Academic Community (April 15, 2008)
2006-2007 ASSESSMENT BRIEFS
- Brief #19: Announcing a Series of Assessment Luncheons (September 5, 2006)
- Brief #20: Did You Know? Quick Facts About This Year’s Incoming Students (September 25, 2006)
- Brief #21: Assessing Critical Thinking in Foundation Courses (October 11, 2006)
- Brief #22: Miami Plan Assessment/Program Review: Planning for Success (October 25, 2006)
- Brief #23: Faculty and Student Learning Experiences: Similarities and Differences (November 7, 2006)
- Brief #24: A Qualitative Assessment of First-Year Seminars at Miami University (November 27, 2006)
- Brief #25: Assessing Undergraduate Majors: The Outcomes in the Majors Project (January 18, 2007)
- Brief #26: Using Small Assessment Grants for Student and Academic Affairs Assessment (February 13, 2007)
- Brief #27: Assessing Science Majors' Critical Thinking and Research Skills (March 15, 2007)
2005-2006 ASSESSMENT BRIEFS
- Brief #9: Assessment of First Year Seminar Courses: Part One (September 1, 2005)
- Brief #10: Assessment of First Year Seminar Courses: Part Two (September 26, 2005)
- Brief #11: Student Success in College: Creating Conditions that Matter (October 17, 2005)
- Brief #12: The Assessing Critical Thinking Project (November 10, 2005)
- Brief #13: Graduate Students’ Professional Development (December 5, 2005)
- Brief #14: Assessment Activities at Miami University (January 6, 2006)
- Brief #15: Engaging with Other Learners Outside of the Classroom (February 28, 2006)
- Brief #16: Employer Survey of Graduates’ Effectiveness (March 20, 2006)
- Brief #17: Highlights from Two Assessing Critical Thinking Projects (March 30, 2006)
- Brief #18: Data! Data! Data! Using Survey Data for Assessment (April 17, 2006)
2004-2005 ASSESSMENT BRIEFS
- Brief #1: Announcing an Upcoming Series of Assessment Briefs (Introductory Brief) (October 21, 2004)
- Brief #2: Academic Rigor and Challenge at Miami: Students’ Experiences During Their First Year of College (November 1, 2004)
- Brief #3: The Assessment Fellows Project: Critical Thinking Outcomes in Capstone Courses (November 15, 2004)
- Brief #4: Faculty and Student Perceptions of Coursework: Significant Differences (December 3, 2004)
- Brief #5: Incoming Students’ Expectations about College-Level Work (February 11, 2005)
- Brief #6: First Year Students: A Profile of This Year’s Class (March 17, 2005)
- Brief #7: Perceptions of the Climate for Learning at Miami University (April 11, 2005)
- Brief #8: Celebrating Miami! Positive Feedback from Miami University Seniors (April 27, 2005)