1. Louisiana Association of Student Assistance Programs 41 st Annual Conference Re.vu/drbbourke Making Assessment Part of Our Daily Conversations Brian Bourke, Ph.D. Louisiana State University

2. Louisiana Association of Student Assistance Programs 41 st Annual Conference Re.vu/drbbourke Download this PowerPoint Re.vu/drbbourke

3. Louisiana Association of Student Assistance Programs 41 st Annual Conference Re.vu/drbbourke Outline  My Background in Assessment  Why is Talking About Assessment Important?  What is Assessment?  Why Do We Need to Discuss Assessment Daily?  How Can We Realistically Infuse Assessment into Daily Conversations?  Is Talking About Assessment Enough?  What is the End Goal of Making Assessment Part of Our Daily Conversations?  Where Can We Go to Learn More?

4. Louisiana Association of Student Assistance Programs 41 st Annual Conference Re.vu/drbbourke My Background in Assessment

5. Louisiana Association of Student Assistance Programs 41 st Annual Conference Re.vu/drbbourke Why Is Talking About Assessment Important?

6. Louisiana Association of Student Assistance Programs 41 st Annual Conference Re.vu/drbbourke What is Assessment?  “the gathering of information concerning the functioning of students, staff, and institutions of higher education”  (Astin & Antonio, 2012, p.3)  “gathering evidence: gathering data, transforming data so that they can be interpreted, applying analytical techniques, and analyzing data in terms of alternative hypotheses and explanations”  (Lenning, 1988, p. 328) Formal Definitions

7. Louisiana Association of Student Assistance Programs 41 st Annual Conference Re.vu/drbbourke What is Assessment?  All About Asking Questions  Using Systematic Approaches to Answer Questions  Gathering information to answer those questions (Data Collection)  Making sense of the gathered information to answer those questions (Data Analysis)  Making decisions, based on data  Sharing our answers to the questions  Discovering more questions  Having a Common Framework/Language Basic Conceptions

8. Louisiana Association of Student Assistance Programs 41 st Annual Conference Re.vu/drbbourke The Assessment Cycle ObjectivesOutcomes Evaluation Methods Assessment Implementation Results Decisions & Recommendations Department & Purpose

9. Louisiana Association of Student Assistance Programs 41 st Annual Conference Re.vu/drbbourke What Questions Should be Asked?

10. Louisiana Association of Student Assistance Programs 41 st Annual Conference Re.vu/drbbourke Why Discuss Assessment Daily?

11. Louisiana Association of Student Assistance Programs 41 st Annual Conference Re.vu/drbbourke Why Discuss Assessment Daily? Accountability Cost Quality Access Equity Accreditation

12. Louisiana Association of Student Assistance Programs 41 st Annual Conference Re.vu/drbbourke Accountability  Accountability ≠ CYA  Who are we accountable to?  How do we manage accountability?  Accountability > Required Reports

13. Louisiana Association of Student Assistance Programs 41 st Annual Conference Re.vu/drbbourke Quality  How do we demonstrate:  that we’re providing quality services?  that students are getting quality experiences?  that we’re positively affecting student outcomes?

14. Louisiana Association of Student Assistance Programs 41 st Annual Conference Re.vu/drbbourke How Can We Realistically Infuse Assessment into Daily Conversations?  Standing agenda item for meetings  Break down the Assessment Cycle  Where are you?  What needs to be addressed?  Informal conversations about big-picture items  Frame discussions about planning in assessment  “We should look at our intake process to make sure it meets our student and departmental needs” ObjectivesOutcomes Evaluation Methods Assessment Implementation Results Decisions & Recommendations Department & Purpose

15. Louisiana Association of Student Assistance Programs 41 st Annual Conference Re.vu/drbbourke How Can We Realistically Infuse Assessment into Daily Conversations?  Emails  Share tidbits of interesting information within the department and across TRIO units, based on assessment evidence  Marketing campaigns  “Students who participate in Student Support Services are 3X more likely to graduate on time”  Social Media

16. Louisiana Association of Student Assistance Programs 41 st Annual Conference Re.vu/drbbourke Is Talking About Assessment Enough? NO

17. Louisiana Association of Student Assistance Programs 41 st Annual Conference Re.vu/drbbourke The Assessment Cycle Outcomes Evaluation Methods Assessment Implementation Results Decisions & Recommendations Objectives Department & Purpose

18. Louisiana Association of Student Assistance Programs 41 st Annual Conference Re.vu/drbbourke What is the End Goal of Making Assessment Part of Our Daily Conversations? Decisions and Recommendations

19. Louisiana Association of Student Assistance Programs 41 st Annual Conference Re.vu/drbbourke Any Additional Benefits?

20. Louisiana Association of Student Assistance Programs 41 st Annual Conference Re.vu/drbbourke Where Can We Go to Learn More? Books  Assessment for Excellence, 2 nd Edition by Alexander Astin and anthony lising antonio. 2012  Demonstrating Student Success. Marilee Bresciani, Megan Moore Gardner and Jessica Hickmott. 2009  Assessment Reconsidered. Richard Keeling, Andrew Wall, Ric Underhile and Gwendolyn Dungy. 2008  Assessment Essentials. Catherine Palomba and Trudy Banta, 1999.  Assessment Methods for Student Affairs. John Schuh and Associates. 2009

21. Louisiana Association of Student Assistance Programs 41 st Annual Conference Re.vu/drbbourke Where Can We Go to Learn More? Websites  Student Affairs Assessment Leaders  http://studentaffairsassessment.org http://studentaffairsassessment.org  NC State’s Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment  http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/archives/assmt/resource.htm http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/archives/assmt/resource.htm  Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education  http://cas.edu http://cas.edu  Campus Labs  http://campuslabs.com http://campuslabs.com

22. Louisiana Association of Student Assistance Programs 41 st Annual Conference Re.vu/drbbourke Where Can We Go to Learn More? Other  Assessment in Action  http://studentaffairs.rutgers.edu/Media/magazine http://studentaffairs.rutgers.edu/Media/magazine  Research and Practice in Action  http://www.rpajournal.com/ http://www.rpajournal.com/  ACPA’s ASK Standards  http://www.ohio.edu/studentaffairs/assessment/upload/ACPA- ASK-Brochure-1.pdf http://www.ohio.edu/studentaffairs/assessment/upload/ACPA- ASK-Brochure-1.pdf  NASPA’s Assessment, Evaluation and Research Knowledge Community  http://www.naspa.org/kc/saaer/default.cfm http://www.naspa.org/kc/saaer/default.cfm  Social Media  Twitter  #saassess  #assessment

23. Louisiana Association of Student Assistance Programs 41 st Annual Conference Re.vu/drbbourke Where Can We Go to Learn More? Brian Bourke, Ph.D. Louisiana State University bbourke@lsu.edu @drbbourke http://re.vu/drbbourke