CIRP works with a broad range of institutions–small, large, private, public–but despite these differences, many schools share the same challenge–and that’s to get students to respond to surveys. Even schools that have good response rates, want better ones. With good …
Previously, when I have written about how to have a successful survey administration, I’ve focused on what can be done before and during an administration in order to ensure the best possible data. Now that many of you have your …
John’s favorite survey might be the YFCY, but I confess I love the Faculty Survey (I know I can’t be the only one!) I used it at all the institutions I worked at, and always found it a helpful source …
With four student surveys and one faculty survey, it’s hard to have a favorite. It’s not quite as bad as “which child is your favorite,” but still, it’s a difficult choice. That said, I really like the “Your First College …
I am just back from an exhilarating month at the AIR Annual Forum, the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE), and the NASPA Assessment and Persistence Conference. Besides the obvious sharing of our work, conferences …
Many campuses invest a lot in survey research. Besides the costs of participating, staff spends considerable time analyzing, reporting and discussing survey results. We hear frequently from users about how important it is to ensure the information you receive from …
Over the past week, I was at back-to-back annual conferences for regional accrediting bodies. Even for someone who truly enjoys talking about assessing student learning and how to best provide evidence that your institution is meeting the institutional goals it …
HERI will have seven presentations this year at AERA, New Orleans. In addition, there will be ten presentations from researchers who were granted access to CIRP data through our data access proposal process. In total, five of the presentations will …
The following is taken from my statement to the U.S. Department of Education’s National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity on February 3, 2010. About a dozen years ago I was appointed to a committee to write sections of …
November 13-16, 2010 Outcomes in College:Assessing the impact of programs and practices John H. Pryor, Monday November 15, 11:35-12:30 This presentation will examine data from a national administration of the Cooperative Institutional Research Program’s (CIRP) three student surveys. Using …