Using Effect Size to Assist in NSSE Reporting
Abstract The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) provides participating schools an Institutional Report that includes (among many documents) mean comparisons, frequency distributions, and...
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Abstract Seniors’ writing skills were assessed in 1998 at a medium-sized public university. Blind scoring, a standard scoring guide, and trained graders were used. Curricular writing emphasis was...
View ArticlePeer Review and Organizational Learning: Improving the Assessment of Student...
Abstract Virginia’s assessment of student learning outcomes has been lauded by national organizations for its respect of institutional autonomy while providing meaningful information on student...
View ArticleSolutions for Missing Data in Structural Equation Modeling
Abstract Many times in both educational and social science research it is impossible to collect data that is complete. When administering a survey, for example, people may answer some questions and not...
View ArticleComments from the Editor
This release of the first issue of Research & Practice in Assessment marks a new era in assessment related scholarship. The Board of the Virginia Assessment Group (VAG) and the Board of Editors of...
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