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Collection Summary
Identifier
UA 21
Title
Academic Evaluation and Assessment Office Records
Creator
Academic Evaluation and Assessment Office, South Dakota State University
Dates
1943, 1992-2014, undated
Extent
2.0 linear feet (2 record boxes)
Language
English
Repository
South Dakota State University Archives and Special Collections, Hilton M. Briggs Library, Brookings, South Dakota.
Access note
This collection is open to researchers without restrictions. The materials in the Archives do not circulate and may be used in-house only.
Preferred Citation
Name of item . Academic Evaluation and Assessment Office Records, UA 21. South Dakota State University Archives and Special Collections, Hilton M. Briggs Library, Brookings, South Dakota.
Abstract
The Academic Evaluation and Assessment office coordinates several areas of assessment and provides various testing services to the university students and community. The collection is composed of reports produced by the Academic Evaluation and Assessment Office as a result of educational tests and measurements made by the office. Also included is material related to academic proficiency of students, entering student profiles and placement examinations.
Historical Note
The Academic Evaluation and Assessment Office reports to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Office and is staffed by a full-time director and four support staff. This office coordinates several areas of assessment and provides various testing services to the university students and community.
Student assessment begins with the collection of data at the freshman level. ACT Assessment or COMPASS scores direct mathematics and English placement. The Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP), a national longitudinal study, gathers basic data on first year students.
Assessment continues at mid-level with department staff administering the proficiency (CAAP) examination. This examination, required by the State Board of Regents, evaluates students in the areas of writing, mathematics, reading, and science reasoning.
This office also collects departmental assessment plans. Each term, following the graduating seniors' exit evaluations, departments forward summary data for those graduating students to the Academic Evaluation and Assessment Office which records and maintains the data.
The Director serves as a consultant for departmental assessment across campus. Continuing student and alumni surveys are conducted periodically.
Additional services include: providing a testing center for ACT, CLEP, MCAT, and other national assessments; proctoring tests for SDSU and non-SDSU students; managing the proficiency testing as directed by the Board of Regents; scoring tests and providing statistical results for campus faculty; designing surveys; consulting; and processing instructor evaluation forms.
Contents Note
This collection is composed of reports produced by the Academic Evaluation and Assessment Office as a result of educational tests and measurements made by the office. Also included is material related to academic proficiency of students, entering student profiles and placement examinations.
Key Words
- South Dakota State University. Academic Evaluation and Assessment
- South Dakota State University – Students
- Educational tests and measurements – South Dakota – Brookings
- Academic achievement – South Dakota – Brookings
- Educational Evaluation – South Dakota -- Brookings
Access
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to researchers without restrictions. The materials in the Archives do not circulate and may be used in-house only.
Researchers conducting extensive research are asked to make an advance appointment to access archival material. Please call or e-mail prior to visiting the collection and indicate as much detail as possible about a particular topic and intended use.
Physical Access
South Dakota State University supports access to the materials, published and unpublished, in its collections. Nonetheless, access to some items may be restricted as a result of their fragile condition or by contractual agreements with donors.
Copyright note
Copyright restrictions apply in different ways to different materials. Many of the documents and other historical materials in the Archives are in the public domain and may be reproduced and used in any way. There are other materials in the Archive carrying a copyright interest and must be used according to the provisions of Title 17 of the U.S. Code. The Archive issues a warning concerning copyright restrictions to every researcher who requests copies of documents. Although the copyright law is under constant redefinition in the courts, it is ultimately the responsibility of the researcher to properly use copyrighted material.
Box | Folder | Description | Date(s) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Academic standing of first-year students | 1993-1994, 1996-1997 |
1 | 2 | Alumni survey | 1993-1994 |
1 | 3 | Annual report of the Department of Educational Research and Measurement | 1943 |
1 | 4 | Bush Academy Photographs | undated |
1 | 5 | Bush Faculty Development Conference Brochure | 2000 |
1 | 6 | Bush Faculty Development Program Evaluation Report | 1993 |
1 | 7 | Bush Faculty Development Program Summer Learning Academies Pamphlet | 2001 |
1 | 8 | Bush Faculty Development Program Campus Assessment Surveys | 1991-1996 |
1 | 9 | Bush Faculty Development Program Report: Faculty Evolution, Teaching and Learning Needs for the 21st Century | 1998 |
1 | 10 | Bush Faculty Development Program Award Notification | 1995-1999 |
1 | 11 | Bush Faculty Development Program Conferences and Events | 2001-2004 |
1 | 12 | Bush Faculty Development Program Report: Faculty Evolution, Teaching and Learning Needs for the 21st Century | 2000 |
1 | 13 | Bush Faculty Development Program Report: Faculty Evolution, Teaching and Learning Needs for the 21st Century | 2001 |
1 | 14 | Bush Faculty Development Program Report: Faculty Evolution, Teaching and Learning Needs for the 21st Century | 2001 |
1 | 15 | Bush Faculty Development Program Reports from Travel and Mini-Grant Recipients | 2001-2002 |
1 | 16 | Bush Faculty Development Program Site Visit | 1997 |
1 | 17 | Bush Faculty Development Program Proposal: Energizing a Community of Learnings | 2001-2002 |
1 | 18 | Collegiate assessment of academic proficiency of seniors | 1992-1993 |
1 | 19 | Continuing Student survey | 1993-1994 |
1 | 20 | Credit by examination at SDSU | 1992 |
1 | 21 | Credit for what you know | undated |
1 | 22 | Entering student profile | 1993-1994, 1996-1997 |
1 | 23 | Entering Student Profile South Dakota State University Freshmen | 2000-2002 |
1 | 24 | National Survey of Engagement | 2003-2004 |
1 | 25 | Entering Student Profile South Dakota State University Freshmen | 2003-2004 |
1 | 26 | Newsletter | 1999-2001 |
1 | 27 | Pamphlet | 2000 |
1 | 28 | Placement changes - English and mathematics | 2005 |
1 | 29 | Planning for integration and assessing information technology literacy | 1999 |
1 | 30 | Proficiency report | 2001-2002, 2005-2006 |
1 | 31 | SDSU ACT Class Profile | 1999-2000 |
1 | 32 | South Dakota State University Faculty Profile Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) Faculty Survey | 1999, 2004-2005 |
1 | 33 | Student International and Multicultural Experience Log | 1999-2001 |
1 | 34 | Student proficiency examination; Spring 1996 pilot program preliminary results | 1996-1997 |
1 | 35 | Student retention and graduation rates | 1993-1994 |
1 | 36 | Student satisfaction with SDSU facilities and services | 1998, 2000 |
1 | 37 | Student Success at Mid-Program Summary of Assessments | 1999 |
1 | 38 | Student Success at Mid-Program Summary of Assessments | 1999-2000 |
1 | 39 | Student Success Summary of Assessments | 2007-2008 |
1 | 40 | Survey of recent alumni: Summative report | 2000 |
1 | 41 | Technology Training Team Presents Opportunities for Learning New Technologies | 2000 |
1 | 42 | Title III Activity Directors Meeting | 1995-2005 |
1 | 43 | Title III Development Grant | 2002 |
1 | 44 | Title III Development Project Planning Proposal | 2001-2002 |
1 | 45 | Title III Development Grant Proposal - not funded | 2003 |
1 | 46 | Entering Student Profile South Dakota State University Freshmen | 2005-2006 |
1 | 47 | South Dakota State University Faculty Profile Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) Faculty Survey | 2007-2008 |
1 | 48 | Student Success at Mid-Program | 2000-2001 |
2 | 1 | Title III Activities 1-4 | 1995-2000 |
2 | 2 | Title III Evaluation and Report Year 1 | 1996 |
2 | 3 | Title III Evaluation and Report Year 2 | 1997 |
2 | 4 | Title III Evaluation and Report Year 3 | 1998 |
2 | 5 | Title III Focus Groups | 1999 |
2 | 6 | Title III Grantee Survey | 1997 |
2 | 7 | Tittle III Policies and Procedures Manual | 1996 |
2 | 8 | Title III Evaluation and Report Year 4 | 1999 |
2 | 9 | Title III Final Performance Report: 1995-2000 | 2000 |
2 | 10 | Title III Project Coordinator: Correspondence | 1998 |
2 | 11 | Title III Project Eligibility | 1995, 2002-2003 |
2 | 12 | Title III Project Contributions | 1996-1999 |
2 | 13 | Title III Student and Faculty Survey (Electronic files: 2 floppy disks) | 1996-1998 |
2 | 14 | Title III Development Grant Application (1 of 2) | 1995 |
2 | 15 | Title III Development Grant Application (2 of 2) | 1995 |
2 | 16 | Title III Development Grant Application Planning Proposal | 1994 |
2 | 17 | Title III Project Fact Sheets | 1996-1998 |
2 | 18 | Support Center Annual Report: New Department Planning, Decision, Support, and Assessment | 2014 |
2 | 19 | Brochure | 1994-2000 |
2 | 20 | Entering Student Profile SDSU | 2000 |
2 | 21 | Student Success at Mid-Program Summary of Assessments | 2000-2001 |
2 | 22 | Student Success at Mid-Program Summary of Assessments | 2001-2002 |
2 | 23 | Student Success at Mid-Program Summary of Assessments | 2002-2003 |
2 | 24 | Student Success at Mid-Program Summary of Assessments | 2003-2004 |
2 | 25 | Student Success at Mid-Program Summary of Assessments | 2004-2005 |
2 | 26 | Student Success at Mid-Program Summary of Assessments | 2005-2006 |
2 | 27 | Student Success at Mid-Program Summary of Assessments | 2006-2007 |
2 | 28 | Entering Student Profile South Dakota State University Freshmen | 2007 |