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Northwest Missouri State University

Assessment Timeline

Overall University

Instrument

Type of Instrument

Time Given

Course evaluations Departmental survey End of each course

Freshman

Instrument

Type of Instrument

Time Given

Writing challenge Placement exam SOAR (by student request)
Higher Educational Research Institute - Cooperative Institutional Research Program National survey Advantage week
Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory National survey Freshman seminar
National Survey of Student Engagement National (web) survey Spring trimester (random selection, not all students)

Sophomore

Instrument

Type of Instrument

Time Given

C-BASE exam Standardized test Before 45 hours - required for entry to teacher education programs

Junior

Instrument

Type of Instrument

Time Given

Academic Profile Standardized test - general education Classification change (60 hours - rising Juniors)
Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory or Junior Class Survey National survey or local survey Trimester after the Academic Profile

Senior

Instrument

Type of Instrument

Time Given

National Survey of Student Engagement National (web) survey Spring trimester (random selection, not all students)
PRAXIS II Exams Licensure exam (by major certification area) Required for teaching certification
Major Field Tests (ACAT, MFAT, etc.) National test - if required in major Linked to courses in major

Graduates

Instrument

Type of Instrument

Time Given

ACT Alumni Outcomes Survey  National survey Three years after graduation