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Northwest Missouri State University

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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
ETS Proficiency 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, MFT, 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