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DSA Assessment Tools*

• Expanding the OKR Framework in the Division of Student Affairs (.pdf)
• Objective and Key Results Guide Sheet (.pdf)
• Assess your OKR Here (.pdf)
• Open and close your OKR loops with this OKR form (link)

* All participating DSA staff members must complete at least two loop-closing OKRs each semester.

Advancing Assessment: As-needed Presentations

Schedule department-specific professional development presentations:
(Send requests to m.l.king@usm.edu)

No Time? That's ok. The presentation visual aids are provided below in PDF form:

• Assessment Ethics Overview (.pdf)
• Intro to Evidence (.pdf)
• Outcome Statements 2.0 (.pdf)
• Focus Groups Interviews (.pdf)
• Survey Design and Administration (.pdf)
• Alternative Assessment Methods (.pdf)
• Quantitative Data 101: A Refresher (.pdf)
• Closing the Loop (.pdf)
• Closing the Loop Rubric (.pdf)

Assessment Texts and Digital Resources:

• Bresciani et al. (2009). Demonstrating student success: A practical guide to outcomes-based assessment of learning and development in student affairs. Stylus Publishing, Sterling, VA.
• Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (2015). CAS professional standards for higher education (9th ed.). Washington, DC. (link)
• *Henning, G. W. & Roberts, D. (2016). Student affairs assessment: Theory to practice. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing.
• Keeling. et al. (2004). Learning Reconsidered: A campus-wide focus on the student experience. (link)
• *Keeling, et al. (2006). Learning Reconsidered 2: A practical guide to implementing a campus-wide focus on the student experience. (link)
• Kuh, G. D. et al. (2015). Using evidence of student learning to improve higher education. Jossey-Bass, San Fransisco, CA.
• *Schuh, J. H., et al. (2009). Assessment Methods for Student Affairs. Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA.
• The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges Website (link)
• Sukie (2009). Assessing student learning: A common sense guide.
• Yousey-Elsener (2013). Assessment fundamentals: The ABC’s of assessment

*denotes suggested resources for first-timers or for those looking for refreshers.