Institutional Effectiveness & Assessment
The Office of Effectiveness & Assessment at ETSU is involved in a number of interrelated initiatives, including:
- Management of the Institutional Effectiveness process as defined by the Southern Association
of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC);
- Oversite of ETSU's participation in the Tennessee Higher Education Commission's Quality
Assurance Funding program, which includes:
- General Education assessment via the California Critical Thinking Skills Test (CCTST);
- Major Field Assessment (more commonly referred to as Major Field Test, or MFT);
- Academic Program Evaluation through Accreditation, Program Review, or Academic Audit;
- Institutional Satisfaction Studies involving students (via the National Survey of
Student Engagement, or NSSE), faculty (via the faculty Survey of Student Engagement,
or FSSE), and alumni (using the Performance Enhancement Group (PEG)) Alumni Study
survey; and
- Student Equity Standard initiatives to better serve the needs of this population
- General Education assessment via the California Critical Thinking Skills Test (CCTST);
- Administration of the Student Assessment of Instruction (SAI) via Course Evaluations
& Surveys (formerly EvaluationKit) by Watermark; and
- TracDat system administration.
Quality Assurance Funding Data and Reports are now located at the left navigation tab under Assessment Data and Resources.
Student Achievement Goals and Outcomes
The Office of Effectiveness & Assessment at ETSU consists of:
- Cheri Clavier, Director
- Megan Miller, Assessment Coordinator
- Katalin Hajnal, Office Coordinator
For general inquiries, you may contact us at assessment@etsu.edu.