Assessment Support
With generous support from the Teagle Foundation and the Lilly Endowment Inc., the Center of Inquiry collaborates with faculty and staff at colleges and universities to build stronger assessment programs. Our goal is to help campuses review and use assessment evidence in a way that is consistent with each campus’s individual mission and distinct culture.
Our Assessment Team and Activities
The Center of Inquiry’s assessment support is led by Kathy Wise, Charles Blaich, and the Teagle Assessment Scholars. The scholars are a group of faculty, deans, researchers, and administrators with diverse assessment experiences. Together, we provide a wide range of support including:
- Helping institutions use assessment evidence they already have—such as data from the National Survey of Student Engagement, the Collegiate Learning Assessment, senior exit interviews, or capstone projects
- Working with faculty and staff to develop and use different kinds of assessment evidence to improve student learning
- Program reviews and reviews of institutional research offices
- Helping institutions prepare for accreditation
- Developing formative assessment plans for strategic, curricular, and program planning
We can offer this support at a very reasonable cost through a variety of mechanisms. Depending on what is most helpful for your institution, we can provide speakers and site visit teams, host retreats and workshops on assessment, and discuss ideas in person or over the phone.
Listen to an interview by Teagle Foundation president, W. Robert Connor, with Center of Inquiry director, Charles Blaich, about the assessment scholars and the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education.
If you wish to speak with someone to find out more about our assessment support, please contact .