EIU Office of Student Affairs Assessment

Sharing Assessment Results 

 “Data is meaningless if it’s collected and then sits on the shelf, or in cyberspace.  It’s disrespectful of the time students gave to take our [assessments], and of our own time in developing them.  You must be willing to engage in the effort to analyze the data and use it to create insight.” – Kathy Woughter, Vice President for Student Affairs, Alfred University (NY)

Steps for Sharing Assessment Results (Schuh & Associates, 2009)

1. Identify the audience – who needs this information?  Who wants this information?
2. Develop appropriate formats – how would they best digest information?
3. Identify the components – what key pieces of information do they need?
4. Identify recommendations for practice – so what, include action steps on what needs to happen based on the information presented.

Sharing Assessment Creatively

There are several ways you can share your assessment results, a few are as follows:

1. Assessment Newsletters
2. PR campaigns/posters
3. Websites
4. Oral presentations (formal or informal)
5. Brochures
6. Facebook, Twitter, e-mail

Template for Sharing Results

Use this template to create an assessment report

Example of a completed assessment report