SEAHO Report - Winter 2022 - 21

FEATURE ARTICLES
TOOLS/TECHNIQUES TO TRY OUT:
participation, and demonstrate either effectiveness
and/or ineffectiveness (Schuh, 2009; Brady & Kennedy,
2019). Many of our departments' assessment
philosophies emphasize the strong framework
assessment provides by affirming the impact of our
work, how we make decisions, the direction we steer
the department, and how we guide student success.
Empirical data is all around us. In our roles, we
Click each to learn more!
▪3-2-1
▪5 Whys
▪Quotation Summaries
▪Qualtrics Survey
Click each to learn more!
* 3-2-1
* 5 Whys
* Quotation Summaries
* Qualtrics Survey
▪Stop, Start,
Continue, and Contemplate/Change
▪SWOT Analysis
▪ACUHO-I's Self-Assessment Guide for
Housing Department
▪Focus Groups
* Focus Groups
learn from our students, peers, leadership, and
beyond. Many of us are likely contributing to some
part of the assessment cycle, whether we realize it or
not. One can explore and gather information from
common housing centered data resources including:
Beginning College Survey (BCSSE), National Survey for
Student Engagement (NSSE), the ACUHOI's
Campus Housing Index (CHI. Additionally, one can
use institutional and departmental data resources such
as: the Office of Institutional Research (or similar named unit), Skyfactor's (formerly known as
EBI) Resident Assessment, staff performance evaluations, program report software collection
(eRezLife, Roompact), student surveys (Qualtrics, Survey Monkey), assignments software
(i.e., StarRez, RMS/Mecury, Adirondack), and case management software (i.e., Maxient Student
Conduct Software, Archivum). Think about the responsibilities your role touches and in what
capacity are you part of the following assessment cycle: developing learning outcomes,
selecting appropriate assessment tools, training/teaching staff about those assessment tools,
collecting data, analyzing data, data interpretation, storytelling, and/or utilizing the results to
inform decisions.
* Stop, Start,
Continue, and Contemplate/Change
* SWOT Analysis
* ACUHO-I's Self-Assessment Guide
for Housing Department
Is It Necessary?
You may be asking, " Why would my department need an assessment committee? " If you
have ever engaged in the world of assessment, you know first-hand one thing: it is a
lot. Plus, you are missing key voices when various players and stakeholders are not
appropriately included in the process. A dedicated team of professionals engaged in
assessment work can evaluate and provide more extensive feedback on departmental strategic
planning/effectiveness. Once trained and competent, an assessment committee can serve
as the consultants to other departmental workgroups on effective assessment approaches,
tools, and resource gathering. Assessment in our field is becoming a norm, and often employers
are searching for professionals with hands-on experience tackling assessment work from start
to finish. An assessment committee can very well accomplish two goals at once: offering
professional development and informing departmental practice.
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