How Institutions Use NSSE
Faculty, staff and others can use NSSE results almost immediately to improve the quality of the undergraduate experience, and each year, more campuses use their NSSE data in innovative ways. The following resources include a variety of institutional uses and interventions based on engagement results:
Lessons from the Field
The Lessons from the Field series serves as a repository of practical ideas for NSSE institutions to improve evidence-based assessment and improvement initiatives. Using NSSE to Assess and Improve Undergraduate Education: Lessons from the Field - Volume 1 , and the recently released, Moving from Data to Action: Lessons from the Field - Volume 2 , capture the growing body of collective wisdom and emerging lessons about the use of student engagement results to improve educational quality. These accounts serve as instructive and inspirational examples for institutions seeking to enhance undergraduate teaching and learning.
Search Tool for Examples of NSSE, FSSE, and BCSSE Data Use
All institution examples highlighted in NSSE publications are in a searchable database. Search the more than 500 examples of NSSE use by keyword, institution name, Carnegie classification, and by topic such as accreditation, general education assessment, retention, or advising.
Using NSSE Data – Report Versions
Short examples of institution use are featured in "Using NSSE Data," a section within the Institutional Report and the NSSE's Annual Results.
Compilations of Institution Examples by Topic
The collective experience of participating NSSE schools organized by a range of topics, including NSSE Use in Student Affairs, NSSE Use Among AASCU Institutions, and Assessing the First-Year Experience.
Institution Web Site Displays
Many colleges and universities have posted NSSEresults on their Web sites. The Web site examples presented here go a step further by displaying NSSE results in institutionally modified, accessible formats designed for different audiences.
Sample Campus Reports and Print Materials
View sample campus reports, including strategic plans featuring NSSE results, an assessment brief highlighting NSSE data, and an example of NSSE use in an alumni publication.
We are always looking for fresh institutional examples of NSSE use. Please share your story about NSSE use, your institutional report, or assessment brief. Contact Kathy Anderson for more information.