Primary Research Group Inc. has published the Survey of Best Practices in Student Assessment 2025, ISBN 979-8-88517-251-6
This study looks closely at how college and university assessment offices are evaluating educational results at their institutions. It gives detailed operational data on assessment office salaries, budgets and priorities, as well as comprehensive information on use of standardized tests for writing, mathematics, library and technology skills, use of rubrics and curriculum maps and much more. The study also covers use of and impact of generative artificial intelligence on assessment efforts, with data on extent of use of ChatGPT, Gemini and other programs.
The study also presents exhaustive data and commentary on use of special preparatory and competency based courses, as well as the role of faculty and other academic and administrative departments in the assessment effort. In open ended questions, survey participants discuss their main issues, challenges and successes.
Just a few of this 134-page report’s many findings are that:
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About 54% of respondents noted that rubric usage was either “Pervasive and required” (19.05%) or “Pervasive but not required” (34.92%).
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Survey respondents in the largest colleges in the sample reported using ChatGPT a mean of nearly 2.5 hours in the past week.
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About 39% of private colleges in the sample accepted placement test results from previously attended colleges of transfer students.
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25% of chief assessment officer of colleges with fewer than 3,2000 students earned more than $135,000 annually.
The data is based on responses from 63 colleges and universities; data is broken out by size, type, public/private status and tuition level of the institutions, to enable easier benchmarking.
A PDF edition of this report is currently available directly from Primary Research Group for $129.00 ; a print version will be available on September 7th, 2024, and can be ordered now. Site licenses are also available. For a table of contents, the questionnaire and an excerpt – view the product page at: https://www.primaryresearch.com/AddCart.aspx?ReportID=812
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