Data Audit and Analysis Toolkit To Support Assessment of the First College Year
| Title: | Data Audit and Analysis Toolkit To Support Assessment of the First College Year |
| Author: | Paulson, Karen Siegel, Mike |
| Date: | 2003 |
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| Price: | $ 50.00 |
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| Description: |
 The Data Audit and Analysis Toolkit is intended to help those responsible for planning and implementing first-year programs and services better understand the student experience during this critical period.The idea for the Toolkit grew out of a strong conviction that colleges and universities typically “don’t know what they know” about the first year of college. Most institutions have a lot of data about first year students. But these data are frequently collected by different offices for different purposes and are not usually harnessed in meaningful ways by faculty and staff to paint a comprehensive picture of what is happening to first year students. The Toolkit provides a process by which institutions can identify and use information resources to enhance the experiences and outcomes of first-year students. All colleges and universities should consider conducting a data audit with regard to the first year of college in order to accurately assess the implementation and impact of the first year on students, faculty, and staff. If an institution chooses, data audits can be expanded to include the entire institution and data about students at all levels. The Data Audit and Analysis Project was a joint effort of the Policy Center on the First Year of College, located at Brevard College, NC, and NCHEMS, and was generously supported by grants from The Atlantic Philanthropies and The Pew Charitable Trusts. The Toolkit includes: The Technical Manual: designed for use by technical personnel who will be conducting the data audit and associated analyses; administrators who want more in-depth information about the data audit may also be interested in this document. The Administrative Rationale: designed for administrators who need to know the basic premise and general overview of the data audit process in order to champion it on campus. A CD-ROM which contains the complete Technical Manual, including all data element lists and the standard reporting templates for the Data Audit and Analysis. A 3-ring binder containing the manuals and the CD-ROM. The Technical Manual is presented in a 3-ring binder to enable the standard templates to be easily copied and used. |