Learning Outcomes Studies Educational Research and Evaluation
Since 1976, the Alverno College Educational Research and Evaluation Office (ERE) has been conducting ongoing research on student learning outcomes. ERE began tracking entire classes of students, from entry to graduation and up to five years after college. Alverno College studies continue to examine relationships among teaching, learning and assessment in general education and across different major fields, investigating deep and durable learning, development and performances.
- Go to Educational Research and Evaluation at Alverno College for more on Alverno’s learning outcomes studies, its ERE office, its approaches to program and institutional assessment, and links to related sites in higher education.
- Alverno College also has begun collecting data on its student perceptions through participation in NSSE — the National Survey of Student Engagement. Alverno's Academic Affairs office and ERE have collaborated to assist faculty and staff to use NSSE data for improving student learning. This report (pdf) reviews our data and helps prospective students and their families use NSSE results to choose a college and learn about new strategies faculty have designed to foster even more student engagement.
- You may direct queries to ere@alverno.edu. If you are interested in receiving a publications catalogue or inquiring about free reprints, please include your name, address and telephone number.
- Learning That Lasts: Integrating Learning, Development, and Performance in College and Beyond, published by Jossey-Bass in 2000, integrates Alverno’s learning outcomes studies and analyzes what kind of educational practices foster durable learning. For more information about this work, go to the Learning That Lasts Web site.
- For more information on assessment in Alverno’s
educational practices, go to Alverno's page on Student
Assessment-as-Learning.
- The Alverno College Institute for Educational Outreach also provides a resource for those interested in the College’s practices and its outreach to higher education.
