Past Grant Projects

2023 WSU Program Assessment Grant Projects

The 2023 projects are in progress. Their reports will be available in Winter 2025.

Unit	Project title and description	Collaborating colleagues
College of Education Initial and advanced certification programs in Teacher Education and Administrative/Organizational Studies	*Validity and Reliability: Improving Assessment Data Outcomes* To address specialized accreditation requirements, the initial and advanced certification programs will (1) develop and implement a content validity evaluation process for rubrics and key course-based assignments used for learning outcomes assessment, (2) implement interrater reliability training on the rubrics for faculty and teacher supervisors, and (3) create videos to support onboarding and annual training.	Tami Augustine, Kathryn Roberts, Carla Harting
College of Nursing	*Assessment of a Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education (GCNE) Program* To build a sustainable, more robust assessment portfolio that elicits students’ and graduate perspectives on their preparation for teaching nursing and on the quality of clinical sites, faculty will develop and implement (1) an exit survey for graduating students, (2) a post-certification exam survey, (3) revised evaluation form for preceptors and clinical sites that incorporate their program learning outcomes, and (4) data sets to certification and employment rates to compare WSU program performance with other institutions’ nursing education programs.	Sally Villaseñor, Nicole Wheeler, Leanne Nantais-Smith, Elizabeth McQuillen

2022 WSU Program Assessment Grant Projects

For a summary of the 2022 cohort's project goals, activities, and impact, please watch their brief videos (2-15 minutes each, below) or read their final report:

Analysis of MPH Program Competencies - Preparation for CEPH Reaccreditation (Master of Public Health)
Calibrating the Sociology Assessment Exam to Program Learning Outcomes (Sociology)
"Guiding" Undergraduate Students to Improve Academic Writing in the Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice (Criminology & Criminal Justice)
Measuring Student Belonging, Engagement and Community in FIGs (Academic Student Affairs and Office of the Provost)
Master of Library and Information Science: Assessmesnt Synthesis Data Tool (Information Science)
Development of Online Assessment Platform for Applied Music Instruction (Music)

Sociology's 2022 assessment grant presentation video — Sociology's 2022
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Master of Public Health 2022 assessment grant video — Master of Public Health 2022
assessment grant video (4:16)

Criminology & Criminal Justice 2022
assessment grant video (1:23)

First-year Interest Groups/LC 2022 assessment grant video — First-year Interest Groups/LCs 2022
assessment grant video (4:55)

2022 Music's assessment grant presentation video — Music's 2022 assessment
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2021 WSU Program Assessment Grant Projects

For a summary of the 2021 cohort's project goals, activities, and impact, watch the grant panel video:

or read the projects' final reports:

2021 report cover image — 2021 Assessment Grant Reports

Plan for Assessment and Evaluation of Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice within a Doctor of Pharmacy Program (Pharmacy Practice)
BSW Capstone Assessment (Social Work)
Impact of Schwartz's Portrait Value Questionnaire and Computer-based Assessment of Personal Characteristics scores on Physical Therapy Program Learning Outcomes: A Pilot Study to Identify at Risk Students (Doctor of Physical Therapy)

2020 WSU Program Assessment Grant Projects

For a summary of the 2020 cohort's project goals, activities, and impact, read the projects' final reports.

2020 assessment grant report cover — 2020 Assessment Grant Reports

Using Feedback-Informed Therapy to Strengthen Program Assessment at CAPS (Counseling and Psychological Services): A Pilot Study
Un Arroz Con Pollo: Assessing Mixed and Multidisciplinary Learning Modalities in an Ethnic Studies Curriculum (Latino/a & Latin American Studies)
Bone Saw Skill Assessment in Clinical Practice (Pathologists' Assistant)
Building and Assessing DEI Knowledge in Career Services

2019 WSU Program Assessment Grant Projects

Watch the 2019 grant recipients' panel or read the projects' final reports to learn about their completed projects.

2019 Assessment Grants Reports — 2019 Assessment Grant Reports

APEX Program Assessment Using the Council for the Advancement of Standards (CAS) in Higher Education
Assessing Clinical Judgment and Critical Thinking through the Nursing Undergraduate Curriculum
Assessing Skills Development and Knowledge Retention Among Honors College Students: Comparing Freshman-Level
Curricular Outcomes
Clicking to Assessment Success: Formative Assessment in Law
Composition Learning Community: How LC Participation During BC and ICN Courses Impacts Students' Academic Success

2018 WSU Program Assessment Grant Projects

Watch the 2018 grant recipients' panel or read the projects' final reports to learn about their completed projects.

2018 assessment grant final report cover — 2018 Assessment Grant Reports

Exit Survey for Chemistry Undergraduates
Getting More Specific: Engaging Stakeholders to Move from Competencies to Learning Outcomes (Social Work)
Who is Assessing the Assessments: Improving Student Learning Outcomes for Communication Studies
Development and Implementation of a New Capstone Course with Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) Prior to Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences in a Pharm.D. Program
Interprofessional Collaboration Assessment of Physical Therapy Students in their Final Clinical Experiences
HIS 1001 Defining What It Means to "Think Historically"
Wayne State University Writing Center Tutees: Who Uses the Center, Who Does Not, and How Does Use Impact Students' Academic Success?