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Quantitative Assessment Tools

Liberal Arts Education Outcomes: Using Existing Data

Teagle Foundation’s Compendium of Assessment Instruments for College and Universities

For each of the following assessment instruments you will find a summary that describes its highlights, its uses, and its utility for assessing the liberal arts outcomes defined by the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education. You will also find links to more detailed information.

California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory/Skills Test (CCTDI/CCTST)
College Student Experiences/Expectations Questionnaires (CSXQ/CSEQ)
College Student Survey (CSS)
Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP)
   (reading, writing, mathematics, science, and critical thinking)
Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (FSSE)
Freshman Student Survey Tool (CIRP)
HERI Faculty Survey (HERI)
Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI)
Measure of Moral Orientation (MMO)
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)
Need for Cognition Scale (NCS)
Socially Responsible Leadership Scale (SRLS)
Your First College Year (YFCY)