Representatives from eight Wabash National Study institutions, along with Teagle Assessment Scholars and Center of Inquiry staff, met together at the Center of Inquiry March 13–15 to discuss Wabash National Study data and to develop a plan for pursuing qualitative assessment on campuses. The eight institutions included Alma College, Columbia College (SC), Connecticut College, Hope College, the University of Kentucky, the University of Notre Dame, Wabash College, and Whittier College.
Institutional teams worked on developing a plan for pursuing qualitative efforts on their campuses in order to better understand specific areas of Wabash National Study data, with the goal of using the information to make changes that will improve student learning.
Lee Cuba (Wellesley College), Kyle Long (Wabash College), and Carol Trosset (Hampshire College) gave presentations on moving from quantitative results to qualitative work, such as the use of focus-group student interviews.
Teagle Scholars Michael Reder, Paul Sotherland, and Scott VanderStoep and Center of Inquiry staff facilitated institutional team discussion about developing qualitative approaches for individual campuses.
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