Mission

Testing, Evaluation, and Research Services are dedicated to providing fair, secure, and professional testing and assessment services to students, faculty, and administrators. These services support:

• Student demonstration of subject mastery through testing to meet University requirements.
• Community demonstration of subject mastery through external, high stakes tests.
• We adhere to NCTA Professional Standards and Guidelines.
• Our unit adheres to the continuous improvement model and participates in regular assessment efforts.
• Faculty member access to machine scoring of exams.
• Student feedback to administrators and faculty about instructor performance in the classroom.
• Faculty and administrator education regarding best practices in testing.

 

Services Available

Testing

• Placement exams for course selection.
• Credit by examination.
• Test-out options for general education.
• National tests including the GRE, Praxis, LSAT, and TOEFL.

Student Evaluation of Teaching

• Helping faculty document their performance.
• Providing reports for committees and administrators.
• Informing student decisions about course registration.

Research and Faculty Exam Scoring

• Helping faculty reduce the scoring load in large courses.
• Providing assistance in test item improvement.
• Conducting an ongoing assessment of the office.
• Managing large scale university assessments such as the NSSE, FSSE, or CIRP.