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Howard McKee
ASSESSMENT, EVALUATION, AND RESEARCH 2
The Assessment, Evaluation and Research competency focuses on the ways to design and
conduct different methods of gathering data. The competency also describes ways of using the
results as they relate to ethics and politics. The second section of the competency is
data with appropriate confidentiality and deference to organizational hierarchies” (ACPA &
NASPA, 2016, p. 13). For my first artifact the residence life graduate students worked on an
assessment of the front desk utilization by five residence halls last year. Our data supported
making a change at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls from supporting postal package
delivery at every residence hall to consolidating this into one centralized location on campus.
This change will be implemented during the 2019-2020 school year. The fourth section of the
competency is Methodology, Data Collection and Data Analysis. I am working through the
foundational level of being able to “differentiate among methods for assessment, program
review, evaluation, planning, and research” (ACPA & NASPA, 2016, p. 15). Having gone
through our Assessment course last semester, I learned the different styles and methods.
However, I am still working on incorporating them into my everyday work, such as reviewing
the programs Hall Council has sponsored. I am also at the foundational level of another part of
the fourth section, which will enable me to “facilitate data collection for system/department-wide
assessment and evaluation efforts using current technology and methods” (ACPA & NASPA,
2016, p. 15). In my second artifact, which is my proposal for my capstone, I researched different
ways institutions are handling the increase in the number of mental health disorders being
reported by students. Over the course of next semester, I plan to work with members of the
Department of Residence Life to examine how I can implement more programming that is
I recognize there are still many parts of this competency I am working on to reach the
foundational level. The third section of the competency is AER Design. I would like to be able to
“design program and learning outcomes that are clear, specific, and measurable; informed by
theoretical frameworks and aligned with organizational outcomes, goals, and values” (ACPA &
NASPA, 2016, p. 14). Last year my supervisor and I established learning outcomes for the year
which were not structured around the principles of the department. I would like to learn more
ways of developing concrete learning outcomes and how they can be incorporated into more
parts of my position. Another area I would like to work on is the fourth section of the
approaches when applying findings to practice in diverse institutional settings and with diverse
student populations” (ACPA & NASPA, 2016, p. 15). I have not worked on data collection in a
diverse population and am curious to learn how to change the approaches based on that
population.
ASSESSMENT, EVALUATION, AND RESEARCH 4
References
ACPA: College Student Educators International & NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in
from
https://www.naspa.org/images/uploads/main/ACPA_NASPA_Professional_Competency
_Rubrics_Full.pdf