Assessment Tools and Training
These tools help Student Affairs translate student feedback into action.
Qualtrics
Qualtrics is an online survey tool where users can build and distribute surveys, collect responses, and even analyze response data, all from within the same platform.
Curriculum and Assessment Guides
The Student Affairs Curriculum Guide provides a framework for student development, creating intrapersonal development and intellectual skills within them, and sets down goals on transforming the student culture.
The Student Affairs Assessment Guide is a guidebook for the Student Affairs practitioners. It is used to conduct outcome-based assessment, communicate results, share data, and coordinate annual reporting.
To access the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) Self-Assessment Guides (SAGs), contact the Assessment Office.
Nuventive
Nuventive is an online assessment and planning tool where staff can plan outcomes and map them to strategies and results, to keep better track of each program’s objectives and plans.
Learn To Use Nuventive
1. Logging in and Accessing the Program
Learn how to log into Nuventive and navigate to your specific program on the platform.
This video guides you through accessing all components associated with your
program.
2. Adding Outcomes and Objectives
Discover how to add and categorize Outcomes and Objectives in Nuventive, distinguishing
between Student Learning Outcomes and Operational Objectives. This video
explains how to save your entries effectively.
3. Editing an Existing Outcome or Objective
This video shows you how to edit existing Outcomes and Objectives, including title, description, and status changes. Follow along to learn how to save your updates.
4. Mapping Learning Outcomes to Learning Domains and Division Goals
Learn the process of mapping Outcomes and Objectives to specific learning domains
and division goals. This video provides step-by-step instructions on adding and editing
mappings.
Video: Mapping Learning Outcomes to Learning Domains and Division Goals.
5. Outcomes/Objectives Mapping Results
See how to view and edit the mapping results of Outcomes and Objectives within your integrated plan. This video guides you through navigating and updating your mappings.
6. Adding and Editing Strategies, Methods, and Targets
Explore how to add and edit Strategies, Methods, and Targets in Nuventive. This video covers everything from entering new strategies to editing existing methods and adding assessment details.
7. Strategy-Mapping
Understand the process of Strategy-Mapping to align strategies with specific Outcomes
or Objectives. This video demonstrates how to map strategies effectively and save
your changes.
8. Results/Updates
This video teaches you how to enter and update results for specific strategies and
their associated assessment methods. Learn detailed steps on adding results and making
necessary updates.
9. Strategy Mapping Results
View all your Strategy-Mapping results in one place and learn how to make edits directly.
This video provides a comprehensive overview of navigating and updating strategy
mappings.
Institutional Assessment Resources
Through the SJSU University Dashboards, Institutional Research and Strategic Analytics (IRSA) provides Student Affairs staff with access to key institutional data—such as enrollment, retention, and graduation trends—to support assessment, planning, and data-informed decision-making.
External Assessment Resources
The NASPA Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Knowledge Community encourages and supports student affairs professionals as they assess learning, evaluate programs, and research theory and practice.
The ACPA Commission for Assessment and Evaluation promotes assessment skills and knowledge to facilitate and support student learning, development, and effective student affairs practice.
The Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) provides both General Standards and Learning and Developmental Outcomes to guide practitioners in improving programs and services with the goal of enhancing the quality of student learning and development.
