Calendar of Surveys and Tests

ETS Proficiency Profile (formerly MAPP)

Nationally normed measure of college-level reading, writing and critical thinking skills of our graduates across all formats and locations.  The ETS Proficiency Profile, formerly called MAPP (Measure of Academic Proficiency and Progress), was administered to samples of WC and EWC students in 1997 and 1999 under the title ETS Academic Profile.

NSSE (National Survey of Student Engagement)

Provides nationally comparable self-reported data on student engagement.  The NSSE survey was administered for the first time in 2000, with WC sample of freshmen and seniors.

CAT: Critical thinking Assessment Test

From the Center for Assessment & Improvement of Learning at Tennessee Tech Univeristy, adopted for use with our QEP, the CAT Instrument is designed to assess and promote the improvement of critical thinking and real-world problem solving skills.

Advisor Survey

Self-report instrument adapted for Brenau from Advisement Survey, administered online in Spring Semester.

Graduate Survey

Locally-developed survey administered within three to six months after graduation.  Starting December of 2015, administered twice per year (following December and May graduations).

Standardized Testing and Surveying Timeline

Status  Semester  Year Activity Span  Data
Completed  Spring  2005  NSSE  Sample of 1st- and 4th- year students  Data
Completed  Spring  2006  Advisor Survey  Data
Completed  Spring  2006  NSSE  Sample of 1st- and 4th- year students  Data
Completed  Spring  2007  Advisor Survey  Data
Completed  Spring  2007  Graduate Survey  Data
Completed  Fall  2007  MAPP*  Incoming Freshmen  Data
Completed  Spring  2008  Advisor Survey  Data
Completed  Spring  2008  Graduate Survey  Data
Completed  Spring  2009  Advisor Survey  Data
Completed  Spring  2009  Graduate Survey  Data
Completed  Spring  2009  MAPP*  Graduating Seniors  Data
Completed  Fall  2009  MAPP*  Incoming Freshmen  Data
Completed  Spring  2010  Advisor Survey  Data
Completed  Spring  2010  NSSE  Sample of 1st- and 4th- year students  Data
Completed  Fall  2010  Graduate Survey  Data
Completed  Spring  2011  Advisor Survey  Data
Completed  Spring  2011  ETS PP  Graduating Seniors  Data
Completed  Fall  2011  ETS PP  Incoming Freshmen  Data
Completed  Fall  2011  CAT  Data
Completed  Spring  2012  Advisor Survey  Data
Completed  Spring  2012  NSSE  Sample of 1st- and 4th- year students Data
Completed  Spring  2013  ETS PP  Graduating Seniors  Data
Completed  Fall  2013  ETS PP  Incoming Freshmen (abbreviated form)  Data
Completed  Spring  2014  NSSE  Sample of 1st- and 4th- year students  Data
Completed  Fall  2014  Graduate Survey  Short survey administered  Data
Projected  Spring  2015  Advisor Survey  Data
 Completed  Spring  2015  ETS PP  Graduating Seniors  Data
 Completed  Fall  2015  ETS PP  Incoming Freshmen (abbreviated form)  Data
 Completed  Fall  2015  Graduate Survey  Long survey administered  Data
 Completed  Spring  2016  Advisor Survey  NSSE Module on Advising  Data
Completed  Spring 2016  Graduate Survey  December 2015 Graduates  Data
Completed  Spring  2016  NSSE  Sample of 1st- and 4th- year students  Data
Projected  Fall  2016  Graduate Survey  May 2016 Graduates  Data
Projected  Spring  2017  Advisor Survey  Data
Projected  Spring  2017  ETS PP  Graduating Seniors (abbreviated form)  Data
Projected  Spring 2017  Graduate Survey  December 2016 Graduates  Data
Projected  Fall  2017  ETS PP  Incoming Freshmen  Data
Projected  Fall  2017  Graduate Survey  May 2017 Graduates Data
Projected  Spring  2019  ETS PP  Graduating Seniors (abbreviated form) Data
Projected  Fall  2019  ETS PP  Incoming Freshmen (abbreviated form) Data
Projected  Spring  2021  ETS PP  Graduating Seniors Data
Projected  Fall  2021  ETS PP  Incoming Freshmen (abbreviated form) Data