Assessment of Advising

Assessment of Advising Community

This community provides NACADA members resources and expertise to support their efforts in assessment of academic advising. From effectively defining goals and outcomes, selecting appropriate methods, creating and sharing information, engaging stakeholders, and the effective use of technology, we promote the importance of the assessment of advising and support research and scholarship activities.

The Assessment of Advising Interest Group (AAIG) was created in 2001 with the intent to serve all NACADA members who want to discuss, learn about, or share expertise on the assessment of academic advising. The AAIG was granted Commission status in fall 2003. The Assessment of Advising Community (ASAC) provides a forum through which members can share their expertise, strategies and experiences with their colleagues.

Current Hot Topics

How to engage others in assessment and building culture:

Charting the Course: Ten Attitudes and Behaviors Essential to Assessment Success. (Academic Advising Today, Sept 2017)
Cultivating Curiosity to Build Assessment Culture. (Student Affairs Assessment Leaders Blog, February 2018)
Making Assessment Meaningful: What New Student Affairs Professionals and Those New to Assessment Need to Know. (NILOA Publication, August 2011)

Collecting evidence of student learning and development and methods of direct assessment:

Beyond Foundations: Developing as a Master Academic Advisor. (Jossey-Bass Publication, Sept 2016)
Assessment Essentials: Planning, Implementing, and Improving Assessment in Higher Education. (Jossey-Bass Publication, 2nd Ed 2014)
Using Multiple Assessment Methods to Explore Student Learning and Development Inside and Outside of the Classroom. (NASPA, 2002)

3 Things You Need to Know About Assessment

Assessment has multiple levels, from looking at specific activities or workshops, to goals for a campus advising office, to institution-wide goals for advising.
Assessment starts with defining clear goals. Administrators must be explicit about the overall purpose of a campus advising programs and advisors must do same for activities and workshops.
Assessment is about program improvement. It is not about evaluating performance of individual staff or students.

How do I get involved?

Join the Assessment Community LISTSERV and pose a question or discussion topic to the group.
Check out some online resources and suggest additional resources to the Chair that are of value to assessment at your institution:
- Assessment Index in the Clearinghouse
- Concept Statement
- Core Values
- CAS Standards
Upcoming Events:
- Assessment Institute & Administrator's Institute (every February)
- Summer Institute (June and July)
- Come to our Meeting at Annual Conference (every Fall in September/October)

Current Chair

Jennifer Hodges
Dona Ana Community College

Current Term: 2022-2024