If you’re seeking inspiration to put your NSSE data to use, visit the attractively redesigned, quickly searchable web page for Lessons from the Field, the large and growing repository of practical ideas for NSSE institutions’ evidence-based assessment and improvement initiatives.

Read more than 120 institution data use stories such as these:

• NSSE findings informed Andrews University faculty of the multiple ways they could provide feedback to students and deepened their understanding of students’ needs and expectations regarding feedback.
• The University of Toronto’s succinct data display creates an enticing narrative for stakeholders to articulate the value of educational programs.
• Cal State San Marcos is making progress toward establishing a culture of data to inform action and to demonstrate student learning outcomes.
• IUPUI has historically used data to inform the creation of educational interventions, and the institution’s ongoing innovation keeps data alive in present-day conversations about the institution’s future.

View volumes 1–4 at links to the full publications, and the most recent institution examples in Lessons from the Field Dispatch #1. Visit again soon for new examples of institutions’ uses of NSSE data!