Core Assessment Results
As part of Sam Houston State University’s on-going Core Assessment efforts, the Office of Assessment collects a wealth of assessment data and reports regarding the Core Learning Objectives identified by the THECB. This website is designed to provide access to these reports for use by all relevant constituents at SHSU. If you have questions about this webpage, should need additional information, or are interested in using any of these data as part of your own research, please feel free to contact Brandi Jones at bjones@shsu.edu.
Texas Core Objectives Assessment Report
Submitted to the THECB December 2018 - Report
Critical Thinking/Empirical and Quantitative Skills
Critical Thinking Assessment Test (CAT)
2021-2022
- Overall Institutional Report
- College of Humanities and Social Sciences Report
- College of Science and Engineering Technology Report
2020-2021
- Overall Institutional Report
- College of Criminal Justice Report
- College of Arts and Media Report
- College of Health Sciences Report
2019-2020
2018-2019
- Overall Institutional Report
- College of Humanities and Social Sciences Report
- College of Science and Engineering Technology Report
2017-2018
- Overall Institutional 2017-2018 Overall Report
- College of Criminal Justice 2017-2018 College of Criminal Justice Report
- College of Arts and Media 2017-2018 College of Arts and Media Report
- College of Health Sciences 2017-2018 College of Health Sciences Report
2016-2017
- Overall Institutional Report - DetailedOverall Report for 2016-2017 or Summary of the overall report for 2016-2017
- College of Business Administration - Detailed College of Business report for 2016-2017 or Summary of the College of Business report for 2016-2017
- College of Education - Detailed College of Education report for 2016-2017 or Summary of the College of Education report for 2016-2017
2015-2016
- Overall Institutional Report - Detailed Overall report for 2015-2016 or Summary of the Overall report for 2015-2016
- College of Science and Engineering Technology - Detailed College of Science and Engineering Technology report for 2015-2016 or Summary of the College of Science and Engineering Technology report for 2015-2016
- College of Humanities and Social Sciences - Detailed College of Humanities and Social Sciences report for 2015-2016 or Summary of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences report for 2015-2016
Texas Assessment of Critical Thinking Skills (TACTS)
2021-2022
- TACTS Report
2020-2021
- TACTS Report
2019-2020
- TACTS Report
2018-2019
2017-2018
2016-2017
2015-2016
Communication Skills
Assessment of Written Communication (AWC)
2021-2022
- Overall AWC Report
- College of Business Administration AWC Report
- College of Criminal Justice AWC Report
2020-2021
- Overall AWC Report
- College of Education AWC Report
- College of Health Sciences AWC Report
- College of Science and Engineering Technology AWC Report
2019-2020
- Overall AWC Report
- College of Arts and Media AWC Report
- College of Humanities and Social Sciences AWC Report
2018-2019
- Overall AWC 2018-2019 Overall Assessment of Written Communication (AWC) Report
- College of Business Administration AWC 2018-2019 College of Business Admin AWC Report
- College of Criminal Justice AWC Report
- College of Education AWC 2018-2019 College of Education AWC Report
2014-2018
- Overall AWC 2014-2018 Overall AWC Report
2017-2018
- Overall AWC 2017-2018 Overall AWC Report
- College of Arts and Media AWC 2017-2018 College of Arts and Media AWC Report
- College of Science and Engineering Technology AWC 2017-2018 College of Science and Engineering Technology AWC Report
2016-2017
- Overall AWC 2016-2017 Overall AWC Report
- College of Humanities and Social Sciences AWC 2016-2017 College of Humanities and Social Sciences AWC Report
- College of Health Sciences AWC 2016-2017 College of Health Sciences AWC Report
2015-2016
- Overall AWC 2015-2016 Overall AWC Report
- College of Business Administration AWC 2015-2016 College of Business Administration AWC Report
- College of Criminal Justice AWC 2015-2016 Criminal Justice AWC Report
2014-2015
- Overall AWC 2014-2015 Overall AWC Report
- College of Science and Engineering Technology AWC 2014-2015 College of Science and Engineering Technology AWC Report
- College of Education AWC 2014-2015 College of Education AWC Report
English Course-Level Writing Assessment
2015-2016
- English Course-Level 2015-2016 English Course-Level Report
2014-2015
- English Course-Level 2014-2015 English Course-Level Report
Personal Responsibility
Course-Embedded Contemporary Moral Issues Assessment (Note - this assessment also aligns with the objective of Social Responsibility)
2021-2022
- Philosophy (PHIL) 2306 Report
2020-2021
- Philosophy (PHIL) 2306 Report
2019-2020
- Philosophy (PHIL) 2306 Report
2018-2019
- Philosophy (PHIL) 2306 2018-2019 Philosophy (PHIL) 2306 Personal Responsibility Report
2017-2018
- Philosophy (PHIL) 2306 2017-2018 Philosophy (PHIL) 2306 Personal Responsibility Report
2016-2017
- Philosophy (PHIL) 2306 2016-2017 Philosophy (PHIL) 2306 Personal Responsibility Report
2015-2016
- Philosophy (PHIL) 2306 2015-2016 Philosophy (PHIL) 2306 Personal Responsibility Report
Social Responsibility
Course-Embedded American Government (POLS 2305) Assessment
2021-2022
- Political Science 2305 Report
2020-2021
- Political Science 2305 Report
2015-2019
- Political Science 2305 2015-2019 American Government (POLS 2305) Social Responsibility Report
Course-Embedded Texas Government (POLS 2306) Assessment
2021-2022
- Political Science 2306 Report
2020-2021
- Political Science 2306 Report
2019-2020
- Political Science 2306 Report
2018-2019
- Political Science 2306 Report
2017-2018
- Political Science 2306 2017-2018 Texas Government (POLS 2306) Social Responsibility Report
2016-2017
- Political Science 2306 2016-2017 Texas Government (POLS 2306) Social Responsibility Report
2015-2016
- Political Science 2305 and 2306 2015-2016 POLS 2306 and POLS 2305 Social Responsibility Report
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)
The following institutional reports include questions that align with all of our Core Learning Objectives.
2021-2022
2018-2019
- NSSE Comparison 2018-2019 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) Report for First-Year Students
- NSSE Comparison 2018-2019 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) Report for Senior Students
- 2019 Executive Summary Report National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)
2015-2016
- NSSE Comparison Report for First-Year Students
- NSSE Comparison 2015-2016 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) Report for Senior Students
- 2016 Executive Summary 2015-2016 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) Report National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)