Core Assessment Results

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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

  • Overall Institutional Report
  • College of Business Administration Report
  • College of Education Report

2018-2019

  • Overall Institutional Report
  • College of Humanities and Social Sciences Report
  • College of Science and Engineering Technology Report

2017-2018

2016-2017

2015-2016

Texas Assessment of Critical Thinking Skills (TACTS)

2021-2022

2020-2021

2019-2020

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

2014-2018 

2017-2018

2016-2017

2015-2016

2014-2015

English Course-Level Writing Assessment

2015-2016

2014-2015

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

2017-2018

2016-2017

2015-2016

Social Responsibility

Course-Embedded American Government (POLS 2305) Assessment

2021-2022

  • Political Science 2305 Report

2020-2021

  • Political Science 2305 Report

2015-2019

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

2016-2017

2015-2016

National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)

The following institutional reports include questions that align with all of our Core Learning Objectives.

2021-2022

  • NSSE Comparison Report for First-Year Students
  • NSSE Comparison Report for Senior Students

2018-2019

2015-2016