The Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) surveys administered by the Office of Institutional Research include the CIRP Freshman Survey (CIRP-TFS) and College Senior Survey (CIRP-CSS). These surveys generate useful data, both snapshots of cohorts at a particular time and longitudinal views, on cognitive and affective growth of students during college as well as student satisfaction. The CIRP-TFS provides an indirect baseline assessment of all four ILOs by surveying incoming first-year students. The CIRP-CSS provides both a snapshot and an indirect longitudinal assessment of all four ILOs by surveying graduating seniors.

The Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA+) is a performance-based assessment which measures students’ abilities to think critically, reason analytically, solve problems, and write effectively. The CLA+ provides a direct, cross-sectional assessment of two Kalamazoo College ILOs (communicate effectively and address complex problems).

The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) provides insights into the amount of time and effort students allocate to educationally meaningful activities that have been shown to be linked to student learning. NSSE also yields student perspectives on how well their institution fosters student engagement in those activities. The NSSE provides an indirect, cross-sectional assessment of all four ILOs.