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Berea College

<div data-type="core"><h3><strong>Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP)</strong></h3>
<p>Berea College first-year and transfer students are asked to complete the CIRP Entering Survey every other year beginning in Fall 2002. The survey assesses basic demographic characteristics, expectations of the college experience, secondary school experiences, degree goals and career plans, college finances, attitudes, values, and life goals, and reasons for attending college.</p>
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<li><a href="https://legacy.berea.edu/ira/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2019/09/CIRP-2018-Meanable-Items.pdf">Fall 2018 Report</a></li>
<li><a href="https://legacy.berea.edu/ira/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2019/09/CIRP-2018-Construct-and-Theme-Graphs.pdf">Fall 2018 Construct and Theme Reports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://legacy.berea.edu/ira/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2017/04/CIRPBereaRecentTrends2016.pdf">Fall 2016 Report</a></li>
<li><a href="https://legacy.berea.edu/ira/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2017/04/CIRP2016ConstructThemeGraphs.pdf">Fall 2016 Construct and Theme Reports</a></li>
<li><a data-internal-link="true" href="https://www.berea.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/CIRP2014Report.pdf">Fall 2014 Report</a></li>
<li><a data-internal-link="true" href="https://www.berea.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/CIRP2014ConstructThemeGraphs.pdf">Fall 2014 Construct and Theme Reports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://legacy.berea.edu/ira/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2016/04/CIRP2012ComparisonGroups1.pdf">Fall 2012 Report</a></li>
<li><a href="https://legacy.berea.edu/ira/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2016/04/CIRP2012ConstructThemeGraphs.pdf">Fall 2012 Construct and Theme Reports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://legacy.berea.edu/ira/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2016/04/CIRP2012ComparisonGroups1.pdf">Fall 2010 Report</a></li>
<li><a href="https://legacy.berea.edu/ira/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2016/04/CIRP2012ConstructThemeGraphs.pdf">Fall 2010 Construct and Theme Reports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://legacy.berea.edu/ira/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2016/04/CIRP2008.pdf">Fall 2008 Report</a></li>
<li><a href="https://legacy.berea.edu/ira/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2016/04/CIRP2006.pdf">Fall 2006 Report</a></li>
<li><a href="https://legacy.berea.edu/ira/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2016/04/CIRPFall2004TablesGraphs.pdf">Fall 2004 Report</a></li>
<li><a href="https://legacy.berea.edu/ira/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2016/04/CIRPFall2004SpiritualityItems.pdf">Fall 2004 Spirituality Items Report</a></li>
<li><a href="https://legacy.berea.edu/ira/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2016/04/CIRPFall2002Fall2004ComparisonGraphs.pdf">Fall 2002 Report</a></li>
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<h3><strong>Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP)/Your First College Year (YFCY)</strong></h3>
<p>Berea College first-year and transfer students were asked to complete the CIRP Entering Survey in Fall Term 2004 and then the follow-up survey, YFCY, during Spring Term 2005. YFCY is a national survey designed specifically to assess the academic and personal development of students during the first year of college.</p>
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<li><a href="https://legacy.berea.edu/ira/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2016/04/CIRPYFCYChangeGraphs.pdf">CIRP/YFCY Change Report</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Berea-Specific Entering Students&#8217; Survey</h3>
<p>Berea College first-year and transfer students are asked to complete a comprehensive questionnaire that assesses basic demographics, educational goals and needs, reasons for attending the College, and ratings of core values.</p>
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<li><a data-internal-link="true" href="https://www.berea.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Fall-2015-Entering-Survey-Report-1.pdf">Fall 2015 Entering Survey Report</a></li>
<li><a data-internal-link="true" href="https://www.berea.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Fall_2017_Entering_Student_Report.pdf">Fall 2017 Entering Survey Report</a></li>
<li><a data-internal-link="true" href="https://www.berea.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Fall_2019_Entering_Survey_Report.pdf">Fall 2019 Entering Survey Report</a></li>
<li><a data-internal-link="true" href="https://www.berea.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Fall_2021_Entering_Student_Survey_Report.pdf">Fall 2021 Entering Survey Report</a></li>
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First-year and Transfer Students 

<h3><strong>National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)</strong></h3>
<p>Berea students have participated in NSSE five times (Spring terms 2003, 2007, 2010, 2014, and 2019). The archived reports below include national reports from NSSE and comparisons between Berea and peer institutions.</p>
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<li><a href="https://legacy.berea.edu/ira/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2016/04/NSSE2014Report.pdf">NSSE, Spring 2014 Report</a></li>
<li><a href="https://legacy.berea.edu/ira/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2016/04/nsse2010report.pdf">NSSE, Spring 2010 Report</a></li>
<li><a href="https://legacy.berea.edu/ira/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2016/04/nsse2007springreport-1.pdf">NSSE, Spring 2007 Report</a></li>
<li><a href="https://legacy.berea.edu/ira/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2016/04/nsse-1.pdf">NSSE, Spring 2003 Report</a></li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>Student Satisfaction Inventory (SSI)</strong></h3>
<p>Berea students participated in the Student Satisfaction Inventory (SSI) in 1998, 2003, 2008, 2013 and most recently in 2018. The Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory was used along with a Berea-specific survey to assess a wide array of areas on campus.</p>
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<li><a href="https://bereaedu.wpenginepowered.com/ira/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2019/09/SSI-2018-Report.pdf">Student Satisfaction Inventory Report, 2018</a></li>
<li><a href="https://legacy.berea.edu/ira/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2016/04/SSIReport2013.pdf">Student Satisfaction Inventory Report, 2013</a></li>
<li><a href="https://legacy.berea.edu/ira/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2016/04/satisfactionreport2008.pdf">Student Satisfaction Inventory Report, 2008</a></li>
<li><a href="https://legacy.berea.edu/ira/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2016/04/s.satisfaction.pdf">Student Satisfaction Inventory Report, 2003</a></li>
<li><a href="https://legacy.berea.edu/ira/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2016/04/COSEReport1998.pdf">Committee on Student Experiences (COSE) Report, 1998</a></li>
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<h3><strong>Degrees of Preparation Survey </strong></h3>
<p>This survey was designed by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) to assess students’ preparation for workplace success and civic engagement at entry (first-year students) and at graduation (seniors).  The survey asks students to indicate how they inform themselves about current events and determine the credibility of sources (analysis skills).  It also asks about students’ experiences with travel, languages, international issues, service and study abroad as well as their participation in politics and/or government, and their skills related to resolving conflicts and working with others.</p>
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<li><a href="https://legacy.berea.edu/ira/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2016/04/degreesofpreparationreport.pdf">Degrees of Preparation Survey Report, Spring 2009</a></li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>Counseling and Psychological Services Survey</strong></h3>
<p>Berea students were asked in Spring 2006 to provide feedback about the Counseling and Psychological Services.</p>
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<li><a href="https://legacy.berea.edu/ira/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2016/04/CounselingPsychologicalServicesReport1.pdf">Counseling and Psychological Services Survey Report</a></li>
</ul>
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All Enrolled Students

<h3><strong>Value Changes Survey</strong></h3>
<p>First-year students and graduating seniors at Berea College rate the importance of 22 value statements related to the mission of the College. The report examines the changes made by students from their first year to graduation. The value statements include items such as, “Getting a good education,” “Protecting the natural environment,” “Developing a strong spiritual self,” and “Volunteering service to my community.”</p>
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<li><a href="https://legacy.berea.edu/ira/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2016/04/s.enter_.exit_.value_.changes.pdf">Rating the Importance of 22 Value Statements: Changes Made by Berea College</a></li>
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Graduating Seniors 

<h3>Berea-Specific Alumni Survey</h3>
<p>Berea College graduates from the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s responded to a short online survey (in Spring 2010) aimed at collecting information about their continuing education and current employment. The survey also asked graduates to describe how their college education has affected their lives.</p>
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<li><a href="https://bereaedu.wpenginepowered.com/ira/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2016/04/AlumniSurveyReport2010.pdf">Alumni Survey Report, Spring 2010</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>ACT Alumni Outcomes Survey</h3>
<p>In Fall 2010, the Work Colleges Consortium in collaboration with ACT administered the Alumni Outcomes Survey online to Work College graduates from 1992-93 through 2006-07. This online survey was aimed at collecting information about their continuing education, current employment, educational outcome and experiences, and work program experiences specifically.</p>
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<li><a href="https://bereaedu.wpenginepowered.com/ira/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2016/04/WCC_AlumniOutcomesReport.pdf">Alumni Outcomes Survey, Fall 2010</a></li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>ACT Alumni Survey</strong></h3>
<p>Berea College alumni were asked to complete a national comprehensive questionnaire two years after graduation. The survey assessed basic demographics, continuing education, college experiences, employment history, and specific aspects of Berea College (i.e. convocations, labor, etc). This survey was administered to alumni from 1999-2000 through 2005-06.</p>
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<li><a href="https://legacy.berea.edu/ira/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2016/04/20090828-alumnisurvey.pdf">ACT Alumni Survey, Graduate Trend Report</a></li>
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<h3><strong>ACT Appalachian Region Alumni Outcomes Survey </strong></h3>
<p>This survey was aimed at graduates from 5, 15, and 25 years ago and was conducted in academic year 2000-01.  The study focused on graduates from Appalachian colleges and universities and was designed to learn more about their educational, social, and economic impact on the region. Berea College participated with 33 other colleges and universities in the Appalachian region and comparative results are presented.</p>
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<li><a href="https://legacy.berea.edu/ira/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2016/04/ACAStudyResults.pdf">Appalachian College Association (ACA) Alumni Outcomes Report</a></li>
<li><a href="https://legacy.berea.edu/ira/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2016/04/s.aca_.pdf">Appalachian Region Alumni Outcomes Survey Presentation</a></li>
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Alumni

<h3><strong>African-American Student Study</strong></h3>
<p>A special study was conducted in Spring 2003 to address what attracts African Americans to Berea and helps retain them on a predominantly “white” campus.</p>
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<li><a href="https://legacy.berea.edu/ira/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2016/04/s.aastudy.pdf">African-American Student Study Report</a></li>
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<h3>HEDS Research Practices Survey</h3>
<p>Students enrolled in GSTR 110 courses in the Fall 2010 were asked to participate in the HEDS Research Practices Survey online.  This survey explores the experiences and opinions of college students concerning academic research. Its purposes are to (1) study students’ research habits, (2) use these findings to improve the ways we help students develop their research skills, and (3) determine what changes occur in research abilities as students progress through their academic careers.</p>
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<li><a href="https://bereaedu.wpenginepowered.com/ira/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2016/04/ResearchPracticesFall2010.pdf">HEDS Research Practices Survey Report</a></li>
</ul>


Selected Student Groups 

<p>This report outlines the major features of Berea College’s Universal Access program. It describes 1) how laptop computers have been given to all students (along with training), 2) the wide variety of faculty development programs aimed at technology, and 3) assessment strategies used to evaluate the program’s impact on student learning.</p>
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<li><a href="https://legacy.berea.edu/ira/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2016/04/s.universal.access.pdf">Universal Access at Berea College Progress Report</a></li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>Teaching Basic Mathematics: A Comparison of Two Formats (Textbook vs. Technology)</strong></h3>
<p>An experimental study was designed to assess success in basic mathematics; the study compared students taught using a computerized multimedia instruction system versus those taught using a self-paced system without computerized assistance.</p>
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<li><a href="https://legacy.berea.edu/ira/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2016/04/s.basicmath.tecnology.vs_.textbook.pdf">Teaching Basic Math: A Comparison of Two Formats (Textbook vs. Technology)</a></li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>Teaching Natural Science to Non-Majors: A Comparison of Formats (Team of Experts vs. Individual </strong><strong> Instructor)</strong></h3>
<p>At Berea College a general education course, Natural Science, was taught for 15 years in a “great masters” format in which several scientists delivered lectures addressing major areas. Recently, individual instructors began to teach individual sections. Science faculty, working collaboratively with the institutional research director, constructed and carried out a multidimensional evaluation comparing the two formats.</p>
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<li><a href="https://legacy.berea.edu/ira/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2016/04/s.natural.science.report.pdf">Teaching Natural Science to Non-majors: A Comparison of Formats (Team of Experts vs. Individual Instructor)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://legacy.berea.edu/ira/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2016/04/s.natural.science.present.pdf">An Assessment of Two Different Teaching Formats for Natural Science (GSTR 232), A General Studies Course: Background, Assessment Results, and Recommendations for Consideration</a></li>
</ul>


Student Learning Initiatives and Course Assessment 

<h3>Health and Wellness</h3>
<p>The Work Colleges Consortium Research Group created a survey aimed at understanding students’ wellness issues from the point of view of Labor Supervisors.  The survey was conducted in the spring term 2013.</p>
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<li><a href="https://bereaedu.wpenginepowered.com/ira/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2016/04/HealthWellnessReportWCCSpring2013.pdf">Work/Labor Supervisors: Health and Wellness Report</a></li>
</ul>


Employees 

<h3><strong>Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (FSSE)</strong></h3>
<p>Berea faculty have participated in FSSE once (Spring term 2014). The archived report below includes national reports from FSSE and comparisons between Berea and peer institutions.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://legacy.berea.edu/ira/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2016/04/FSSE.NSSE_Comparison_Report_2014-1.pdf">FSSE, Spring 2014 Report</a></li>
</ul>


Faculty

<h3>Wellness Wants and Needs Survey</h3>
<p>The survey was sent on behalf of the Wellness Planning Team and its purpose was to gather ideas and set priorities for health and wellness programming and activities. The survey was sent to all Berea College faculty, staff, and students in Spring 2013.</p>
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<li><a href="https://bereaedu.wpenginepowered.com/ira/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2016/04/Wellness-Wants-and-Needs-of-the-Campus-Community-Spring-2013.pdf">Wellness Wants and Needs Survey Report</a></li>
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