Follow 4 key stages of conducting assessment projects to enhance student success

INDIANAPOLIS — To better understand and enhance the student experience at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, Ania Peczalska needed to conduct a major assessment project. She started with a four‐step plan, which she explained during a presentation at the Assessment Institute. The plan that she followed can also help other student affairs professionals setting out to conduct assessments on their campuses.

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Student Affairs Today
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2026-01-21
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https://doi.org/10.1002/say.70021
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Student Assessment and Feedback
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Follow 4 key stages of conducting assessment projects to enhance student success

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Abstract

INDIANAPOLIS — To better understand and enhance the student experience at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, Ania Peczalska needed to conduct a major assessment project. She started with a four‐step plan, which she explained during a presentation at the Assessment Institute. The plan that she followed can also help other student affairs professionals setting out to conduct assessments on their campuses.

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