Testing & Assessment Data

OSU facilitates students' academic and personal success through the gathering of relevant data. Individual offices and departments oversee initial data collection and storage, following applicable laws and policies. This information is not exhaustive but is meant to illustrate what is typical on campus. This section may be updated as needed without notification. If there is a term that you do not know, check our Data Dictionary.

	What Purpose Does the Data Serve
	Testing Assist students with appropriate course placement and facilitate credit by exam Manage remote, in-person, or automated proctoring and testing services, including tests for students who receive accommodations Assessment Support campus and program assessment Collect information for annual report to OSU Regents Assess General Education courses (artifact evaluation) Collect feedback on Instructors and Courses through Student Survey of Instruction

What Purpose Does the Data Serve

Testing

Assist students with appropriate course placement and facilitate credit by exam
Manage remote, in-person, or automated proctoring and testing services, including tests for students who receive accommodations

Assessment

Support campus and program assessment
Collect information for annual report to OSU Regents
Assess General Education courses (artifact evaluation)
Collect feedback on Instructors and Courses through Student Survey of Instruction

	What Data Do We Collect
	Testing Course placement scores Proctored testing appointment and payment information Assessment Qualtrics surveys: e-mail address; other data dependent on how survey is set up (learn more about survey data as part of the IRB-approved research process) Student artifacts: anonymized student coursework and profile

What Data Do We Collect

Testing

Course placement scores
Proctored testing appointment and payment information

Assessment

Qualtrics surveys: e-mail address; other data dependent on how survey is set up (learn more about survey data as part of the IRB-approved research process)
Student artifacts: anonymized student coursework and profile

	How We Collect Data
	Student Inititated Complete a survey Schedule a test Submit a test score Staff Initiated General Education Assessment survey General Education artifact collection System Initiated Test score upload to Banner Vendor Initiated Provide reports to instructors and university staff, such as Proctor U, Examity, and book publishers that host exams and quizzes

How We Collect Data

Student Inititated

Complete a survey
Schedule a test
Submit a test score

Staff Initiated

General Education Assessment survey
General Education artifact collection

System Initiated

Test score upload to Banner

Vendor Initiated

Provide reports to instructors and university staff, such as Proctor U, Examity, and book publishers that host exams and quizzes

	Where We Share Data
	Testing Proctored tests are returned to instructors Placement test scores and credit by exam are available to academic advisors and students through Banner Student Profile Assessment Student Survey of Instruction: results delivered to instructors and department heads in aggregated and anonymized format after final grades posted; must meet anonymity threshold (3+ responses required) Annual Regents Report includes anonymized, aggregated data; shared broadly across campus Engagement, Student Satisfaction, and Alumni survey results shared on the IRA Dashboards in anonymized and aggregated format Anonymized, individual survey results shared with campus partner following rigorous approval process Vendors may use data for operational and other purposes and retain data that may or may not be shared with OSU.

Where We Share Data

Testing

Proctored tests are returned to instructors
Placement test scores and credit by exam are available to academic advisors and students through Banner Student Profile

Assessment

Student Survey of Instruction: results delivered to instructors and department heads in aggregated and anonymized format after final grades posted; must meet anonymity threshold (3+ responses required)
Annual Regents Report includes anonymized, aggregated data; shared broadly across campus
Engagement, Student Satisfaction, and Alumni survey results shared on the IRA Dashboards in anonymized and aggregated format
Anonymized, individual survey results shared with campus partner following rigorous approval process

Vendors may use data for operational and other purposes and retain data that may or may not be shared with OSU.

	When We Retire Your Data
	Student Survey of Instruction data kept indefinitely Test scores and placement tests that are shared with the Registrar’s Office follow Academic Data retention guidelines Vendor retention practices vary, but may be limited by their contracts with OSU