AIR/NEAIR Beyond Compliance Workshop

IPEDS Beyond Compliance Workshop Training

This workshop is designed for individuals interested in utilizing IPEDS data to examine and measure student and institutional success. The first half of the workshop explores the five IPEDS surveys that contain academic performance metrics (Completions, Graduation Rates, 200% Graduation Rates, Fall Enrollment, and Outcome Measures). Through group discussion, activities, and lectures, participants will learn what the measurements can—and cannot—tell us about student and institutional performance. The second half of the workshop will involve hands-on activities to work through a series of case studies based on real-life scenarios. Participants will identify the question being asked in each case study; determine the best metric(s) to use to answer the question; extract data using the IPEDS tools; perform analyses; and present the data to answer the question. Participants will gain the knowledge needed to explore and answer questions at their institutions or organizations.

Learning outcomes:

Understand historical context regarding IPEDS student and institutional success data elements. 

Understand best practices for using IPEDS data to answer questions about student and institutional success. 

Understand the differences between and be able to analyze IPEDS success metrics.

Be able to use different comparison groups (e.g., peer, aspirational) to compare an individual institution’s success metrics. 

Be able to use IPEDS tools to access and share data that can be used to document the effectiveness of institutions of higher education.

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Meg Andraza mandraza@airweb.org