Join us to learn more about Academic Program Review (APR) Tables, Question and Survey Development through our professional development workshop series.
Data Literacy and Training
DAIR Professional Development
Data for Administrative Outcomes
Most measures used for Administrative Outcomes for Academic Programs are available online through the office of Data, Analytics, and Institutional Research (DAIR) website and CatStats. Please refer to our guide for finding Data for Educational Programs.
Additional resources related to assessment can be found on the Assessment website.
Data Discovery
Learn how to interact with our online reports to find the data you need.
Delve into the Data presentation provides an introduction to our office and the data that we provide through our website and other services. It also takes a brief look at state and federal data sources that allow for comparisons and benchmark setting.
Data Terminology and Definitions
For State level data terminology and definitions, refer to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) Accountability System Measures and Definitions.
For the National/Federal level, refer to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) - IPEDS.
IPEDS Training and Resources
The following links will take you to training videos produced by the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) related to tools designed to assist with gathering and using data from IPEDS.
Other Data Literacy Resources
The following resources provide more information and training on data literacy and related topics.
- Texas Data Literacy Program - Texas DIR
- Data Literacy - American Library Association
- Data Literacy Courses - Data Literacy Project
- What is data literacy? - DataSciencePrograms.com
