Smith, Daryl G.; Wolf, Lisa E.; Morrison, Diane E. (1995). Paths to Success: Factors Related to the Impact of Women's Colleges. JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION, 66, (3).

The experiences of women who attended women's colleges were compared with those of women who attended coeducational institutions to determine which educational environment promoted women's educational success better. Longitudinal data from the Cooperative Institutional Research Program was used. The results show that student involvement, institutional climate, and particular goals and priorities found in women's colleges but not in coeducational institutions facilitated success for women students.

DATAWave. DATAWave v2 n1-6 Sep-Nov 1995 Eastern New Mexico Univ., Portales. 1995 28p. (ED394997)

The "DATAWave" is a biweekly publication of the Assessment Resource Office (ARO) at Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU). Its purpose is to inform the campus community and broader constituencies on assessment issues and practices at ENMU. The university's 10-year history of outcomes assessment is reflected in the topics of the 6 editions of this second volume. Editions, which do not always have a title, contain the following articles or cover these topics: (1) "Outcomes Assessment: ENMU's Next Five Years" (Everett L. Frost), "What's New in Assessment" (Alec M. Testa), and a survey and comments regarding the first volume; (2) "Letter on Assessment" (George Mehaffy), "Preliminary Analysis of Exit Interviews of Graduating Students at Eastern New Mexico University: Spring, 1995" (Judy L. Madewell and Alec M. Testa), and "CAAP [Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency] Results by Term" (Alec M. Testa); (3) "1994 CIRP (Cooperative Institutional Research Project) Results Compared to National Averages" (Alec M. Testa); (4) "Student Satisfaction Inventory: Comparison of National and Local Scores" (Alec M. Testa); (5) "Assessment Day, November 1, 1995" and ARO WWW page announced; and (6) "Additional Comparisons of CIRP Data" (Alec M. Testa). (Contains five graphs, two tables, and two charts.) (Author/SLD)