The Bloomington Assessment and Research office supports faculty, programs, campus initiatives, and the student experience by providing research and analyses for data-driven decisions and continuous improvement.
Our office responds to information needs from the broad campus community, administration, academic school and departments, and programs. We serve our stakeholders by:
In collaboration with IU Bloomington faculty
BAR works closely with CLASS and a community of faculty on research projects that explore student engagement, retention and success through the Student Learning Analytics Fellows program.
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In collaboration with academic advisors
Students' flow through the curriculum depends on successful completion of courses. To achieve this we aid students advisors by applying proven recommender systems from E-commerce and entertainment to the course selection process.
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Sharing insights with research peers
Are you interested in evaluating the effectiveness of your program, intervention, or curriculum by comparing your student groups to other similar populations?
View on Github (IU Only)This portal contains answers to questions about where certain information and reports are located, how to find BAR reports, and what to do if you can’t access or find what you’re looking for.
Learn MoreFind useful links that help with Compliance and data security requirements, data definitions used in the reports and other helpful resources available for aggregate reports on student and course enrollments.
Visit BAR ResourcesOne of the most important goals of our office is to facilitate ideas, conversations and actions to help enhance a student’s experience at IU-Bloomington. Stay tuned for more news on upcoming events. Also, feel free to contact us for a one on one consultation.
View all upcoming eventsBAR is on the first floor (Suite 115) of the Career Development Center building at the corner of N. Jordon and 10th Street.
