1. 2013 IT Symposium
Boosting DL Student Success with
SmarterMeasure,
a DL-Readiness Survey

2. Agenda
• Introductions
• What is SmarterMeasure?
• How do LSCS students access SmarterMeasure?
• What does SmarterMeasure survey?
• What does the student’s SmarterMeasure report look
like?
• How to pull a report from SmarterMeasure
• What does the research say?
• Best Practices
• Questions and Comments

3. What Does The Assessment Measure?
SKILLS
INTERNAL EXTERNAL
TECHNICAL
INDIVIDUAL ATTRIBUTES LIFE FACTORS Technology Usage
Motivation Life Application
Procrastination Tech Vocabulary
Time Management Availability of Time Computing Access
Help Seeking Dedicated Place
Locus of Control Reason TYPING
Rate
Support from Accuracy
LEARNING STYLES
Visual Family
Verbal ON-SCREEN READING
Social
Solitary Rate
Physical Recall
Aural
Logical

4. Life Factors

5. Individual Attributes

6. Learning Styles

7. Reading Rate & Recall

8. Technical Competency

9. Technical Knowledge

10. Typing Speed & Accuracy

11. How to Pull a Report from SmarterMeasure
http://admin.smartermeasure.com
username: __________
password: ___________

12. Best Practices
Orientation Course
Enrollment Process
Information Webinar
Public Website
Class Participation

13. Questions? Comments?
Thank you for your participation!
Contact Information:
Susan Rush susan.rush@lonestar.edu
Tara Boozer tara@smarterservices.com
Mary Mendoza mary.a.mendoza@lonestar.edu