Personal and Social Responsibility Inventory Dr. Robert D. Reason Iowa State University

Introduce myself Dr. Robert D. Reason Associate Professor Iowa State University

Introducing the PSRI Five Dimensions of PSR: Striving for Excellence Cultivating Academic Integrity Contributing to a Larger Community Taking Seriously the Perspectives of Others Developing Competence in Ethical and Moral Reasoning and Action

Student Outcomes Development along Dimensions Openness to Diversity and Challenge Flourishing Scale – Mental Wellbeing

What we are Learning: Students report strongest growth in – Developing a strong work ethic – Developing perspective taking Students report least growth in – Developing academic integrity – Developing a commitment to contributing to a larger community

What we are Learning: Meaningful discussions improve outcomes of community-based programs – Particularly in “importance of community” Course-related variables strongest predictors of Openness to Diversity and Challenge

What we are Learning: Bridging Theory to Practice findings – Flourishing Scale All PSR Dimensions are related to Flourishing Scale Contributing to a Larger Community strongest predictor Striving for Excellence weakest predictor Social Responsibility Dimensions strongly predictive

Registration and Administration Homepage Registration form

Administration Process Sample contact information Institutional profile data Liaison 21-Day administration cycle in Spring – Note from “well-known” campus official – Invitation from us – 3 to 4 follow-up reminders

The Survey Demographic section Example dimension

What you get from us Cleaned data set with weights and factor scores – Student data is identifiable – Professional data is de-identified A report including open-ended responses

The Report Using the report Items frequencies Factor Means Factor with composite items Open-ended