Office of Planning & Institutional Research

General Information

Established in Fall 1992, the Kapi'olani Community College Office of Planning and Institutional Research supports faculty, students, and staff in:

• assessment of applicants' abilities;
• conducting program reviews, analyzing institutional effectiveness and conducting self-studies for reaccreditation purposes;
• coordination, administration, and analysis of surveys, questionnaires and focus groups, including the end-of-semester Student Feedback Survey;
• conducting studies dealing with a variety of institutional research issues ranging from demand forecasts to characteristics of various college groups;
• serving as an in-house consulting entity for faculty and staff in research design and statistical analysis.
• planning, including strategic and development planning, implementation of the Accreditation self-study planning agenda, and facility utilization.

Student Feedback Survey (PDF)

Guidelines for Interpretation of the Results, were prepared to assist instructors in utilizing and interpreting the results of the Student Feedback Survey used at this institution. You can view and print out these PDF forms if you have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. See "Download Acrobat Reader" under the Related Links section.

Institutional Research Studies

Other Studies & Surveys

Special Report: (PDF) "A Guide to the Writing of Multiple-Choice Items"

A short guide with examples on how (and how not) to write multiple-choice items, dealing with both format and content. You can view and print out these PDF forms if you have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. See "Download Acrobat Reader" under the Related Links section.

Planning:

The Office also supports planning activities for the college, including the preparation of strategic and academic development plans, and conducting the necessary studies to support recommendations for ending programs or establishing new ones.