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Ivy Tech and the HLC Assessment Academy
Learning College ConferenceFebruary 26-27, 2009
Ivy Tech and the HLC Assessment Academy:Where We’ve Been
Assessment Foundations
•Common Curriculum•Many Outcomes Identified•Academic Policies and Procedures Manual (APPM 13)
•Statewide Assessment Committee•Assessment Plan•Expansion of Institutional Research•½ Full Time Employee at System Level
Assessment Plan: Academic Programs
▫Enrollment▫Graduates▫Persistence
▫Costs (equipment, personnel)
▫Employment opportunities/forecasts
•Key Quality Indicators (APPM 1.6)
•Administrative Program Review
•Surveys – Graduates, Employers, Faculty, Students
Assessment Plan: Student Support Services
•Key Quality Indicators (APPM 1.6)•Community College Survey of Student
Engagement (CCSSE)•ACT Student Opinion Survey•Survey of Entering Student Engagement
(SENSE)•Other Student Surveys (Non-returning
Student, Graduates)
Assessment Plan: Student Learning
General Education Learning Outcomes
•Developed throughout academic program •Developed through student experiences•Four are measured with CAAP
Program/Technical Learning Outcomes
•Identified by faculty curriculum committees
•Measured with instruments appropriate to the field of study
Assessment:Where We Are
Assessment:
Where We Need To Go
One Approach: Academy for Assessment of Student Learning
•The Academy is a series of events and interactions targeted at Understanding, Confirming and Improving Student Learning.
•Four year cycle. ▫One: plan action portfolio and student learning
projects;▫Two & Three: Peer and Mentor feedback
analyses (twice yearly);▫Four: Results forum.
Academy Benefits•To develop institutional culture of
understanding student learning;•Achieve results on key action portfolios
that impact student learning;•Develop innovative strategies for
improving student learning;•Document the evidence for accreditation
evaluation and follow-up; Commitment versus compliance.
Three Projects – Four Years
•The Organizational Overview;
•Identifying Student Learning Outcomes for Liberal Arts Graduates;
•Identifying Direct Measures for the Four General Education Outcomes with No Direct Measures.
Project One: The Organization
•Assess our culture;•Solicit support for research-based, data
driven scholarship in our strategic plan;•Establish an ongoing dialogue with our
campus constituencies to establish a structure about how research of our student learning can be accomplished;
•Data collection and turning data into information for curricular and student learning improvement.
Project Two: Identify Learning Outcomes for Liberal Arts Graduates
•Curriculum committees for the following six liberal arts concentrations that lead to AA and AS degrees will be formed
▫English and Communication▫Foreign Language▫Humanities▫Life and Physical Sciences▫Mathematics▫Social and Behavioral Sciences
•Specific learning outcomes (program outcomes) for Liberal Arts graduates will be identified
▫Courses from the curriculum where the outcome is achieved will be determined
▫Methods for assessment will be developed to be used on a state wide basis
Project Two: Identify Learning Outcomes for Liberal Arts Graduates
Project Three: Identify Direct Measures for Four General Education Outcomes
•General education outcomes to be reviewed (abbreviated):
▫Acquisition and use of information▫Recognize and understand social, political,
civic and environmental responsibilities▫Recognize and understand cultural and
individual differences▫Ethical reasoning
•Task force will be developed for each outcome▫Subject matter experts▫Faculty representing a variety of programs▫Staff representing various areas
•Task force will:▫Determine specific indicators that show
achievement of the objective▫Identify a way to measure the achievement▫Guide implementation into all program
areas
Project Three: Identify Direct Measures for Four General Education Outcomes
•Project three will begin in summer 2009
•One outcome will be further developed and measurement implemented in each year through 2012-13 academic year
•Results of student achievement will be shared with curriculum committees, regional administration, and central office staff to inform plans for improvement
Project Three: Identify Direct Measures for Four General Education Outcomes
Assessment:In Conclusion….
Presenters
David Berry – [email protected] Newman-Bourne – [email protected]
Cherry Kay Smith – [email protected] Smith – [email protected]
