Educational Program AssessmentFall 2013 ConvocationKris Ogden

GoalsReview Educational Program

Assessment Annual ScheduleProviding and Reviewing General

Education and Program Assessment Data

Next Steps

Outcomes for TodayIdentify your role in educational

program assessment.Access the schedule of important

dates and deadlines.Apply assessment results in

evaluating programs.Acknowledge a better

understanding of general education outcomes and program outcomes.

Program Coordinators

A faculty member academically qualified in the field will be assigned to degree and certificate programs. The primary responsibility of program coordinators is for program coordination, as well as curriculum development and review.

Program CoordinatorsProgram Coordinat

orAccounting - AAS Linda Mallory

Administration of Justice - AAS

Jason Ferguson

Administrative Support Technology - AAS

Brent Lester

Business Administration - AA&S

Ernie Wade

Business Management - CSC

Paul Morrison

Criminal Justice - CSC Jason Ferguson

Culinary Arts - AAS& CERT

Dominick Launi

General Clerical - CSC Brent Lester

Health Technologies Jane Pearson

IST - Programming - AAS Paul Forrest

Management - AAS Paul Morrison

Medical Coding - CSC Brent Lester

Program Coordinator

Communication Design - AAS

Donna Hobbs

Education - AA&S John McCullough

General Studies AA&S & General Education – CERT

Matt Poteat

Liberal Arts - AA&S Charles Poff

Computer Numerical Control - CSC

Lynn Dillard

Engineering - AS Kirk Gomes

Engineering Tech -AAS Kirk Gomes

Heating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning - CSC

Mike Alderman

Machine Tool Diploma & Machine Shop - CERT,

Lynn Dillard

Science - AA&S Tim Rhoads

Welding - CSC Jewel Newman

Program Heads

Certain programs, particularly in Allied Health, are mandated by outside accrediting agencies to have a designated program head. 

Program HeadsProgram Program Head

Emergency Med Tec- Intermediate - CSC

Jason Ferguson

Emergency Medical Tech - Basic - CSC

Jason Ferguson

EMS - Paramedic - AAS Jason Ferguson

Medical Laboratory Technology - AAS

Robin Levandoski

Pharmacy Technology - CSC

Jason Ferguson

Radiologic Technology - AAS

Cheryl Cunningham

Respiratory Therapy Technology - AAS

Wendy Ayers

Department Coordinator

A faculty member qualified in the field will be assigned to coordinate the department.  The overall purpose of a Department Coordinator is to ensure quality instruction within the field of study. 

Department Coordinators

Department Coordinator

Discipline

David McGee History

James Patterson Humanities

Gary Randolph English

Tim Rhoads Science

Tom Sparhawk Social Sciences

Ernie Wade Business

Cindy Wallin Mathematics

General Education Task ForceAffirm the general education

competencies as defined by the VCCSIdentify CVCC general education

student learning outcomesReview results of the CVCC’s general

education assessmentsIdentify the extent to which associate-

degree graduates have attained general education outcomes

Identify action steps for continuous improvement

Annual Schedule

Program Goal

Student Learning Outcomes

Assessment

Measures

Target Goals

Results and

Findings

Actions Based on Results

Evidence of

Improvement

CVCC Assessment Cycle

ScheduleActivity Due Date Person

ResponsibleProvide program and General Education Assessment Data.

By August 15 Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning

Review results and enter findings.

By September 15 Program Coordinators and Program Heads

Share results and findings with Division Deans, Advisory Boards and other program faculty. Develop actions steps.

By October 15 Program Coordinators and Programs Heads

Make improvements based on action steps.

By November 1 Program Coordinators and Program Heads

Review and update program goals, program outcomes, curriculum maps, program specific student learning outcomes, target goals, and assessment measures.

By November 15 Program Coordinators and Program Heads

Schedule (cont.)Activity Due Date Person

Responsible

Program Coordinators, Program Heads, and Division Deans are responsible for the implementation of Action Steps and communicating them.

Ongoing Program Coordinators, Program Heads, Department Coordinators and Division Deans

Implement, document, and evaluate the success of the action steps and enter follow-up on action steps.

By April 1 Program Coordinators and Program Heads

Final review and approval of completed education program assessments.

By April 30 Program Coordinators, Program Heads, Division Deans, and VP for Academic Affairs

Assessment Results

Tiger, Bud Blake

General EducationGeneral education is that portion of the

collegiate experience that addresses the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values characteristic of educated persons. It is unbounded by disciplines and honors the connections among bodies of knowledge. The associate degree programs within the VCCS support a collegiate experience that focuses on seven goal areas. The general education goal areas outlined are to be introduced in the foundational courses and enhanced in program and elective courses.

~ VCCS Policy Manual Table 5-1A

General Education Goals

1. Communication2. Critical Thinking3. Cultural and Social

Understanding4. Information Literacy5. Personal Development6. Quantitative Reasoning7. Scientific Reasoning

General Education Assessment ResultsETS Proficiency Profile – Abbreviated

form◦Skills Subscores

Reading Writing Critical Thinking Mathematics

◦Context-Based Subscores Humanities Social Sciences Natural Sciences

Associate Degree Graduates

Total scaled score

Critical Thinking scaled score

Reading scaled score

Writing scaled score

Math scaled score

Humanities scaled score

Socials Sciences scaled score

Natural Sciences scaled score

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500

442

111

117

115

112

115

114

114

442

111

117

114

113

116

113

115

438

111

117

113

112

114

112

114

Associate Degree Graduate General Education Assessment Results2012-13

ETS National NormsCVCC 2012 (N=211)CVCC 2013 (N=392)

SkillsMathematics

◦Solving arithmetic problems with some complications such as embedded ratios and proportions.

Writing◦Recognizing the most grammatically

correct revision of a clause, sentence or group of sentences.

Reading◦Recognizing factual material explicitly

presented in a reading passage.

Skills (Cont.)Critical Thinking

◦Determining the relevance of information for evaluating an argument or conclusion.

◦Discerning the main idea, purpose, or focus of a passage or a significant portion of the passage.

Program Viability

Institutional Size

Degree Programs

Certificates & Diplomas

Transfer (AA, AS, AA&S)

AAA, AAS Agriculture &

Natural Resources, Business, Arts &

Design, Public Service Technologies

AAS Engineering, Mechanical and

Industrial Technologies

AAS Health Technologies

FTES FTES Grads FTES Grads FTES Grads FTES Grads FTES Grads1800 - 4999 22 15 16 11 12 8 9 6 9 6

In order to meet the SCHEV/VCCS viability standard using a 3-year average, programs must either meet the FTE or the graduate

standard. 

Graduate Survey Results

Spring 2013

57.9%

42.1%

Will you transfer to a four-year college or university in the academic year immediately following graduation?

Yes No

N=304

Students Earning a Transfer Degree

81.5%

18.5%

Will you transfer to a four-year college or university in the academic year immediately following graduation?

Yes

No

35.6%

64.4%

Will you be employed full-time upon graduation?

Yes No

N=309

67.6%

32.4%

Will your employment be in a field re-lated to your program of study?

Yes No

N=108

Other Program OutcomesSuccess rate on certification examsJob placementTransfer rateSuccess after transfer

◦ The top five colleges and universities for General Studies AA&S transfer and graduation are: Lynchburg College, Liberty University, James Madison University, Old Dominion University, Virginia Tech

◦ Between 2006-2012 74% of General Studies AA&S graduates enrolled in a 4-year college.

Next Steps

You want me to do what?

You want me to do what?

CommunicateInnovateCollaborate Document, Document, Document

DocumentationE-mails or documentation of

other types of communicationExamples of assignmentsSummarized ResultsRubrics, Portfolio AssignmentsMeeting Minutes

◦Members present, including titles◦Date (including year), time, location◦Spell out acronyms

Important LinksCVCC Employee Manual https://

employee.cvcc.vccs.edu/Manual/Pages/Home.aspx

IE Website http://www.cvcc.vccs.edu/iesp/

VCCS Policy Manual Section 5 http://www.vccs.edu/Portals/0/ContentAreas/PolicyManual/Sectn5.pdf

CVCC College Catalog http://www.cvcc.vccs.edu/Academics/Catalog/default.asp

SACS COC http://www.sacscoc.org/pol.asp