QEP Update
CFCC Planning Retreat
June 19, 2009
QEP Update
Mid-Term Report
Global Outcomes
1. Measurable improvement of students’ critical thinking
skills at the course, program, and curricular levels
2. Enhanced instructional practices that promote critical
thinking and life-long learning
3. Improved strategies for assessing student learning
outcomes
4. More effective professional development opportunities
for faculty and support staff
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Mid-Term Report
First Outcome: “Measurable
improvement of students’ critical
thinking skills at the course, program,
and curricular levels.”
“Measurable improvement of students’ critical thinking
skills at the course, program, and curricular levels.”
Targets
Progress
The level of critical thinking Common Finals at Competent & Advanced Levels:
demonstrated by students on
•2006: 24%
the ENG 111 common final will
•2007: 27%
increase every year of this
•2008: 35%
plan.
By 2011, 70% of students in
randomly selected general
education courses will
demonstrate critical thinking
at a competent level.
For 2008, of a sample of 142 assessable non-multiple choice artifacts, 53
scored at 3 (Competent) or above based on CFCC’s CT rubric (37%).
The overall CT average for all assessed artifacts from 16 Gen Ed sections
was 2.23 (Developing/Competent).
Pre and Post Common Exam Results from Spring & Summer 2008:
Students completing CT
Average Pre-Exam Score (5 points per correct item/100 point
enhanced ACA courses will
scale)= 57.7
demonstrate significant

Average Final Exam Score (5 points per correct item/100 point
gains on common pre and
scale)= 72.5
post exam (ongoing
assessment beginning in Fall  Average real score increase per student= 14.8 points
2007).
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Second Outcome: “Enhanced
instructional practices that promote
critical thinking and life-long
learning.”
“Enhanced instructional practices that promote critical
thinking and life-long learning.”
Targets
Progress
Faculty will document
improved instructional
strategies that address critical
thinking outcomes (ongoing)
Every academic department has
documented examples of best practices to
enhance students’ critical thinking skills
(via SPOC 201 / Each One, Teach One)
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Third Outcome: “Improved strategies
for assessing student learning
outcomes.”
“Improved strategies for assessing student learning
outcomes.”
Targets
Progress
CFCC will refine its common
Scoring distribution and deviation
critical thinking rubric and the consistent between assessment years
Institutional Portfolio model of (<0.50 per artifact batch)
assessment
CFCC will revise its student,
faculty, staff, and employer
surveys to better assess gains in
students’ critical thinking skills
(ongoing)
Assessing student perceptions of critical
thinking emphasis via course evaluations
(including DL courses), and CCSSE survey
(ongoing)
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Fourth Outcome: “More effective
professional development opportunities
for faculty and support staff.”
“More effective professional development
opportunities for faculty and support staff.”
Targets
Progress
Faculty and support staff will complete
surveys describing the impact of
professional development activities on
their abilities to improve students’ critical
thinking skills
Professional Development Activity Report
database documents application of professional
development activities to student learning
(ongoing)
By 2008, 70% of full-time faculty will
have completed at least one self-paced
course on critical thinking instruction
85 full-time faculty have completed a CT course
By 2009, every instructional area will
have identified critical thinking student
learning outcomes at the course and
program level
Every instructional area has identified critical
thinking learning outcomes at the course and
program level
(approximately 36%)
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Fall 2009/ Spring 2010 Priorities
• Continue revising/developing critical
thinking learning outcomes at the course
level
• Continue documenting CT best practices
• Continue implementing professional
development activities for faculty
• Continue assessment processes
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Thank You!