Assessment Committee Meeting Report for April 6, 2006
Attendees: Richard Birk, Janet Boeckman, Lew Milner, Anne Vinson, Kate Peresie, Robyn Denney
Anne called and conducted the meeting.
TOPIC
DISCUSSION
ACTION STEPS
CAAP Critical
Thinking Testing
100 tests have been ordered, will be administered first two weeks of
May in capstone courses with 39% Health Sciences, 50% Business,
11% Engineering – to reflect distribution of Associate Degree
graduates. For courses with more students in the section than will be
taking the CAAP test (mostly nursing), the instructors will have the
option of alternative surveys/assignments. Tom will generate a
random selection of students from the designated course rosters.
Generated random
student selection
Test administrators need to be instructed. Anne will work with
Business, Kate with Health and Engineering. Tom will get the
training manual from CAAP.
The Committee supported the idea of assessment as the theme for
professional development for 06-07. The intent is to reach more
faculty and staff than happens when we send individuals to workshops
and conferences.
E-Lumen will not be purchased as this time. Reasons: The program
does not support program level outcomes assessment (although the
product is responsive to consumers’ needs). Ever increasing annual
costs are built-in. The College is very involved in other demanding
initiatives. PLATO, may soon be acquired by the College, might
provide a means to accomplish what we need.
The Committee members are in the process of meeting with program
directors to provide feedback on the program assessment evaluation
project.
 Lew is meeting this week with directors of Radiology Tech
and Human Services programs. Kate met with Janet on
nursing programs. Robyn will be contacting Teri about ECE
program. Diane has contacted but not met with CRJ. Janet
will contact PTA and Massage Therapy program directors.
Professional
Development
Assessment
Software
Program
Assessment
Evaluation
Project
PERSONS
RESPONSIBLE
Tom
TIME-LINE
Instruct test
administrators
Tom, Kate,
Anne
End April
Voice our support to
Dr. Bushner
Anne
End April
Revisit next year
Anne
06
End April
Committee
Membership
WAC and SpAC

Anne will set up meetings with DMT and will work through
Terry Coleman for the A&S feedback.
Other members of the Committee will be reminded to the need
to meet with their assigned programs (Mike, Terry, Teri, Joe).

Tom (IR) will store the reports.
E-mail and follow-up
call
Anne
April 14
Obtain and store
reports
Notify Amy
Tom
Anne
End Spring
Quarter
End April
Participation – Lew reported that Radiology Tech has completed,
Respiratory and PTA have collected papers but have not completed.
Janet reported no WAC for nursing. Both reported no SpAC for
Health programs. All Business programs are participating in both
WAC and SpAC.
Send reminders of
WAC and SpAC
participation and
processes
Anne
End April
Further discussion –
 Richard recommended using a portfolio system for assessing
WAC.
 Full commitment to assessing core learning outcomes will not
occur until there is an institutional commitment to doing so.
An institutional commitment won’t occur until the institution
agrees on what our core learning outcomes are.
Next meeting will be near end of quarter.
Topics—Progress report on 05/06 goals; progress on implementation
of new course syllabus template (with assessment)
Follow up with VP
Learning with current
procedure, need for
institutional
commitment, eportfolio
Anne
End April
Schedule meeting,
make agenda
Anne
End April
Randy Storms resigned from the Committee. We again have no
representation from Engineering. Amy Welsh will be removed from
the membership due to the lack of participation.
Training workshop – Anne contacted all program directors to notify of
training workshop availability on request, to contact Mike Allen
and/or Phil Martin. No known requests made.
Tally sheet – Anne sent the latest version of the WAC tally sheet
(includes highest ENG course information) to program directors for
reporting their WAC results.
Next Meeting