Assessment Committee Meeting Report for February 15, 2005
Attendees: Anne Vinson, Diane Hipsher, Kate Peresie, Richard Birk, Amy Welsh, Janet Boeckman, Dale Doty, Peg Moir, Mike Allen, Lew Milner,
Teri Kofod.
Anne Vinson called and conducted the meeting.
TOPIC
DISCUSSION
ACTION STEPS
Appointment of
Vice-Chair
Teri Kofod will consider serving as Vice-Chair for the rest
of this term (through December) then as Chair for 2006.
Mission, Role
and Statement of
Student Learning
The Committee developed and adopted a Mission
Statement, Role Statement, and Statement of Student
Learning. (Attached.)
Oral
Communication
Assessment
Kate reported that Phil has developed a version of the
Speech Rubric that has numerical scoring for use in the
pilot project. He will be presenting two workshops on the
assessment of oral presentations next week. (Mike will be
presenting workshops on the writing rubric as well.) The
plan is to pilot the project in the spring.
Anne reported that she and Pete are planning to pilot the
assessment of in-common course outcomes for the specific
humanities and social sciences courses required in the CRJ
program. (Note: The outcomes that will be assessed are
related to ethics and are program level outcomes for CRJ.
Student learning will be assessed early in the curriculum,
midway after the students have taken the humanities and
social sciences courses, then at the end of the curriculum.)
Teri will report back to the
Committee regarding her
decision.
(Note: Kate will send the
Statements out to the Committee
for feedback/editing then post on
the Committee’s web site.)
Programs to pilot the process
need to be identified and
supported. Data needs to be
collected.
Outcomes for
Humanities and
Social Sciences
The Committee discussed the value of this relatively
focused assessment for the Humanities and Social Sciences
Departments. The Committee determined that: a) It is the
responsibility of the departments within the Arts and
Sciences Division to identify and collaborate with the
occupational programs to do this type of assessment across
Pilot assessment of specific
course humanities/social
sciences outcomes in CRJ
program.
PERSONS
RESPONSIBLE
Teri.
TIME-LINE
The
Committee/
Kate.
In two
weeks.
Kate, Pete,
Phil.
By March.
By next
meeting.
By June.
Anne, Pete,
Kate.
Start Spring
Quarter.
Standardized
General
Education
Assessment/
CAAP
Next Meetings
the programs’ curriculum; b) The Committee would
provide the same assistance for this process as for other
program/department level assessment; and c) The
assessment of general education learning outcomes
supported by courses from throughout the College
(including the Arts and Sciences Division) requires more
direct leadership by the Committee.
The Committee discussed the merits of standardized
assessment of general education learning outcomes,
recognizing that standardized assessment is less laborintensive, provides national norms for comparison, and
often allows for pre and post testing. The disadvantages of
standardized assessment are that the assessment is not
tailored to our learning outcomes and cost.
Richard presented information on CAAP. The Committee
decided to give this approach further consideration by: a)
Communicating with Dr. Abrams and soliciting his views
on using a standardized assessment tool; b) Inviting
Rhodes State College to share their experience in adopting
and administering CAAP; and c) Arranging for a
presentation on CAAP from ACT. The Committee will
consider a pilot program of CAAP.
Meet with Dr. Abrams, report
results of meeting to Committee.
Anne and
Kate.
Next week.
Invite assessment group from
Rhodes to campus.
Richard.
Invite CAAP representatives to
campus.
Richard.
Mike indicated that the Academic Profile assessment tool
from ETS assesses the students’ general knowledge of
humanities. Wayne State/U of Akron use it.
Topics postponed to the next meeting or two are WAC and
the Omaha goals. CAAP will continue as a topic.
Contact Wayne State/U of Akron Mike.
for more information.
Bring handouts to next meetings
(journal article on writing
assessment, CAAP information,
Accounting 260 pilot of writing
rubric).
Everyone.
After report
on Abrams
meeting.
After report
on Abrams
meeting.
After report
on Abrams
meeting.
Next
meetings.
Next meetings are scheduled for Monday, March 7th, 3 –
5:00 and Tuesday, March 15th, 3:30 – 5:00. Rooms TBA.
Pencil in your calendars.
Everyone.