Wright State University
Assessment Report, July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008
Department/Program(s) Assessed Office of Pre-College Programs________________
Assessment Coordinator Chris Hoffman, Assistant Director_______________________
Assessment Measures Employed
1. Program evaluations are completed by Pre-College students and parents at the
conclusion of the summer program assessing curriculum and program content.
Evaluation forms include questions concerning the quality of curriculum,
instructional staff, and overall program satisfaction.
2. Instructors and/or program staff document participant ethnicity in each
enrichment course by submitting weekly ethnicity reports.
3. Statistical data compiled for the Pre-College annual report (summarizing
ethnicity, gender, etc., of each program.)
Assessment Findings
1. Program evaluations for 2008 (overall return rate of 31%) indicate that
students/parents choose our programs based on the following factors: the
opportunity to gain or expand knowledge, variety and quality of course selections,
the opportunity enhance social skills/make new friends, reputation of program,
and location/college environment.
Program evaluations rate the following academic/program areas as excellent or
good:
quality of curriculum – 96%
quality of instructional staff – 97%
overall program – 97%
quality of customer service/administrative staff – 99%
2. Pre-College Programs fulfilled its mission of attracting and serving a diverse precollege student population. 2008 enrollments generally met or exceeded PreCollege benchmarks in serving minority students. The overall program totals are
as follows:
Enrollment
Male Students
Female Students
Minority Students
African American Students
Asian Students
Hispanic Students
Native American or other students
Caucasian Students
2008 Students
46%
54%
38%
17%
17%
1.2%
2.8%
62%
Benchmark
N/A
N/A
25% or Greater
12% or Greater
9% or Greater
1.5 % or Greater
1.5% or Greater
N/A
Program Improvements
Review of the 2006-2007 assessment and 2007 program evaluations prompted the
following program adjustments for summer 2008:
Federally funded Upward Bound Program (College Access Program) allowed PreCollege Programs and Wright State University to serve an underrepresented and diverse
high school student population. Upward Bound is a precollege program that is designed
to motivate and provide academic skills for students from first-generation college and
low income families who are interested in pursuing an education program beyond
college.
Discovery and Residential program improvements included:
1.) Innovative and new course offerings, modeling university strengths and
initiatives, including:
- STEM offerings grades K-9 (Discovery)
- Physics (Busted: Myth or Fact, Residential)
- Multi-Media Course (collaboration with Student Technology
Assistance Center, WSU Libraries, and Upward Bound)
- Forensic Science (course offered in the Discovery, Residential,
and OSHI programs)
2.) Central campus locations for summer office, classrooms and Discovery
Extended Care. Facilities allowed Pre-College to better serve students and
parents, while administering multiple programs and facilitating program
staff.
2009 Program Improvements
1. 2008 program outcome surveys will be utilized to identify improvements for 2009
program design and academic curriculum. Students and parents were asked to list
courses that they would like to see added to the programs in 2009.
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Courses will be offered and developed to meet academic expectations/needs
based on recommendations from the surveys.
2. Continue to develop enrichment courses and outreach programs that mirror the
strengths and initiatives of Wright State. Model diversity efforts of the university,
to include increased focus on recruiting Hispanic participants.
Assessment Plan Compliance
There were no deviations from the assessment plan.
New Assessment Developments
The Office of Pre-College Programs set Diversity Benchmarks for enrichment
programming in November 2004.