Wright State University
Assessment Report, July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007
Department/Program(s) Assessed Office of Pre-College Programs_________________
Assessment Coordinator Chris Hoffman, Assistant Director_______________________
Assessment Measures Employed
1. Pre-College program evaluations are completed by 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 instructional strategies.
2. Instructors 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. 2007 evaluations indicate that students/parents choose our programs based on the
following factors: the opportunity to gain or expand knowledge, reputation of the
program, variety and quality of course selections, and the opportunity enhance
social skills/make new friends.
Program evaluations rate the following academic areas as excellent or good:
quality of curriculum (98%)
quality of instructional staff (98%)
quality of instructional strategies (97%)
2. The Office of Pre-College Programs fulfilled its mission of serving and attracting
a diverse pre-college student population. The enrollments exceeded the PreCollege benchmarks attracting 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
2007 Students
47%
53%
33%
16%
14%
1%
2%
67%
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
As a result of the 2005-2006 assessment and 2006 program evaluations, the following
program functions were adjusted for summer 2007:
Residential program course proposals were sought from all university departments/deans.
Courses developed included:
1.) Forensic Science – Dr. Dan Krane
2.) Television Production – David Stoneburner
3.) Wall Street 101 – Dr. Fall Ainina
4.) Video Production – David Stoneburner
Pre-College Programs launched a three week residential STEM (Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Math) Institute in collaboration with the College of Science and
Mathematics and the College of Engineering and Computer Science.
Camp Odyssey continued to offer 7th – 9th grades students courses designed for older
students and unique lunch and swim times allowing for greater peer interactions among
the age group.
2008 Program Improvements
1. Outcome surveys (Summer 2007) will be used to improve program design of
enrichment program and utilized to develop new courses for summer of 2008.
Students and parents were asked to list course that they would like to see added to
the program in 2008.
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Courses will be added to maintain and meet student enrichment expectations
and/or academic needs based on recommendations from the surveys.
2. Continue to develop enrichment courses that mirror the strengths of Wright State
and model the diversity efforts of the university.
3. Upward Bound project will host 50 9th – 10th grade students from Dayton Public
Schools and Montgomery County. Upward Bound is a precollege program that is
federally funded and 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.
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.