Assessment Subcommittee of the Curriculum Committee

Minutes from August 23, 2011, 3p.m. in NEA295

Chairperson: Lora Lane

Attendees: Susan McMurray, Sally Fasteau, Mark Wood, Lauren McKenzie, Joachin Arias, Bill Loiterman

1. The Agenda was modified to remove the Assessment Progress report item as it would be ready and presented on Opening Day. Susan McMurray moved to accept the minues, Sally Fasteau seconded.

2. The minutes from the April 26 meeting were reviewed. Lauren McKenzie moved to approve and Susan McMurray seconded.

3. The new ACCJC guidelines and rubric were passed out and discussed.

Guidelines:

-  “The Commission expects all accredited institutions to be at least at the Development Level or above in Student Learning Outcomes (Part 3 of the Rubric).

-  The Commission expects all accredited institutions to be at the Proficiency level in Student Learning Outcomes by fall 2012. The Commission will assess all member institutions during the 2012-13 year.”

Lora said that we are on track as long as program/pathway assessment moves forward this year with at least one program SLO assessed in each.

Rubric:

Development / • College has established an institutional framework for definition of student learning outcomes (where to start), how to extend, and timeline.
• College has established authentic assessment strategies for assessing student learning outcomes as appropriate to intended course, program, and degree learning outcomes.
• Existing organizational structures (e.g. Senate, Curriculum Committee) are supporting strategies for student learning outcomes definition and assessment.
• Leadership groups (e.g. Academic Senate and administration), have accepted responsibility for student learning outcomes implementation.
• Appropriate resources are being allocated to support student learning outcomes and assessment.
• Faculty and staff are fully engaged in student learning outcomes development.
Proficiency / • Student learning outcomes and authentic assessment are in place for courses, programs and degrees.
• There is widespread institutional dialogue about the results of assessment and identification
of gaps.
• Decision-making includes dialogue on the results of assessment and is purposefully directed toward aligning institution-wide practices to support and improve student learning.
• Appropriate resources continue to be allocated and fine-tuned.
• Comprehensive assessment reports exist and are completed and updated on a regular
basis.
• Course student learning outcomes are aligned with degree student learning outcomes.
• Students demonstrate awareness of goals and purposes of courses and programs in which they are enrolled.

Lora asked if we are making students aware of SLOs and assessment. Lauren suggested bringing the rubric to the Division Chairs meeting to make sure they require faculty to put SLOs in the course syllabus and to discuss them with students. SLOs are all levels are posted on the campus web site but mainly in faculty areas.

There was also discussion of resource allocation. Lauren was aware of none except for release time for Lora Lane. Some expenses have been paid for out of the Accreditation budget.

3. ISLO Assessment Activities for 11/12 year

ISLO #3 Measurement of Information Competency

ISLO#3 Commitments/Student estimate

CINEMA 105 Mark Wood (40)

HISTORY 11 Son Nguyen 3 sections (120)

HISTORY 12 Son Nguyen 3 sections-2 are online (120)

HISTORY 86 Son Nguyen 1 section (40)

HISTORY 87 Son Nguyen 1 section (40)

HISTORY 52 Ellen Joiner 1 section (40)

HISTORY 81 Ellen Jointer 1 section (40)

SPEECH 121 Kate Campbell five sections (200)

PERSDEV 17 Bonnie Burstein 1 section (25), Micaela Murillo 1 section (30)

Total 695

Carmen Carillo said would participate, courses/sections not identified

Tissa Munasinghe can bring up to 6 sections with 175 students in sciences

Scott Calihan will participate, courses/sections not identified.

Susan McMurray said she would bring two English classes and that others would be participating. Lora said she would ask for participation in the opening day progress report.

Online students can participate through videos on the web site developed by the Library.

ISLO#1 Re-Assessement after instructional improvement

ACCTG 1, 3

ADMJUS 1

BUSINESS 1, 6

CHDEV 2, 5

ENGLISH 101

HISTORY 52, 87

HUMAN 17, 60

NURSING 343

POLSCI 1

PSYCH 1, 41

Lora reported that Dave Humphreys followed up by email to remind instructors of the commitments to improve student writing made at the April 8th campus wide meeting. She will work with division chairs and instructors to make sure that essays are collected and improvements are made.

The meeting adjourned at 4:00