O&A Minutes (4.13.15) 1

Outcomes & Assessment Committee

Meeting Minutes

April13, 20153:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.

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Members

Name / Representing / Present / Absent
Eric Bosler / Faculty / X
Paul Casey / Management / X
MaryCousineau / Faculty / X
Delia Edeza / CSEA (Academic Affairs, LLS&R) / X
BarbaraDurham / Faculty / X
Laura Fatuzzo / Faculty / X
Carol Kimbrough / Faculty / X
Carol King / Faculty / X
PeggyMayfield / Faculty / X
KathyMendelsohn / Management / X
Cheryl O’Donnell(Chair) / Faculty / X
Dan Petersen / Faculty / X
Mark Sanchez / Management / X
David Techaira / Staff / X

CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 3:25 p.m. by Cheryl O’Donnell.

ACTION ITEMS:

  1. Approval of Minutes: The 3.23.15 minutes were approved as written.

INFORMATION/DISCUSSION/PRESENTATIONS

  1. Report on ACCJC Visit

Cheryl reported to the committee that the meeting with the ACCJC visiting team on Friday, April 10, 2015 went very well. She, Kathy Mendelsohn, Mary Cousineau and Mohammed Yahdi met with Dr. Wright. Assessment activities, Elumen implementation activities, and plans for a continuous cycle were addressed at the interview. Dr. Wright expressed that she was impressed with the efforts that have been done on campus to ensure adequate training for the roll out of Elumen. She also indicated that based on our comments on Core Competency assessment activities that are in the works at the committee level, it appears that we have a calendar in place that will help ensure a continuous and ongoing process.

  1. Institutional Standards for Mastery Levels

Cheryl reported that she had communicated with Melissa Kilbrick from Elumen about the Masterly Level settings and was informed that this is a new feature that the company just added in the previous roll out. Therefore, they did not have any schools that they could refer us to for discussion on how they were dealing with this aspect of the program. Based on this information, Cheryl indicated that she will follow up on this matter as time allows but it was no longer an issue that had a level of urgency associated with it.

  1. Projects for Spring 2015 (Core Competency Assessment)

Direct Measurement Assessment.The committee continued with discussing core competency assessments for Spring and Fall 15. Cheryl indicated that she would be meeting with Kelly Locke to discuss Turnitin.com data to be used for analysis of the Information Skills core competency. She will report out on her findings at the next meeting on April 27. In addition, Cheryl indicated that she would meet with LaVerne Cook to determine GE courses that would be appropriate to collect writing samples from in terms of doing the written communication core competency assessment. She will report out on her findings at the next meeting.

The committee discussed the plan to collect papers from the Spring 15 semester and then conduct scoring in the Fall 15 semester. It was agreed that we should proceed with the same requirements and rubric as used in the previous assessment and scoring activity which took place in the Fall 09 and Spring 10 semesters. This criteria includes:

  • Writing assignments that have a word count requirement. For research papers this would be 1250 – 2000 words. The committee agreed to move forward with the collection of research papers only as this would allow us to also do a second round of assessment on the Information Skills Core Competency which was last done in Spring 09. This will provide direct measurement of both the written communication CC and the Information Skills CC and will allow us to compare the data from Turnitin.com to the data from the direct assessment of student work.
  • A filtering factor of 30+ units and completion of English 1A.

Indirect Measurement Assessment. The Committee determined that the next “graduation survey” would be done during the same semester that the CCSSE is revisited. Cheryl checked with Brian Lofman and reported that this will be in 2017.

Calendar of Assessment.The committee developed a calendar of assessment for Core Competencies that covers the time period from 2013/2014 – 2020/2021 time period. Starting in the 2015 – 2016 academic year, two core competencies will be scheduled for assessment with a rotation of the graduate survey every 3 years. (see attached)

OTHER ITEMS/BRIEF ANNOUNCEMENTS

Cheryl told the committee that we need to start thinking about another faculty member who will chair the committee beginning in the Fall 2015 semester.

NEXT MEETING(S): Monday, April 27, 2015

ADJOURNMENT: The meeting concluded at 4:45 p.m.

HARTNELL COLLEGE VISION STATEMENT

Hartnell College will be nationally recognized for the success of our students by developing leaders who will contribute to the social, cultural, and economic vitality of our region and the global community.

HARTNELL COLLEGE MISSION STATEMENT

Focusing on the needs of the Salinas Valley, Hartnell College provides educational opportunities for students to reach academic goals in an environment committed to student learning, achievement and success.

O&A Minutes (4.13.15) 1

Schedule of Core Competency Assessment

2013-2014 / 2014-2015 / 2015-2016 / 2016-2017 / 2017-2018 / 2018-2019 / 2019-2020 / 2020-2021
Communication / X / X
Info Competency / X / X / X
Critical Thinking / X / X
Global Awareness / X / X
Aesthetic Appreciation / X / X
Personal Growth & Responsibility / X / X
Graduate Survey / X / X / X

HARTNELL COLLEGE VISION STATEMENT

Hartnell College will be nationally recognized for the success of our students by developing leaders who will contribute to the social, cultural, and economic vitality of our region and the global community.

HARTNELL COLLEGE MISSION STATEMENT

Focusing on the needs of the Salinas Valley, Hartnell College provides educational opportunities for students to reach academic goals in an environment committed to student learning, achievement and success.