Foundational Skills Program Outcomes Assessment Report FALL 2012

1. FoundationalSkills Program Outcomes Assessment Report FALL 2012 Lynne Brower & LilitDavoyan(Continuing Education) Lisa Di Donato(External Researcher) Patrick Hunter (English) & John Kawai (Math) Patty Palmer (Developmental Communications) Scott Weigand(Writing Center) Phyllis Yasuda (Learning Center) Joan Hackeling(Program Assessment Coordinator)

2. Institutional Assessment Model • Course Outcomes Assessment • Program Outcomes Assessment • Service Outcomes Assessment

3. Program SLO Assessment Model Three Program Pathways: • Foundational Skills – Fall ‘12 • Career-Technical Education – Spring ‘12 • General Education / Transfer – Fall ‘13

4. Foundational Program Outcomes: 1. Communication Skills 2. Reasoning / Critical Thinking Skills 3. Academic Habits of Mind

5. Evidence of Program Outcomes: • Foundational Skills student survey • Student reasoning work samples • Course SLO assessment reports

6. Major Findings: 1. Improved reading* and writing skills 2. Marginally adequate general reasoning skills 3. Improved math reasoning skills* 4. Inadequate academic habits of mind

7. Major Recommendations: Improve awareness & visibility of program learning goals Clarify, improve alignment of learning outcomes across courses & between courses & program Place greater emphasis on reading skills, general reasoning skills & academic habits Collaborate with PASS and other campus initiatives; integrate efforts to improve student learning

8. Implementation Plan: • Faculty team shares report with depts - Spring 2013 • Foundational Committee forms Implementation Leadership Team - Spring 2013 • Implementation team reviews, prioritizes recommendations & develops schedule - Spring 2013 • Collaborate with PASS and other campus initiatives, integrate efforts to improve outcomes – ongoing (Spr ‘13) • Implementation leaders report activities monthly to Foundational Committee & Program Assessment Coordinator, who reports to OAC – ongoing (Spr’13)

9. LAVC Program Assessment: Foundational Skills Pathway STEP 8: Implement Plan Implement changes to Improve teaching and learning STEP 7: Report to Campus Report out to appropriate campus committees & groups STEP 6: Develop Findings, Recommendations, Plan for Improvement Develop findings, recommendations, plan to improve teaching and learning Analyze course assessment results Analyze survey results Analyze student work assessment results Analyze longitudinal data STEP 5: Analyze Data SLO COMMITTEE PLANNING, REPORTING, APPROVAL Apply rubrics to assess student work samples STEP 4: Assess Student Work Conduct student survey Collect student work samples STEP 3: Collect Data Identify existing longitudinal data Develop assessment rubrics STEP 2: Prep for Data Collection Collect course assessment data Create student survey Complete alignment grids STEP 1: Plan Program Assessment Process Plan LAVC Program Assessment Model Program assessment at Los Angeles Valley College is a faculty-owned process. It is guided by the College’s SLO Committee, facilitated by the College’s Office of Research & Planning, and coordinated by the College’s Program Assessment Coordinator.