MVC – Outcomes Assessment

1. MVC – Outcomes Assessment FLEX –Day February 8, 2013

2. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

3. MVC’s Hierarchy of Assessment Continuous, Sustainable Quality Improvement

4. Awareness • There is preliminary, investigative dialogue about student learning outcomes. • There is recognition of existing practices such as course objectives and how they relate tostudent learning outcomes. • There is exploration of models, definitions, and issues taking place by a few people. • Pilot projects and efforts may be in progress. • The college has discussed whether to define student learning outcomes at the level of somecourses or programs or degrees; where to begin.

5. 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 learningoutcomes as appropriate to intended course, program, and degree learning outcomes. • Existing organizational structures (e.g., Senate, Curriculum Committee) are supportingstrategies for student learning outcomes definition and assessment. • Leadership groups (e.g., Academic Senate and administration), have accepted responsibility forstudent learning outcomes implementation. • Appropriate resources are being allocated to support student learning outcomes andassessment. • Faculty and staff are fully engaged in student learning outcomes development.

6. Proficiency • Student learning outcomes and authentic assessments are in place for courses, programs, support services, certificates and degrees. • There is widespread institutional dialogue about the results of assessment and identification ofgaps. • Decision-making includes dialogue on the results of assessment and is purposefully directed toward aligning institution-wide practices to support and improve student learning.

7. Do you agree?Student learning outcomes and authentic assessments are in place for courses, programs, support services, certificates and degrees. • Yes • No • Unsure

8. Do you agree?There is widespread institutional dialogue about the results of assessment and identification of gaps. • Yes • No • Unsure

9. Do you agree?Decision-making includes dialogue on the results of assessment and is purposefully directed toward aligning institution-wide practices to support and improve student learning. • Yes • No • Unsure

10. Proficiency • 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 whichthey are enrolled.

11. Do you agree?Appropriate resources continue to be allocated and fine-tuned. • Yes • No • Unsure

12. Do you agree?Comprehensive assessment reports exist and are completed and updated on a regular basis. • Yes • No • Unsure

13. Do you agree?Course student learning outcomes are aligned with degree student learning outcomes. • Yes • No • Unsure

14. Do you agree?Students demonstrate awareness of goals and purposes of courses and programs in which they are enrolled. • Yes • No • Unsure

15. Continuous, Sustainable Quality Improvement • Student learning outcomes and assessment are ongoing, systematic and used for continuousquality improvement. • Dialogue about student learning is ongoing, pervasive and robust. • Evaluation of student learning outcomes processes. • Evaluation and fine-tuning of organizational structures to support student learning is ongoing. • Student learning improvement is a visible priority in all practices and structures across thecollege. • Learning outcomes are specifically linked to program reviews.

16. Do you agree?Student learning outcomes and assessment are ongoing, systematic and used for continuous quality improvement. • Yes • No • Unsure

17. Do you agree?Dialogue about student learning is ongoing, pervasive and robust. • Yes • No • Unsure

18. Do you agree?Evaluation of student learning outcomes processes. • Yes • No • Unsure

19. Do you agree?Evaluation and fine-tuning of organizational structures to support student learning is ongoing. • Yes • No • Unsure

20. Do you agree?Student learning improvement is a visible priority in all practices and structures across the college. • Yes • No • Unsure

21. Do you agree?Learning outcomes are specifically linked to program reviews. • Yes • No • Unsure

22. MVC’s Hierarchy of Assessment

23. Where Are We? • Awareness • Development • Proficiency • Continuous, Sustainable Self-Improvement

24. What Do We Need To Achieve Continuous Sustainable Quality Improvement?

25. What do we need for our evidence file? • Department meeting minutes that have assessment related discussions documented • Assessment overviews and plans for your discipline