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Guide to Evidence for WASC Accreditation

Guide to Evidence for WASC Accreditation. Dr. Robert Gabriner City College of San Francisco Student Learning Outcomes Workshop Strand 3. Intentional and Purposeful Interpretation and Reflection Integrated and Holistic Quantitative and Qualitative Direct or Indirect. Student work samples

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Guide to Evidence for WASC Accreditation

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  1. Guide to Evidence for WASC Accreditation Dr. Robert Gabriner City College of San Francisco Student Learning Outcomes Workshop Strand 3

  2. Intentional and Purposeful Interpretation and Reflection Integrated and Holistic Quantitative and Qualitative Direct or Indirect

  3. Student work samples Collections of student work (e.g. Portfolios) Capstone projects Project-embedded assessment Observations of student behavior Internal juried review of student projects Evaluations of performance External juried review of student projects Externally reviewed internship Performance on a case study/problem Performance on problem and analysis (Student explains how he or she solved a problem) Performance on national licensure examinations Locally developed tests Standardized tests Pre-and post-tests Essay tests blind scored across units Methods That Provide Direct Evidence

  4. Alumni, Employer, Student Surveys Focus groups Exit Interviews with Graduates Graduate Follow-up Studies Percentage of students who go on to graduate school Job Placement Statistics Faculty/Student ratios Percentage of students who study abroad Enrollment trends Percentage of students who graduate within five-six years Diversity of student body CAS Standards Retention and Transfer Studies Methods That Provide Indirect Evidence

  5. Four Principles of Evidence • Knowledge and skills • Multiple judgments of student performance • Multiple dimensions of student performance • More than surveys or self-reports

  6. Negative Syndromes • Trying to measure everything • Avoiding premature closure • Trying to be too “precise”

  7. What Constitutes Good Evidence • Relevant • Clear rationale for relation to Standard • Verifiable • Documentable and replicable • Representative • Typical of situation or condition • Cumulative • Multiple sources, methods for independent corroboration • Actionable • Action for improvement

  8. Standard II.B.3.b • The institution provides an environment that encourages personal and civic responsibility, as well as intellectual, aesthetic, and personal development for all of its students

  9. Project Shine Measurable Student Learning Outcomes • Measured by pre/post surveys • Students gain greater admiration for and understanding of elders • Measured by listening/speaking rubric • ESL students improve ability to provide information, answer questions, ask for help in English • Measured by exam • Political science students learn requirements for naturalization

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