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How Assessment Has Shaped Our Academic Success Workshop

Mary Paraskis , Academic Advisor Academic Advising Center Matthew Cullen, Counselor Counseling & Career Development Center. How Assessment Has Shaped Our Academic Success Workshop. Moraine Valley Community College 9000 W College Pkwy, Palos Hills, IL 708-974-4300. What is SOAP?.

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How Assessment Has Shaped Our Academic Success Workshop

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  1. Mary Paraskis, Academic Advisor Academic Advising Center Matthew Cullen, Counselor Counseling & Career Development Center How Assessment Has Shaped Our Academic Success Workshop Moraine Valley Community College 9000 W College Pkwy, Palos Hills, IL 708-974-4300

  2. What is SOAP? • Standards of Academic Progress • 5 Levels • 4 Academic Restrictions • GPA less than 2.00 – C grade average • Attempted a minimum of 12 credit hours • Counselor Intervention required • Student’s account is blocked • Student is unable to register or make schedule changes

  3. Previous SOAP practice • Students were notified of restriction • Required one-on-one intervention with counselor for all SOAP statuses • Students were recommended to meet with Advising following counselor intervention

  4. The beginning of assessment • Administrative recommendation based on the following observations: • Student to counselor ratio • High volume of students • Wait times

  5. Informal groups • Groups were formed as students walked in • Guidelines or format were not defined • Groups included all type of SOAP statuses • Groups were facilitated only by counselors • Groups conducted in classrooms with no computers

  6. Initial Academic Success Workshop • Observational assessment by counselors • Created ASW committee of counselors to formalize: • Sign-in process • Counseling Outline and PowerPoint • First attempt at formal assessment • Workshop conducted in classrooms with computers • Academic Advisors added to workshop

  7. Revised ASW • Through Advising and Counseling evaluation • Created formal ASW Team with counselors AND advisors • Created a college-wide Continuous Improvement Objective/Results (CIOR) • a process connected to the institution’s strategic planning efforts • Counseling and Advising learning outcomes created

  8. Continuous Improvement Objective • Develop and implement tracking system and assessment tools to assess academic progress, student’s knowledge of college policies affecting their academic standing, students’ understanding of processes for developing an effective plan, and quality of student experience for SOAP students attending an Academic Success Workshop.

  9. Revised ASW • Formalized process and procedures • Limited to first-time Academic Caution students • Scheduled ASW sessions • More structured alert system • More effective sign-in process • Advising presentation included in PowerPoint

  10. First Assessment • Developed first web-based Survey • Original assessment abandoned • Help from our Institutional Research Office • Survey added to favorites on all computers • Counseling questions only

  11. Counseling Learning Outcomes Students will: • recognize SOAP status level • identify semester GPA/cumulative GPA • describe the impact of their next semester • identify challenges to successful academic progress • identify strategies for improvement • demonstrate an understanding of college policies • identify resources to assist academic success

  12. Survey Results • Compared survey results to learning outcomes • Adjusted presentation and procedures as needed • Limited the number of students in workshop • Analyzed survey • Created revised survey • Adjusted questions to meet reading levels • Added advising questions based on Advising Outcomes

  13. Learning Outcomes for Advising Students will: • identify the purpose of Academic Advising • identify educational goals (career, transfer) • identify course sequence and prerequisites • identify course selection in compliance with academic goal

  14. Example of survey question #2

  15. New Question #2

  16. Revised question # 2

  17. Any suggestions for improvement?

  18. What was most helpful today?

  19. Through assessment Previous Practice Improved Current Practices Students are placed into groups Assigned ASW meetings Placed a limit on amount of students in workshop Consistent presentation Academic advisor meet with students in workshop Assess students after each workshop Continue to assess in order to improve workshops • Counseling met with each student individually • Students seen on walk in basis • Long waiting time • No formal consistent intervention format • Optional advising assistance • No formal assessments

  20. Moving forward… • Track students who previously attended workshop • Where are they now ? • Qualitative Assessment • Establish focus groups

  21. Our Team • ASW Team • Paula Adduci – Counselor • Linda Brandt – Counselor • Matthew Cullen – Counselor • Teresa Hannon – Counselor • Jeremy Kingery – Advisor • Mary K. Paraskis – Advisor • Ali Riphagen – Advisor

  22. Thank you! • Beth Reis- Director of Institutional Research and Planning • Raquel Duszynski- Assistant Director of Institutional Research and Planning

  23. Questions • Thank you for attending. • Any questions?

  24. Contact Information • Mary K. Paraskis (Advisor) • 708-608-4198 • Paraskism@morainevalley.edu • Matthew Cullen (Counselor) • 708-608-4101 • Cullenm27@morainevalley.edu

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