NEASC Annual Meeting Assessment Workshop

Dr. Jennifer Brown, UMass-BostonDr. Emily Dibble, Bunker Hill Community College

Dr. William Gammell, Eastern Connecticut State UniversityDavid Hemenway, Charter Oak State College

Workshop Schedule

• Introductions• Short Presentations on Assessment Activities• Breakout Sessions• Summaries of Table Discussions• Wrap-up

Course Evaluation System• Implement a system that works for your college/environment• Simplify- we went from 15 to 5 questions

• Were the Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) met for this course?• How much did the student learn in the course?• Rate the effectiveness of the course• Rate the effectiveness of the instructor• What would you change and what would you keep in

this course?• All questions ask for written comments

Keys to a Successful Course Evaluation System from an Assessment Perspective

• Stress importance to faculty and students• Make it as easy as possible• Provide results in a timely manner and easily

to all appropriate people• Provide benchmarking information• Analyze information by discipline, level, and

demographics• Use the information wisely and appropriately

FY 11 Total

FY 10 to FY 12 toFY 07 FY 08 FY 09 FY 10 FY 11 FY 11 FY 12 Year FY 12 Goal PercentageYear Year Year Year Year Change GOAL to date Change of GOAL Percent of Goal Achieved Notes

0% 50% 100% 150%

Number of Matriculated Students Served 2,421 2,299 2,365 2,599 2,778 2,978 1,999 67%

Applications 1,474 1,552 1,687 1,984 1,811 2,100 464 22%

New Matriculations, including rematrics 732 754 850 1044 910 1,150 276 24%

Semester to Semester Matriculated Student Retention

Will be measured each semester

First to Second Year Matriculated Student Retention

70% 0% Will be measured each semester

Number of Graduates 592 480 483 468 550 600 122 20%

Credit Course Enrollment Total Credits 12,112 15,807 18,597 22,404 27,593 31,456 9,876 31% Fall 2011 enrollment as of O ct 19.

Non-Credit Course Total Number of Registrations

226 213 343 240 297 300 50 17%

Student Evaluations: Overall Course Effectiveness

85% 81% 95% Summer 2011 Course Evaluations

Student Evaluations: Overall Instructor Effectiveness

85% 81% 95% Summer 2011 Course Evaluations

Overall ESA Revenue $4,284,447 $4,925,673 $5,763,553 $6,876,816 $8,052,514 $9,179,866 $2,697,150 29%

Symbol color: Blue = Improved Red = Worsened Black = NeutralDirection of symbol: higher than last yr lower than last yr unchanged

COSC Percent of Goal AchievedHow Has COSC CHANGED?

Charter Oak State CollegeSTRATEGIC INDICATORS DASHBOARD FY 12

As of Sept 30, 2011 (end of the first quarter FY12)

Count of Individual Cornerstone

Registrations (371)

Count of Individuals that took with other

courses 82%

Passed Cornerstone 73%

Retention from Fall to Spring 88%

Failed Cornerstone 20%

Retention from Fall to Spring 60%

Count of Individuals that took Cornerstone

alone 18%

Passed Cornerstone 70%

Retention from Fall to Spring 58%

Failed cornerstone 22%

Retention from Fall to Spring 13%

Maximizing Institutional Data

• Remedial success with concurrent courses• Remedial success in subsequent courses• Student success in a series of courses• Effectiveness of Learning Communities• Biology assessment using old GREs• Analysis of reading/writing placement tests with GED

achievement• Course mapping with course SLOs to College General

Education goals

Conclusions

• Most colleges have spent significant resources on the collection of data, but do not maximize it

• Information needs to be produced on several levels for improving student success

• Data needs to be turned into information to support assessment efforts….provide technical and professional support to faculty colleagues

• New initiatives should have built in assessment with measurable outcomes

• Build a culture of evidence/data based decision environment at your college

• Research is a service function