Working Out the Kinks: Applying the Logic Model to the QEP Assessment Plan

Presented by

Barbara June RodriguezProfessor Trish Joyce

Professor Joshua Kimber

14th Annual Texas A&M Assessment ConferenceFebruary 16-18, 2014

By the end of the session, participants will be able to:1. Apply the logic model to the QEP plan (or

any situation/project)

2. Discuss strategies to engage faculty in QEP implementation and assessment development (outputs)

3. Utilize Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) to enhance critical thinking (outputs)

Session Objectives

Located in South Florida; 3 campuses and 8 centers

Offers associate and baccalaureate degrees

Serves nearly 68,000 students annually SACSCOC Onsite Review was October 2013 QEP received no recommendations QEP focus is critical thinking

Broward College

QEP Conceptual Framework

Goal 1: To enhance students’ critical thinking skills Students will be able to:

1. Analyze and interpret relevant information 2. Explain questions, problems, and/or issues 3. Evaluate information to determine

credibility of reasoning4. Generate well-reasoned conclusions

Goal 1 & Learning Outcomes

Direct Measures1. California Critical Thinking Skills Test (CCTST)2. Performance-based tasks developed by faculty

mentors/mentees3. General Education Assessment Results for

problem solving competency

Indirect Measures1. Community College Survey of Student

Engagement (CCSSE)2. Community College Faculty Survey of Student

Engagement (CCFSSE)

Assessment Plan for Goal 1

Goal 2: To enhance pedagogical practices that focus on critical thinking Faculty will:

1. Participate in targeted professional development and training

2. Develop in-house training modules on critical thinking

3. Incorporate teaching and learning strategies that focus on critical thinking skills

4. Produce a portfolio with revised syllabi and assignments that emphasize critical thinking

Goal 2 & Operational Outcomes

Direct Measures1. Faculty Portfolios2. Resource Repository3. Course Syllabi

Indirect Measures1. Community College Survey of Student Engagement

(CCSSE)2. Community College Faculty Survey of Student

Engagement (CCFSSE)3. Number of in-house training modules4. Number and percentage of faculty trained5. Number and percentage of faculty who teach CT enhanced

courses

Assessment Plan for Goal 2

Allows precise communication about the purpose of a project, its components, and activities

Describes logical linkages among resources, activities, outputs, audiences, and outcomes

Functions as a graphical depiction of processes in real life

Illustrates a sequence of cause-and-effect relationships

Paul McCawley, University of Idaho

Logic Model

Logic Model

University of Wisconsin

Each activity will require working as a team and time will be permitted to share ideas:

Activity #1: Engage faculty using critical thinking and BCs SLOs as an example case

Activity #2: Questions & Reflections

Application-- Activities

Broward College. Question Every Possibility - Think Critically: Quality Enhancement Plan. SACSCOC Onsite Review, October 2013. Broward College's QEP

McCawley, P.F. The Logic Model for Program Planning and Evaluation Logic Model

W.K. Kellogg Foundation Logic Model Development Guide Development Guide

Resources

Logic Model for QEP Assessment Plan

Questions?Reflection?