ASSESSMENT TRAINING: STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES PRESENTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON LEARNING ASSESSMENT (COLA)

LOGIN ONTO TASKSTREAM Open a browser, and navigate to The username is your CPTC Password: taskstream1 If first time using TaskStream, Sign “End User Agreement” Complete account information Personalize password, if desired Open Work space

TODAY’S OBJECTIVES Increase your understanding of assessment at CPTC Add outcomes information to TaskStream Map outcomes to the mission/goals of the college Select 3 outcomes to assess during the year Develop a plan for assessing selected outcomes during the year Look ahead to reporting the results

ASSESSMENT

OVERVIEW OF ASSESSMENT AT CPTC Why do we assess? What do we assess within instruction? What do we assess as a college?

ACCREDITATION STANDARDS 4.A.3 The institution documents, through an effective, regular, and comprehensive system of assessment of student achievement, that students who complete its educational courses, programs, and degrees, wherever offered and however delivered, achieve identified course, program, and degree learning outcomes. Faculty with teaching responsibilities are responsible for evaluating student achievement of clearly identified learning outcomes.

ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING AT CPTC

COMPONENTS OF AN ASSESSMENT PLAN Prior To Assessment: 1.Department mission statement 2.List expected outcomes for your department Annual Assessment: 1.Select 3 outcomes to assess during the year 2.Determine how you will assess your effectiveness in achieving the outcome Administer your assessment 3.Report the results of your assessment

MISSION STATEMENT

WHAT IS A MISSION STATEMENT? The mission statement should be a clear and concise representation of the program’s purpose for being.  What are the opportunities or needs your program exist to address?  Who is it serving?  What principles or beliefs guide your work?

CPTC’S MISSION “We provide students with the knowledge, skills, and values necessary to succeed in the workforce of today and tomorrow.”

MISSION STATEMENT EXAMPLE The retail business program provides competency-based degree and certificate training that leads graduates to employment in the field of sales and marketing.

EXAMPLES OF MISSION STATEMENTS There are numerous examples on-line. One of these is If you would like to revise or rewrite your mission statement, take a look at some others. This is also something that you could include your advisory committee in.

“FAMOUS” MISSION STATEMENTS: Disney: "We create happiness by providing the finest in entertainment for people of all ages, everywhere."

Facebook: "Facebook's mission is to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected."

McDonald’s "McDonald's vision is to be the world's best quick service restaurant experience. Being the best means providing outstanding quality, service, cleanliness, and value, so that we make every customer in every restaurant smile."

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES Tell what the student will be able to DO (in the rest of life) with what s/he learns in the program Focus on what students should be able to DO rather than merely what knowledge they should possess as a result of the program

PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES Use action verbs (behavioral verbs) Use simple language Describe student rather than teacher behavior Describe learning outcome rather than learning process Focus on the end behavior rather than on the subject matter coverage Make it realistic and attainable Have it validated by colleagues

TASKSTREAM

Learning Outcomes Assessment began at CPTC over 10 years ago. Most of us know it as: Nichols 5 Column Model

NICHOL’S 5 COLUMN MODEL Column 1: Mission Statement Column 2: Intended Learning Outcome Column 3: Assessment Criteria Column 4: Assessment Results Column 5: Using the results Once the Loop is closed the cycle begins again.

TASKSTREAM TaskStream is web based system that streamlines: *the management of content, *resources, *and communication related to learning outcomes assessment and the accreditation process.

It is a continuous process based on a curricular approach that begins with a well-articulated and expected ending. WHAT IS LEARNING OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT?

TASKSTREAM TaskStream (AMS) will serve as the interactive portal within which learning outcomes assessment planning, implementation, tracking and results will be centrally located and documented for reporting.

TASKSTREAM FEATURES Developing an assessment plan with student learning outcomes Aligning assessment measures in curriculum maps Uploading data (e.g., in spreadsheets and tables) Inputting assessment results (i.e., the statistics) Documenting results Creating action plans based on the results Identifying resource needs to implement actions Tracking action status Reporting

WHY USE TASKSTREAM? TaskStream will allow us to: Input our data each year rather than using the paper copies of the Nichols in the past We will always have access to data from many years at our fingertips All programs and units data will be in electronic format Reports can be generated from the database saving tons of time

TASKSTREAM PROCESS Create or Select Outcomes and measures in Fall quarter Enter Assessment Findings in Winter quarter Select Outcomes for the next year in Summer quarter BEGIN Create or Edit Mission Statement

WHAT IS A MEASURE? Learning objects are very broad, especially at a program level. These objective are broken down into smaller step that we can assess or measure.

EXAMPLE… Program learning outcome: Successfully program in two or more programming languages. Measures, or steps to achieve this goal that can be assessed:  Successfully program in Java Description: Students will be evaluated on their skills on an exam conducted in the Java (CIT142 and CIT143) courses. Students will write a program to show their skills in these two languages in one hour on a medium

For each measure, you will want to determine the following: How will it be assessed? Acceptable target: how well will the class to that is acceptable to you? …80% of students will pass with a 70% or better Ideal target: what is the best you would hope for? Implementation plan: you timeline to assess this measure Key/responsible personnel: who is responsible for determining results?

THANKS TO THE CONTRIBUTORS, COLA TEAM! JOYCE LOVEDAY MABEL EDMONDS MICHELLE SIMPKINS KELLEY MEEUSEN ELAINE HOLSTER MENAKA ABRAHAM