Multi-State Collaborative

What is it? Oregon University System (OUS) partnership with 9 states, Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), and State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) Association pilot effort to explore a system-level program of learning outcomes assessment compare the level of learning achieved by students in the various “segments” of the public system (community colleges, universities) with the level of learning achieved by students at peer institutions in other states without relying on a standardized test. VALUE Rubrics

Why do it? Voluntary System of Accountability (VSA) Recently added VALUE Rubrics But there are no defined parameters around their use and reporting of information Higher education needs to responsibly explore VSA-type systems Preference is to find a way that supports OSU culture and assessment approaches

Multi-State Collaborative Principles 1. A statewide system of assessment should help to build and support a culture of student learning that allows for assessment results to be used by each campus for improving student learning and for program improvement. 2. A statewide plan for assessment should be based upon authentic student work and allow for the use of multiple measures of student learning -indirect, direct, and embedded-- without a single mandated statewide test. 3. A common framework is needed for the statewide system of assessment. The AAC&U LEAP Essential Learning Outcomes and Value Rubrics provide such a framework. 4. Assessment approaches should involve an iterative process, and, as such, be viewed as a "work in progress." 5. Assessment is most effective when it reflects an understanding of learning as multidimensional, integrated, and revealed in performance over time.

Process Methods and Metrics sub-group Define data collection and analysis process Pilot testing Fall 2013 Winter 2014 Spring 2014 OSU Multi-State Working Group

One Representative from Each Area – Summer working group Quantitative reasoning Writing Scope of work Summer Pilot Stipends

Questions to Investigate Can we use the VALUE Rubrics to assess relevant OSU Bacc Core outcomes? What criteria do existing, embedded assessments need to have to be validly assessed using the VALUE Rubric? What faculty development /orientation/materials/information do we need to provide to pilot test faculty? What assessment exist that meet these criteria?

Goals for the Working Group Develop a process to test the previous questions Identify faculty to participate in pilot study Fall 2013 – writing Winter 2014 – math/quantitative literacy Provide input into the larger multi-state collaborative methods and metrics

Next Steps Identify OSU multi-state collaborative working group participants - summer