1. Meaningful Methods For Outcomes Assessment: A Case Study
Mehmet "Dali" Ӧztürk, Ph.D.
Dean, Research, Planning & Institutional Effectiveness
Christian Anderson
Professor, Economics
Co-chair, Institutional Review Board
Presentation delivered at
The College of the Sequoias
Dialogue Day General Session Friday, October 26, 2018
Visalia, CA

2. Meaningful Methods For Outcomes Assessment
Outcome Evaluation
Quasi-Experimental
Pre/Post Test
Group Comparison
Experimental

3. Meaningful Methods For Outcomes Assessment
Success (%)
A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C = Yes ; All other marks = No

4. TRANSFER LEVEL MATH COURSES
Total
Math Lab Users
Non-Users
Number %
1479
100.0
337
22.8
1142
77.2
Gender
Male
719
48.6
170
50.5
549
48.1
Female
746
50.4
166
49.3
580
50.8
N/A 14
1.0 1
0.3 13
1.1
Fee Waiver
Yes
1044
70.6
255
75.7
789
69.1 No
435
29.4 82
24.3
353
30.9
Other Services
235
15.9 96
28.5
139
12.2
1244
84.1
241
71.5
1003
87.8
Race
African-American 25
1.7 9
2.7 16
1.4
Asian 44
3.0 10 34
Hispanic
911
61.6
220
65.3
688
60.3
Multi-Ethnicity 97
6.6 21
6.2 76
6.7
White Non-Hispanic
373
25.2 67
19.9
304
26.6
Unknown 15
1.2
First Semester at COS
413
27.9 73
21.7
340
29.8
1066
72.1
264
78.3
802
70.2
Users
Mean
Std. Dev.
Spring 2017 Accumulated GPA
3.03
0.61
3.16
0.54
2.99
0.62
Age at Term
21.75
5.54
23.10
7.40
21.35
4.78

5. TRANSFER LEVEL MATH COURSES
Total
Math Lab Users
Non-Users
Effect Size
Number %
1479
100.0
337
22.8
1142
77.2
Gender
Male
719
48.6
170
50.5
549
48.1
Female
746
50.4
166
49.3
580
50.8
N/A 14
1.0 1
0.3 13
1.1
Fee Waiver
Yes
1044
70.6
255
75.7
789
69.1
+6.6% No
435
29.4 82
24.3
353
30.9
Other Services
235
15.9 96
28.5
139
12.2
+16.3%
1244
84.1
241
71.5
1003
87.8
Race
African-American 25
1.7 9
2.7 16
1.4
Asian 44
3.0 10 34
Hispanic
911
61.6
220
65.3
688
60.3
+5.0%
Multi-Ethnicity 97
6.6 21
6.2 76
6.7
White Non-Hispanic
373
25.2 67
19.9
304
26.6
-6.7%
Unknown 15
1.2
First Semester at COS
413
27.9 73
21.7
340
29.8
-8.1%
1066
72.1
264
78.3
802
70.2
Users
Mean
Std. Dev.
Spring 2017 Accumulated GPA
3.03
0.61
3.16
0.54
2.99
0.62
0.29
Age at Term
21.75
5.54
23.10
7.40
21.35
4.78
0.32

6. Meaningful Methods For Outcomes Assessment
What Does it all Mean? (Lab Users Vs. Non-Users)
Fee waiver recipient: +6.6%
Use of other student services: +16.3%
Hispanic: +5.0%
White, Non-Hispanic: -6.7%
First Semester at COS: -8.1%
GPA: Grade points
Age: Years

7. Providing a Context for the Assessment Process
Are there any differences in outcome variables?
Are the differences significant?
Are the differences meaningful?
What do these differences and results mean with regard to the overall student success?

8. Thank You!