1. NEASC Annual Meeting Assessment Workshop Dr. Jennifer Brown, UMass-Boston Dr. Emily Dibble, Bunker Hill Community College Dr. William Gammell, Eastern Connecticut State University David Hemenway, Charter Oak State College

2. Workshop Schedule Introductions Short Presentations on Assessment Activities Breakout Sessions Summaries of Table Discussions Wrap-up

3. 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

4. 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

6. 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%

7. 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

8. 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