Guide to Evidence for WASC Accreditation

Dr. Robert Gabriner

City College of San Francisco

Student Learning Outcomes Workshop Strand 3

1. Intentional and Purposeful

2. Interpretation and Reflection

3. Integrated and Holistic

4. Quantitative and Qualitative

5. Direct or Indirect

Methods That Provide Direct Evidence

Student work samples Collections of student work (e.g. Portfolios) Capstone projects Project-embedded assessment Observations of student behavior Internal juried review of student projects Evaluations of performance External juried review of student projects

Externally reviewed internship Performance on a case study/problem Performance on problem and analysis (Student explains how he or she solved a problem) Performance on national licensure examinations Locally developed tests Standardized tests Pre-and post-tests Essay tests blind scored across units

Methods That Provide Indirect Evidence

Alumni, Employer, Student Surveys Focus groups Exit Interviews with Graduates Graduate Follow-up Studies Percentage of students who go on to graduate school Job Placement Statistics

Faculty/Student ratios Percentage of students who study abroad Enrollment trends Percentage of students who graduate withinfive-six years Diversity of student body CAS Standards Retention and Transfer Studies

Four Principles of Evidence

1. Knowledge and skills

2. Multiple judgments of student performance

3. Multiple dimensions of student performance

4. More than surveys or self-reports

Negative Syndromes

Trying to measure everything

Avoiding premature closure

Trying to be too “precise”

What Constitutes Good Evidence

1. RelevantClear rationale for relation to Standard

2. VerifiableDocumentable and replicable

3. RepresentativeTypical of situation or condition

4. CumulativeMultiple sources, methods for independent corroboration

5. ActionableAction for improvement

Standard II.B.3.b

The institution provides an environment that encourages personal and civic responsibility, as well as intellectual, aesthetic, and personal development for all of its students

Project Shine Measurable Student Learning Outcomes

Measured by pre/post surveysStudents gain greater admiration for and understanding of elders

Measured by listening/speaking rubricESL students improve ability to provide information, answer questions, ask for help in English

Measured by examPolitical science students learn requirements for naturalization