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EVIDENCEOUTCOMESDIMENSIONSDOMAI
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MAPPING CO-CURRICULAR LEARNING OUTCOMES AND EVIDENCER. Michael Haynes, PhD Assistant Vice President for Student Life StudiesTarleton State [email protected]
Ben Kunze, MEdResidential CoordinatorTarleton State [email protected]
MAKING THE CONNECTIONEVIDENCEOUTCOMESDIMENSIONS
DOMAINS
Division ofStudent Life
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
EVIDENCEOUTCOMESDIMENSIONSDOMAI
NSthemes broad in nature that identify areas in which programs and services must identify relevant and desirable learning; adopted from Tarleton’s Division of Student Life “Program Themes”
examples of achievement of student learning with Domains; CAS
created and designated by an entity as an outcome/objective in which students must gain knowledge, skills, or ability by the end of a specified time period; WEAVE
data and or findings that support a position, theory, or desired outcome
Why map domains, dimensions, learning outcomes, and evidence?
ACCOUNTABILITY
DEMONSTRATION OF MISSION
SUPPORT OF REQUESTS FOR RESOURCES
ACCREDITATION
When should mapping be developed/revisited?
AS PART OF LONG-TERM STRATEGIC PLANNING
NEW VISION STATEMENTS
DEVELOPMENT OF 3-5 YEAR GOALS
REVISIONS TO MISSIONS
Who collaborated on this project?
DOMAINS (PROGRAM THEMES)
DIMENSIONS
LEARNING OUTCOMES
EVIDENCE
developed by Division of Student Life
taken from Council or the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS)
Department HeadsDivision staff who interface with students and/or develop learning outcomes
From institutional assessments (HERI, NSSE, NCHA, etc….)From divisional/departmental assessments
BACKGROUND• Prototype from University of Texas• Gale Stuart, Assessment Coordinator• Provides instantaneous and holistic SACS evidence
• What we added?• Links to “evidence”• Collected through assessment efforts (HERI, NSSE, departmental, etc…)
DOMAINS
• UT used CAS domain• Tarleton using “Program Themes”
• More applicable to what “WE” do• Link to definition• Lead to dimensions
DIMENSIONS• Adopted from CAS guidelines• Represent accepted parameters of learning• Definitions link• We aligned CAS’s dimensions to our “Domains” (Program Themes)
OUTCOMES• Developed by Tarleton
Division of Student Life personnel! • Department heads• Anyone associated with student learning or developing learning outcomes
OUTCOMES• Developed by Tarleton
Division of Student Life personnel! • Department heads• Anyone associated with student learning or developing learning outcomes
• Must be associated with
a Dimension (examples of achievement)• May be associated with more than one Dimension• Should be relevant to your departments mission/vision• Not all dimensions will have a department specific learning outcome
Must be measurable!
EVIDENCE• Linked to specified learning
outcome• Does not have to be
collected annually!!• Forms of evidence:
• Student collected data (quantitative surveys, qualitative focus groups, open ended questions, etc…)
• Student performance (GPA, retention, employment rates, etc…)
• Student narratives (QEP ALEs)
REMEMBER!Evidence may support learning outcome, OR may indicate need for improvement!
EVIDENCE
REMEMBER!Evidence may support learning outcome, OR may indicate need for improvement!
Where do we go from here?Linking strategic planning to this interactive document
Continue developing measurable learning outcomes based on theory that can be used in long-term
Making this information available for SACS and institutional effectiveness purposes
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↘↙ ↓Departmental Annual Report Action Plan
Annual Measures/Findings
Annual Achievement Targets
INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN 2011-2015
INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIC GOALS 2011-2015
Divisional Strategic Plan 2011-2015
Divisional Strategic Goals 2011-2015
INSTITUTIONAL ANNUAL PRIORITIES
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→ Divisional Annual PrioritiesLearning
Outcomes↔
→ Department Goals 2011-2015
Annual Outcomes/Objectives↔
THE COMPILATION WORKSHEET
QUESTIONS?
