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Using Assessment of General Education Outcomes to Bring an Out-of-Class Learning-Centered
Model to Life
Paul A. Dale
Vice President, Learning Support [email protected]
Evaluating Institutional Learning CenterednessJuly 14, 2007
Learning OutcomesAs a result of attending this session, participants will be able to:
Describe the elements of a learning-centered model for student affairs
Recognize the need for out-of-class assessment of general education learning outcomes
Understand assessment in a learning-centered context Understand organizational strategies in implementing
assessment plans in collaboration with faculty and college-wide assessment committees
Demonstrate how assessment findings are utilized for program improvement
National Context and External Drivers
Student Learning Imperative ACPA – 1994 Barr, R. B., Tagg, J. (1995). From teaching to
learning—A new paradigm for undergraduate education. Change November/December.
Principles of Good Practice in Student Affairs (ACPA) Powerful Partnerships: A Shared Responsibility for
Learning (1998, AAHE, NASPA, ACPA) Learning Reconsidered: A Campus-Wide Focus on
the Student Experience (2004, NASPA, ACPA) Learning Reconsidered II Accrediting Agencies—Culture of Evidence
Why Learning-Centeredness?
• Learning occurs throughout the college environment
• Learning involves the whole person
• Learning silos can be broken down
• Active and engaged learners are most likely to be successful
Assessment is “good practice” at all levels within the college
Assessment contributes significantly to the enhancement of learning
Assessment provides responses to two central questions and the evidence to support responses to the questions: What are our students learning? How do we know?
College Assessment Culture
Learning and Assessment Questions
• Do students who use/participate in programs and services provided by student affairs change in ways that professionals intended them to change when they designed the program or service?
• Do these changes contribute in a meaningful way to the institution’s core mission?
• As a result of students participating in ____, they will learn _____.
Learning-Centered and Assessment Model
• Learning-Centered
• Connections Made to Student Persistence Factors
• Indicators of Learning-Centered Practice
• Student Learning and Success Outcomes
Assessment Process• Learning outcomes were identified and made concrete
• Learning outcomes were assessed and used to improve learning and service productivity
• Student affairs policies and procedures were aligned to maximize student learning
• Assessment Team
• Assessment Plan
• Coaching/Consultation
• Reporting
• Faculty Partnerships—General Education Rubrics
Out of Class General Education Outcomes Matrix
Learning Area
Student Life and Leadership CenterStudents will:
Com / Listening
Com / Reading
Com / Speaking
Com / Writing
Info LitProb Solv
Tech
Identify and develop: social, cultural, leadership skills, and values through club participation and leadership training.
X X X X X
Develop civic responsibility, leadership values, and skills with a specific emphasis on leadership for social change.
X X X X X
Out of Class Assessment of General Education Outcomes
Media Services Learning Support Center Student Life and Leadership
Assessment Tools
Student Life—Grading Rubric, Pre/Post Surveys, Oral Presentation Rubric
Media Services—Pre/Post Survey, Presentation Rubric
Learning Support Center—Tutor Observations
LSC Learning Problem Solving Outcomes
• Students will be able to:– Identify opportunities for improvement– Identify strategies for improvement– Implement strategies for improvement
General Education Written Communication Dimensions
• Students will be able to:– Communicate in writing ideas in an organized manner
using appropriate rhetorical strategy;– Communicate in writing ideas logically using
appropriate language (word choice, voice, and tone), supporting materials, and transitions that meet the needs of the audience; and
– Communicate in writing ideas using appropriate grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, spelling, and format, and within a given word count
What Have We Learned … How Have We Improved?
• Media Services—Collaboration with Computer Commons (Solutions Lab)
• Learning Support Center—Improved tutor training
• Student Life—Development of leadership course
Lessons Learned
• Invest Up-Front Time• Start Small• Determine Top Down or Bottom Up• Allow for Learning About Learning and
Assessment• Reward Best Practices• Every Year Gets Better !
Contact InformationPaul A. DaleVice President, Learning Support ServicesParadise Valley Community College18401 North 32nd StreetPhoenix, AZ 85032(602) 787-6603 ● (602) 787-6625 [email protected]://www.pvc.maricopa.edu/lss/outcomes.htmlhttp://www.pvc.maricopa.edu/lss/index.php