Streamlining Assessment at Westmont

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Streamlining Assessment at Westmont

• presented by
• Tatiana Nazarenko, Dean of Curriculum and
  Educational Effectiveness
• Program Review Committee John Blondell, Alister
  Chapman, Ray Rosentrater, Rick Pointer, Bill
  Wright, Tatiana Nazarenko, Tim Wilson, Debra
  Quast
• General Education Committee Thomas Jayawardene,
  Frank Percival, Greg Spencer, Tatiana Nazarenko,
  Bob Kuntz, Debra Quast
• 01.13.2010
• January 13, 2011

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Institutional Level Assessment
Six Learning Standards Nine Learning Principles Eight Institutional Learning Goals
Christian Orientation Christian Understanding Christian Understanding, Practices and Affections
Christian Practices and Affections Christian Understanding, Practices and Affections
Critical-Interdisciplinary Thinking Broad Interdisciplinary and Critical Competence Critical Thinking
Diversity Diversity and Global Awareness Diversity and Global Awareness
Active Societal and Intellectual Engagement Active Societal and Intellectual Engagement Active Societal and Intellectual Engagement
Written and Oral Communication Competence in Written and Oral Communication Competence in Written and Oral Communication
Research and Technology Research and Technological Skills Information Literacy
Creative Expression Creative Expression
Physical and Emotional Health Physical and Emotional Health
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Original Assessment Plan Ooops! Here is the
problem . . .

• Six-Year Assessment Cycle
• 6 LS ?9 LP 35 Institutional Outcomes
• 22 GE areas 68 outcomes
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  __________________________________________________
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• Total 103
• Major Program Outcomes 3-18
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  __________________________________________________
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• Grand Total 106-121/6
• 17-20 per year

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Revised Assessment Plan The problem is still
here

• Six-Year Assessment Cycle
• 6 LS ?9 LP 35 Institutional Outcomes
• 22 GE areas 68 outcomes ?
• 68 Certification Criteria ?
• 22 outcomes
• _________________________________________________
  __________________________________________________
  ___________________________________________
• Total 57
• Major Program Outcomes 3-18
• _________________________________________________
  __________________________________________________
  __________________________________________
• Grand Total 60-75/6
• 10-13 per year

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Proposed Assessment Plan Here is a solution!

• Six-Year Assessment Cycle
• 11 Institutional Learning Outcomes
• 9 GE Learning Outcomes
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  __________________________________________________
  __________________________________________________
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• Total 20/6 3 per year
• Major Program Outcomes 3-5 outcomes per
  six-year cycle aligned with institutional
  outcomes and GE outcomes
• __________________________________________________
  __________________________________________________
  __________________________________________________
  ______
• Grand total 23-25/6
• 4 per year

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Institutional Learning Outcomes

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• Graduates of Westmont College will
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• know the content of the Bible and the central
  doctrines of the Christian faith and be able to
  relate this to other fields of inquiry (Christian
  Understanding)
• demonstrate commitment to Christian service
  (Christian Practices/ Affections)
• accurately evaluate the strength of evidence in
  support of a claim (Critical Thinking)
• write effectively in various contexts (Competence
  in Written Communication)
• effectively communicate orally in various
  contexts (Competence in Oral Communication)
• access, evaluate and use information from a
  variety of sources in ethical and legal ways
  (Information Literacy)
• analyze a topic or human experience using the
  categories such as race, ethnicity, gender,
  social status and disability (Diversity)
• analyze globalization from at least two different
  perspectives (social, cultural, economical,
  political, religious, technological or
  educational) (Global Awareness)
• engage effectively in life-long learning and
  civic responsibilities (Active Societal and
  Intellectual Engagement)
• identify healthy lifestyle practices and
  articulate effective strategies that attain these
  practices (Physical and Emotional Health)
• display accomplishments in one area of artistic
  creation, performance or production (Creative
  Expression)
• Total 11
  outcomes for 8 goals
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GE Learning Outcomes

• Students will
• know the content of, and understand interpretive
  approaches to, Christian scripture, Christian
  doctrine, and Christian history (Biblical and
  Theological Canons)
• articulate major philosophical ideas and describe
  their bearing on the Liberal Arts from a
  Christian perspective (Philosophical Reflections
  on Truth and Value)
• acquire basic literacy in world history and
  reflect on the importance of world history for
  the Christian (World History in Christian
  Perspective)
• apply relevant methods to analyze and solve
  problems (Quantitative and Analytical Reasoning)
  
• effectively communicate in written form for a
  variety of purposes and audiences across the
  curriculum (Writing for the Liberals Arts)
• articulate how a particular topic is approached
  at least in two different cultures or distinct
  geographical areas (Thinking Globally)
• display appropriate accomplishments in artistic
  production and expressiveness (Performing and
  Interpreting the Arts) 
• communicate cross-culturally and adapt
  effectively to new cultural environments
  (Communicating Cross-Culturally)
• thoughtfully evaluate their service experiences
  (Serving Society Enacting Justice)
• Total 9 outcomes

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The Choice is Yours. . .
Revised Assessment Plan Proposed Assessment Plan
6 years 10-13 outcomes/ year 5 years 12- 15 outcomes/year 6 years 4 outcomes/ year 5 years 5 outcomes/year