Pathway to ProficiencyChaffey College’s Plan to Achieve Proficiency in Student Learning Outcomes

March, 2010

Presentation Overview Summary of SLO Progress 2005-2008 Reinventing Chaffey SLO process Results Taking Stock of Progress Spring 2010 Pathway to Proficiency - 2012

SLO Progress 2005-2007 Starting point at the program level Began with five pilot projects

Model SLO process for each School

Confusion about program definitions and anxiety about assessment created challenges

SLO Progress from 2007-2008Approximately 60 programs generated program

learning outcomes

Confusion about how to connect and distinguish program outcomes with institutional and course slowed progress

Lack of structural development slowed progress

Reinventing Chaffey SLO Process Fall 2008

New SLO team Training Efforts to address faculty anxiety Available and transparent information Inventory tools Reinvigorating the SLO taskforce

Results Alignment and Integration Common sense and “authentic” approach to

SLOs Appeal to faculty – much greater buy-in Clarity of approach and the integration of

SLO process throughout the College Core Competencies

ResultsExample – Alignment and Integration

At Chaffey College, SLOs live in the Learning Outcomes page on Curricunet also illustrates the alignment model from Core Competency contains areas to house evidence of the progress through the SLO

cycle www.curricunet.com/chaffey

ResultsExample – Alignment and Integration

Course SLOs on the Learning Outcomes page attached to the Course Outline of Record. Additional areas are provided to house evidence throughout the SLO cycle – means of assessment, criteria for success, summary of evidence and use of results.

ResultsExample – Alignment and Integration

2009 PSR with substantive feedback from the Outcomes and Assessment Committee

ResultsExample – Alignment and Integration

Curriculum Process – course modification and new course proposals Dialogue about the difference between a course objective

and a course SLO Discussions about critical thinking Overall discussions about student learning

Curriculum Committee Faculty Senate Program/discipline faculty and staff students

Alignment of curriculum and SLOs

Results Example - Student Services Common sense and “authentic” Admissions and Records

Outcome statement: Maintain a high level of student satisfaction with the online transcript ordering process

Student survey Results – students were most dissatisfied with the signature page

Change - Eliminate the signature page

Re-administer student survey Results -

Results Example - Student Services Common sense and “authentic” EOPS

Outcome statement: Improve EOPS student Independence and Responsibility

Counselor survey- During beginning sessions and end of semester sessions counselors completed survey addressing identifiable responsible/independent behaviors observed in students

Results –Meaningful increased differences measured between beginning session and end session

Change-Questions not yielding meaningful results were revised after collaborative input from counselors to reduce perceived ambiguity in questions

Results Example - Instruction Common sense and “authentic” Business Law I

Course SLO: “upon the successful completion of BUS 28A,

(grade “C” or higher), students shall develop the ability to recognize an ethical dilemma and make the most appropriate response”

Assessment Tool Summary of Evidence Use of Results

ResultsExample - Appealed to faculty and created much greater buy-in Since 2005, SLOs have been a part of Chaffey’s flex

activities: 2005 Flex included presentation by the 5 pilot projects 2006 IR offers flex programs on SLO assessments 2007 general flex presentations regarding SLOs 2008 general flex presentations regarding SLOs 2009 Flex SLO strand 2010 SLO Circus – attended by 150 faculty

Binder Madness Funundrum Loop-di-loop Fire-breathing Assessments

ResultsExample - Appealed to faculty and created much greater

buy-in

Boots on the Ground – Rapid Reaction Force Debunking myths Program specific Set long and short-term goals Alignment and integration Gantt chart time frames Pre/post tests

ResultsExample - Clarity of approach and the integration of SLO process throughout the College

One Book One College Program Spring Campus-wide Assessment

Core Competency- Global Awareness Course level SLO example –

Communication Studies 74: Intercultural Communication assignment

Taking Stock of Progress Spring 2010

Course SLOs Closing the loops Instructional program SLOs Student Services AUOs & SLOs Non-instructional and service program AUOs Efforts directed towards communication and transparency

www.chaffey.edu/slo; SLO Down Newsletter Pathways to Proficiency; www.chaffey.edu/curriculum

“Authentic assessment” and evidence

Pathway to Proficiency - 2012 Goals:

Integrate SLOs into the curriculum process Promote wide spread SLO implementation at the course level Formalize the integration of SLOs into the planning and decision

making processes Complete the integration of SLOs and outcomes-based assessment into

the program review process Increase integration and institutional commitment to SLOs Finalize and execute the plan to achieve proficiency in SLOs by 2012 Develop effective tool monitoring and measuring the number of SLOs

and programs’ to 2012 proficiency Improve accountability and quality control measure for SLO

development, integration and assessment

Still to DO

Now that faculty confidence is on the rise – increase # course SLOs

Address SLOs for degrees and certificate programs Speed up assessment scheduling Investigate innovative assessment tools – i.e., word

clouds Encourage and promote reflective dialog Continue entries in Curricunet Learning Outcomes

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