Minutes for November 29, 2006, Assessment Committee Meeting
Committee Members Present: Dr. Korinne Tande/VPASA, Bill Clemente/Assessment committee chairperson, Jodi Kupper/Dean of Education, Randy Waln, Dennis Welsh, Cheryl Blue, Paul Hinrichs, Brad Griffin, Ted Harshbarger, and Greg Galardi.
Meeting called to order at 3:37 p.m.
Approval of Agenda:
Blue moved to approve agenda; Welsh seconded. Motion passed.
Approval of Minutes:
Clemente distributed minutes. Minor changes to be changed by Clemente (Delete 2nd Griffin under members present at All faculty Meeting). Minutes approved as amended.
1. Schedule for All-College Meeting:
Schedule for Friday, November 30, 2006 meeting was discussed. Topics include discussion of CAAP results, senior exit information, and demonstration by Paul Hinrichs of the new evaluation system. In addition, faculty member from Education (Dr. Kunkel) will explain assessment of Physical Education Program, and possibly one member of Professional Studies will discuss their program (Criminal Justice or Business).
2. Assessment Grid for HLC:
Clemente distributed the Assessment Plan Summary to committee members. Changes were suggested including removing the general education faculty retreat and adding the All-faculty meetings. Discussion also followed on whether or not to add English 100 and Math 100 to the Assessment Plan. Committee members were asked to review their professional activity reports and start recording and compiling changes they have made to courses. Committee members were asked to distribute copies of the Assessment Plan Summary to faculty members in their departments and seek changes/input. Additionally, Dr. Clemente, Dr. Tande, and Dr. Kupper will meet before the school calendar year ends to discuss finalization of changes to plan.
3. College Senior Survey (CSS):
It was understood Dr. Asmussen would discuss this. However, he was at negotiations and unable to attend. This item will be discussed next meeting.
4. Exit Interview:
Clemente distributed the exit interview and the committee reviewed it. Discussion followed on how to improve the document. Harshbarger asked if the Senior Exit interview should be placed within the College 401 Course. Discussion followed. Clemente was concerned with getting more people to take the survey. Dr. Tande suggested adding a question to the interview so a determination could be made when the students are planning on graduating. It was agreed that starting in Spring 2007 session Harshbarger would be administering the survey in college 401. Again, committee members should consult their colleagues for input regarding any changes they might suggest about the survey.
5. CAAP Results:
Harshbarger presented some preliminary CAAP results from the Early Fall 2006 testing. Hinrichs advised he had been working on data analysis; however, there had been some delays owing to discrepancies in data. Hinrichs also advised he had been working on how to assist at-risk students due to poor CAAP results. Kupper and Griffin noted the CAAP survey question in Column G “Of the 47-49 hours of General Education required at PSC, how many did you take at on line?” needed modification. Discussion followed. It was agreed upon to insert PSC after “at."
6. Program Examples:
Physical Education/Professional Studies: Dr. Kupper advised that Dr. Kunkel would provide an overview of the assessment of the Physical Education program. Clemente asked if someone from Professional Studies could present an assessment of their program. Galardi advised he believed Dr. Asmussen had sufficient information on the Criminal Justice Program, or Dr. Batterson might have sufficient information on Business. Clemente advised that if no one was prepared from Professional Studies, a representative could present in February at that meeting.
7. Hinrichs Demonstration of On-Line Course Evaluation:
The committee moved to another room in Hoyt and viewed the online course evaluation program Dr. Hinrichs had been working on. This program will save numerous hours compiling and recording assessment information. It was concurred Hinrichs had done an admirable job working on this system. Hinrichs is still working on minor issues with the program. Hinrichs will replicate the presentation at the Friday faculty meeting. Discussion followed as to whether or not this could be used for classroom courses. Dr. Tande advised we would be testing this initially with online students, review the progress with the program after trying it, and then review further use in other venues in the future. Again, congratulations were given to Dr. Hinrichs for a job well done. Discussion followed on the Faculty Senate reviewing the evaluation form and making changes to the current in class evaluation, and how to modify it further for on line courses. Discussion followed and the topic of categorizing responses and making the responses measurable statistically followed. Clemente requested committee members seek input from other faculty members, determine possible categorizations, and possible ways to incorporate the evaluation into online instruction. Clemente suggested that input should be sought from other faculty members on these topics.
8. Turnitin Discussion:
Dr. Tande discussed the information distributed regarding Turnitin. It was requested faculty members review it, and discussion would follow this Friday at the All-faculty assessment meeting.
9. Other:
Discussion regarding presentations at the All-Faculty meeting this Friday and Dr. Hinrich’s demonstration followed. The February meeting of the Assessment Committee will be February 14, 2007, and the All-Faculty meeting February 16, 2007.
Meeting concluded at 4:42 p.m.
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