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LDC-DE Assessment Plan and Report Help Document (revised fall 2018)
CTE SACs will assess a portion of their degree and certificate* outcomes every year as outlined in their customized Multi-Year Plans (MYP), and will report summary data (on SDR) for all assessments conducted, including focal outcome and outcomes partially- or fully-assessed via TSAs. Each SAC will select one of the outcomes assessed in 2020-21, what is known as "focal outcome," and provide a more detailed report of their process and findings on the CTE Annual Focal Outcome Assessment Report (form to be linked above). The assessment phase is the initial assessment from which the SAC decides on appropriate responses to the findings, followed by the reassessment phase, which measures the effectiveness of the SAC's response to the initial assessment and, ideally, 'closes the loop.'
As always, Perkins-funded programs will continue to administer TSAs (Technical Skill Attainments) and submit the results of same. The Grants Office and Academic Affairs must receive TSA results for all tests and all students (with IDs), but the aggregate results must also be included without student identifiers on the Summary Data Report for all outcomes partially- or fully-assessed via TSAs. For more information on TSAs, go to: https://www.pcc.edu/technical-skills-assessments/
CTE assessment coaches can give guidance on filling out the MYP, the SDR, and the LAC focal outcome reporting template.
*The outcomes of all certificates one-year in length or longer, and all degrees, are to be assessed with some regularity. The exception is a department that has no full-year certificates or degrees; in that case, they need to assess the outcomes of their less-than-one-year certificate(s).
November 30, 2020?, submit to learningassessment@pcc.edu:
June 30, 2021, submit to learningassessment@pcc.edu:
July 31, 2021, submit to jwetzel@pcc.edu (Grants Office) and to ann.cary@pcc.edu:
LDC-DE SACs conduct and report on one assessment project. SACs are free to assess or reassess outcomes of their choosing. The LAC suggests that the SACs ought to focus on either course-level or program-level outcomes, and, when possible, to focus on highly-enrolled courses. To be clear, LDC SACs no longer have to assess the core outcomes.
LDC-DE assessment planning and reporting happens in two phases. For first-time assessments, each SAC will complete the planning portion of the Assessment template in the fall and the end-of-year report (the latter portion of the template) in the spring. When conducting a follow-up assessment (assessing for improvement), SACs will fill out the Reassessment template--with the planning portion still due in the fall and the results portion due in the spring.
SACs are responsible for collecting student artifacts, norming the faculty evaluators, evaluating the artifacts, and, ultimately, analyzing the results of this year's assessment.
November 30, 2020?, submit to learningassessment@pcc.edu:
June 30, 2021: Assessment findings to be submitted to learningassessment@pcc.edu.
At the end of each academic year, all completed assessment reports are reviewed by expert faculty peer reviewers, many of which are current members of the Learning Assessment Council. Over the summer the peer reviewers look at the plans, reports, summary data (where appropriate), and other documents submitted by their assigned SACs and critique them using a standard rubric. When the feedback forms have been completed, they are saved as PDFs and made available in September to the respective SACs. This feedback is available to SAC members in a different section of PCC's Spaces. Questions about peer review feedback? Contact Delpha Thomas, LAC Chair, delpha.thomas@pcc.edu.
Each SAC is entitled to up to 10 hours per academic year of paid compensation, at the College's special projects rate, for assessment work carried out by part-time faculty. The funds can be paid to a single person or divided between multiple people working to support their SAC's assessment efforts.
To secure compensation, SAC chairs must contact their SAC's administrative liaison with the G number of the faculty member(s) carrying out the work and the number of hours each is to be paid (not to exceed 10 collective hours, of course).
The PCC Learning Assessment Council (LAC) provides free year-round assessment coaching to all SACs.
LDC-DE Coaching assignments will be available in the fall. If you have any questions, please contact one of the following individuals:
CTE Coaches will be assigned in the fall.
LAC Learning Outcome Assessment Class for PCC Faculty Teaching Credit Courses
Class details TBD.
This class is ideal for faculty involved in program/discipline assessment through their SAC or for those who want to explore the heart of the biggest mystery in higher ed today. It is intended for PCC full-time and adjunct faculty members who teach credit courses.
Here are a few of the topics:
Expectations of participants:
Courses offered through PCC's Center for Careers in Education