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Integration Year Pilot project: In 2021-2022, the LAC has developed a pilot project - this would be in lieu of an annual assessment project (not in addition to) for those SACs that submit a proposal (see first two questions in the Template below) by November 5, 2021. See additional informational materials below if you are interested in the pilot integration project.
Integration Year Pilot project: In 2021-2022, the LAC has developed a pilot project - this would be in lieu of an annual assessment project (not in addition to) for those SACs that submit a proposal (see first two questions in the Template below) by November 5, 2021. See additional informational materials below if you are interested in the pilot integration project.
LDC-DE Assessment Help Document (revised fall 2021)
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 from the SDR and provide a more detailed report of their process and findings on the CTE Annual 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, 2021, submit to learningassessment@pcc.edu:
June 24, 2022, submit to learningassessment@pcc.edu:
July 31, 2022, 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.
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, 2021, submit to learningassessment@pcc.edu:
June 24, 2022: Assessment findings to be submitted to learningassessment@pcc.edu.
To submit each phase of the report, please email it 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 Sara Robertson, LAC Chair, sara.robertson@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 Coaches will be available in the fall. If you would like to be connected to an assessment coach or have any questions, please contact:
CTE Coaches will be assigned in the fall.
General Education and signature assignment coaching is also available through the LAC. If you would like some support in developing your signature assignments, please contact:
Learning Assessment at PCC online course modules: https://tinyurl.com/pcclearningassessment
The first four modules are now ready for you! These include:
The LAC is currently working on several more modules of the Learning Assessment Tutorial. Stay tuned for more great learning opportunities.
This Spaces page is full of links to useful documents, presentations, and videos, many of which relate to assessment. SAC Resources Page
LAC Presentation: Assessment at PCC: These PP slides went along with a presentation by Magda D'Angelis Morris in Fall 2020, connecting the various places in which learning assessment is discussed and implemented throughout PCC.