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ASI Staff Meeting December 16, 2010 Barny Peake

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Review the fall 2010 assessment projects in ASI Be familiar with some of the trends and needs of CPP students Discuss possible assessment projects for 2011

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but, can we prove that what we do has an effect on students? Learning labs concept

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Understand the ways in which our student leaders grow during their term in office Be able to articulate the skills they develop Show the changes in their development statistically Use the data to design a developmental training program for student leaders

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What are you learning? List of skills 2007-08 Grouped skills 5 learning outcomes Self-assessment 2008-09 6 Learning outcomes Pre & Post Test Data analysis 2009-10 Continue pre/post Develop outcomes for student staff 2010-11

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Leadership Skills Guide others towards a desired result or outcome Plan ahead and respond to unforeseen developments Separate organizational from personal interests Communication Skills Express ideas clearly and professionally in verbal and written terms Listen to others and provide feedback in a tactful manner Conduct effective presentations to an audience Interpersonal Skills Apply teamwork to achieve a common goal in a diverse and multi-cultural world Be aware of cultural and personal differences Value trust and respect for others Critical Thinking Skills Understand how to gather and organize relevant information Analyze information and arguments Construct convincing arguments or strategies Organization/Planning Skills Understand how to develop informal and formal statements of purpose Plan potential use of resources, including time, people and finances Identify criteria for success and systematize accordingly to reach goal

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Learning Outcome (4) Very Knowledgeable (3) Somewhat Knowledgeable (2) Minimally Knowledgeable (1) Not Knowledgeable Leadership Skills 7 Communication Skills 52 Interpersonal Skills 34 Critical Thinking Skills 61 Organizational/ Planning Skills 52

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ASIs Learning OutcomesUniversity Learning Outcomes Leadership DevelopmentIntentional & Liberal Learning Effective CommunicationCommunication Skills Interpersonal RelationshipsInterpersonal Skills Critical Thinking and Problem SolvingCritical Thinking / Problem Solving Organizational PlanningIntegrating and Transferring Learning Social ResponsibilityGlobal Citizenship

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Still self-reporting On-line survey using StudentVoice Pre-test: 46 multiple-choice questions & 6 short answer Post-test: same 46 multiple-choice & 10 different reflective short answer questions Questions tied to one of the six learning outcomes

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Describe your leadership style. Describe a presentation you have made to a group that demonstrates an effective use of written, verbal or visual communication. How have you established mutually trustworthy and rewarding relationships with either a group of peers or a group of co- workers? Describe a difficult situation in which you had a leadership role with a group of people and briefly explain how you were able to resolve it. Describe an event or activity that you were responsible for planning from start to finish. Define social responsibility and describe the role it has in your life currently.

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What prepared you most for your ASI position? What are the three most important topics to cover at the summer retreat? Describe the top three things you learned in your position this year. As you leave your position, will you continue to be a leader in your community? Explain.

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From what you learned in your position this year, what should be the top three priorities of a student leader? What is required to build an effective team? Describe how your leadership style has changed during your one-year term. How can student leaders better communicate with each other and with the campus community? Is compromise helpful or harmful to achieving ones goals? Explain. How have your organizational skills improved (or not) as a result of your position?

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Stories of Successful Learning 2009-10 -Review of only the fall results -Students were the most confident in Social Responsibility and least confident in Organizational Planning Customized benchmark between Fall/Spring multiple choice questions (provided by StudentVoice)

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MeanDifferenceStd DevNTop 1Bottom 1Rank Fall 09/Spring 10 Average 3.10 --- 0.786331.75%3.17% Spring 10 3.43 -0.33* 0.572846.43%0.00% Fall 09 2.830.270.823520.00%5.71% * Indicates statistical significance, p