ASSESSING STUDENT LEARNING IN CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

CIA/State Assessment Meeting Friday, June 11, 2010 2:45 – 4:00 Edward HolmesValencia Community College, West Campus, Room 5-111

2009 DESTINATIONS:

Student Affairs Team: New Student Orientation

Edward Holmes Kathleen Marquis Melanie Price

TARGETED COURSE LEVEL OUTCOMES

Students will be able to interpret placement based on SAT/ACT/CPT/LOEP.

Students will create a schedule and register for first term though atlas.

Students will be able to apply information found in the catalog.

Students will be prepared to generate a specific degree plan in My Education Plan.

PROGRAM LEVEL LEARNING OUTCOME

Critical Thinking:Effectively analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and apply information and ideas from diverse sources and disciplines.

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Students will: register for appropriate first term classes based on

placement scores

register for at least one class before leaving orientation

be able to successfully follow a sequence of courses from term to term

create at least one education plan through Atlas within first two terms at Valencia

QUESTION ONE

Pre results:

Post results:

QUESTION TWO

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Post results:

QUESTION THREE

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QUESTION FOUR

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Post results:

ACADEMIC ADVISING SURVEY

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Policies Resources Degree MEP Goals Strategies

Percentage

Results of Advising Survey: A total of 1,826 students were surveyed between March 2007 and October 2009 at four different intervals: March 2007; March 2008; October 2008; and October 2009. Each interval was one month long and administered at all four campuses.

� Steps to Enrollment (How do I become a student?)

� Class Selection (What classes should I take?)

� Degree Confirmation (Am I taking the right classes?)

� Degree Completion (Want to confirm/almost done)

� Classes for personal enrichment (not for a degree)

� Transfer to Valencia (Already at another college)

� Degree Selection(Researching degrees)

� Degree Audit (Using Atlas to see what classes I have left)

� Graduation Information (Next steps to graduate)

� Classes for Professional Development (For my job)

� Test Score Placement (CPT Scores)

� Career Exploration (What career do I want?)

� Review My Education Plan(Show my plan to an advisor)

� Transferring to another college (Moving to another school)

� Other

� I have a hold on my account (not sure why)

� Introduction to My Education Plan

(Haven’t done one yet)

� General Education Requirements (have I met my Requirements?)

� Job Search/Placement

� Other � I am on Probation/Suspension

� Career Research (Further information)

� CLAS

� Academic Difficulties

� Foreign Language � Other

� Other � Other� Honors� Non-Comp Email

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EDWARD HOLMES

eholmes@valenciacc.edu