SUNY Assessment Update 2010

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SUNY Assessm ent Updat e

AIRPO Web inarJanuary 22, 2010

Nancy Willie-SchiffAssistant Provost

Bill ProulxProvosts Fellow

(on sabbatical from SUNY Oneonta)

SUNY System Administration


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Vision: Enhancing Excellence


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Overview

Current policies and practices Resources for campuses Plans for the future Policy changes Questions for AIRPO members Questions and comments from AIRPO

members


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Current Assessment Requirements

The Major Submit schedule of completed and planned assessments

Review undergraduate programs every 5-7 years (or programmatic accreditation

with assessment of student learning and external review

Maintain recordsGeneral

Education

Schedule of completed and planned assessments (and SCBA measures)

Submit plan update and Closing the Loop report to GEAR every 3 years

Assess student learning in 12 SUNY outcome areas every 3 years

Use GEAR-approved externally-referenced measures to assess 3 SCBA outcomeareas (critical thinking, writing and math) on a common schedule with Systemfunding

Maintain records

Student

Engagement

Administer NSSE or CCSSE on a 3-year cycle with System funding

All pol icies and procedures are available via

http://www.suny.edu/provost/Assessmentinit.cfm?navLevel=5.
http://www.suny.edu/provost/Assessmentinit.cfm?navLevel=5http://www.suny.edu/provost/Assessmentinit.cfm?navLevel=5


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Streamlined Reporting in 2009-10

New Procedures

for Campuses

New Forms for:

General

Education

The

Major

Submit schedules to Systemupon request

GENED-1 2009 MAJOR-1 2009

Maintain electronic Summary

Reports or equivalentinformation on campus

(for accountability)

GENED-2 MAJOR-2

Forms are at http://www.suny.edu/sunypp/documents.cfm?doc_id=179#forms.
http://www.suny.edu/sunypp/documents.cfm?doc_id=179http://www.suny.edu/sunypp/documents.cfm?doc_id=179


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SCBA Allocations to Campuses for 2009-10

Campuses requestsfor payment are dueby July 15, 2010.

SCBAMeasures

# ofcampuses $

Rubrics 36 $114,600

ACTCAAP

1 $900

Total 37 $115,600

Send [email protected]

SCBA is Strengthened Campus Based Assessment, established by Board policy in 2004.
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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2009-10 GEAR Reviews of Campuses

General Education Assessment Plans

As a service to campuses,GEAR will be finishing itsreviews of general

education assessmentplan updates and Closingthe Loop reports during 2009-10.

Due March 1, 2010

University at Buffalo

Stony Brook University

Empire State College*

SUNY ESF*

SUNY Geneseo

SUNY New Paltz

SUNY Plattsburgh

SUNY Canton

SUNY Cobleskill

SUNY IT *Adirondack CC *

Cayuga CC

Columbia-Greene CC

Dutchess CC

Fulton-Montgomery CC*

Genesee CC

Herkimer County CC

Mohawk Valley CC

Onondaga CC*

Rockland CC

Suffolk County CC

Sullivan County CCTompkins Cortland CC

Ulster County CC

* Rescheduled at campus request

Send [email protected]

GEAR is the General Education Assessment Review group,composed primarily of faculty appointed by the University Provost.


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GEAR Pilots of Assessment Measures

Campuses Interestedin CLA/CCLA Pilot

CLA CCLA

Buffalo State*CortlandFredoniaOneonta*PurchaseCobleskill

MonroeNassauWestchester

*current users

Pilot Measures

2009-10 ACT CAAP(math)

2010-11 andbeyond CLA/CCLA(writing andcritical thinking)


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CLA/CCLA Webinars on January 29

Bac k ground on t he CLA/CCLAhttp://www.cortland.edu/GEAR/CLA%20CCLA%20Committee%20Report%20051209.doc

SUNY Conversat ion 1-2 pmVIDEO: http://oneonta.na6.acrobat.com/clasuny/AUDIO: within 518 Area Code 320-1200; outside 518 Area Code 1-518-320-1200; do not press 1, 2, or 0 before entering Meeting ID; Meeting ID=4025#;help at 518-443-5865

SPECIAL INV ITA TION FOR SUNY CAMPUSES

CLA Spot l ight on St udent Engagem ent 2-3 pmVIDEO: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/readypresent/joinMeeting ID: CMKN6D; Entry Code: 5dxs_X6AUDIO: 1-800-861-4084; when prompted, enter participant code1061091
http://www.cortland.edu/GEAR/CLA%20CCLA%20Committee%20Report%20051209.dochttp://oneonta.na6.acrobat.com/clasuny/https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/readypresent/joinhttps://www.livemeeting.com/cc/readypresent/joinhttp://oneonta.na6.acrobat.com/clasuny/http://www.cortland.edu/GEAR/CLA%20CCLA%20Committee%20Report%20051209.doc


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SUNY General Education

Student Learning Outcomes in Math

In response to NYSMATYC resolution re: math outcomes and SCBAproposed revisions to math

outcomes and course guidelines

Students will demonstrate the ability to: interpret and draw inferences from mathematical models such as formulas, graphs, tables and

schematics;

represent mathematical information symbolically, visually, numerically and verbally; and

solve mathematical problems that require the selection of strategies and the integration ofappropriate concepts and procedures.

If a student has passed either the Regents Math B exam or the Regents Algebra 2 and Trigonometry

exam with a score of 85 or above, the campus may judge the student to have satisfied all the learningoutcomes for this category.

In addition to the three outcomes above, campuses are encouraged to teach students to estimate and

check mathematical results for reasonableness, and to recognize the limits of mathematical and

statistical methods in solving problems. Campuses may include these as additional outcomes.

SOURCE: Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Mathematics in General Education, Dec 2009


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Middle States Rigorous

Assessment Standards

Commission actions involving assessment at SUNYinstitutions between March 2005 & November 2009

Actions# of Institutions

10-Year

Accreditation

Periodic

Review Report

None 13 19

Progress Letters Requested 3 9

Monitoring Reports Requested 7 3

Warning Issued 2 1

Accreditation Decision Postponed 0 1

Total 25 33

% of Total with Action 48% 42%

DATA SOURCE: Patricia Francis analysis of Statements of AccreditationStatus at http://www.msche.org/institutions_directory.asp, Jan 2010
http://www.msche.org/institutions_directory.asphttp://www.msche.org/institutions_directory.asp


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Middle States Assessment Workshops

in New York State

2010 Dates Sites

Feb 10 The New York Chiropractic College

Apr 8-9 Mohawk Valley Community College

(April 8 Leadership Retreat, April 9 Workshop)

Apr 14 Nassau Community College

Apr 15 Pace University, Manhattan

Jun 18 AIRPO Conference-Capitol Regionhttp://airpo.binghamton.edu/index.htm

Oct 1 SUNY Canton

Details at http://www.msche.org/?Nav1=EVENTS&Nav2=0.05.01 .
http://airpo.binghamton.edu/index.htmhttp://www.msche.org/?Nav1=EVENTS&Nav2=0.05.01http://www.msche.org/?Nav1=EVENTS&Nav2=0.05.01http://airpo.binghamton.edu/index.htm


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Integrating Academic Program Planning

and Assessment

Coming soon

Revised SUNY guidelines for academic programproposals, clarifying expectations for programgoals, student outcomes and assessment plans

Updated edition of the University FacultySenates Guide to the Evaluation ofUndergraduate Programs


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SUNY Dashboards

Coming soonfor faculty and staff

Data for academic program planning and assessment

Developed by SUNY IR and IT With user-defined extractable tables and graphs For all campuses & all programs, which enables

benchmarking Starting with program-level data on students, awards

and first-year retention

More details later


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Policy Change: Student Mobility

November 2009 change to Board policy takes effect infall 2010.

To prepare for an updated student mobility web site,campuses have been asked to verify their GeneralEducation Course data by March 15.

DATA

http://www.suny.edu/provost/generaleducation/CourseList/mastercampuslist.cfm

CONTACT

[email protected]
http://www.suny.edu/provost/generaleducation/CourseList/mastercampuslist.cfmmailto:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.suny.edu/provost/generaleducation/CourseList/mastercampuslist.cfm


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Policy Change: General Education

January 2010 change to Board policy takes effect in fall 2010.

Now Starting in Fall 2010

Baccalaureate degree recipients

30 credits of general education

knowledge and skills in each of10 SUNY GER areas andcompetency in 2 areas

Same as now, except:

knowledge and skills in 7 out of the10 SUNY GER areas andcompetency in 2 areas

basic communication and math

must be included

Questions welcomed. Guidance to be issued.


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Policy Change: Assessment Streamlining

Milestones

Sep 2008 OSC Audit

Nov 2008 BOT Academic Affairs Committee

Feb 2009 BOT Re-engineering SUNY Initiative

Aug-Dec 2009 Provosts Advisory Group &consultation with campuses

Jan 2010 BOT Academic Affairs Committee

Anticipated:

Mar or May 2010

Trustees Resolution

Draft resolution to be circulated for comment.


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Summary of Proposed

Assessment Policy

Issue Now Proposed*

General Education* GEAR approves campuses plans, measures andschedules & SUNY funds some costs

Campus responsibility, using SUNY GeneralEducation student learning outcomes

The Major* Each campus is responsible for plans, measuresand schedules with 5-10 year cycles andexternal review or accreditation

No change

InstitutionalEffectiveness*

GEAR approves plans, measures and schedulesfor student engagement & SUNY funds surveysand workshops

Campus responsibility

Faculty and AIRPORole

GEAR & AIRPO assist campuses New Assessment Advisory Group for ongoingconsultation and renewal and to promote

partnerships to support campuses

System Role Coordinate contracts, funding, professionaldevelopment, policy and procedures, whileassisting campuses as needed

Coordinate and facilitate new Advisory Groupand support for campuses

*Within the SUNY context, campuses are expected to meet the rigorous assessmentstandards of Middle States and, as applicable, programmatic accreditation.


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Planning the Program for

AIRPO/AIRPAO in June 2010

Possible Assessment Topics for June Conference Sessions: SUNY System Update SUNY Academic Program Dashboards Using Results from Assessment Measures (CLA, rubrics, exams) Integrating Academic Program Planning and Assessment Managing Accessible Assessment Records Increasing Student Engagement AACU Value Project: Meta-rubrics

Assessment in Graduate Programs Your ideas!

Send your ideas to Sean McKitrick at [email protected] he will send out a survey that will guide program planning.

Should AIRPO become AIRPAO?


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Project: Supporting assessment on

campuses

Purpose: What role should System play in facilitating effective

assessment practices on campuses

How: Mixed approach (survey, interviews, etc.)

What we would like from you: Suggested questions

Send suggestions to [email protected] or call 1-518-320-1452.


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Potential Support Approaches

Develop an in-system consultants list

Conduct mock Middle States reviews on assessment

(upon request) Share assessment approaches on campuses (IR,

faculty, etc.) via webinars, etc.

Facilitate an assessment mentoring program

Facilitate topic- or discipline-specific study groups orlearning communities

Your ideas..

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