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2015-16 ILO ASSESSMENTS for ETHICS & VALUES and WRITTEN COMMUNICATION

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Authentic assessments

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Single essay prompt to assess both ILOs simultaneously

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Writing samples from 20 sections of 10 capstone-level courses

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Each essay was rated by two faculty members

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Standardized 3-point rubric (exemplary, acceptable, unacceptable)

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5 criteria: thesis, content, organization, grammar, ethical values

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Results disaggregated by population group

What We Did

381 total essays were assessed

üBenchmark: 70% of students will achieve "acceptable” or above

Ethics and Values: 159 essays

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78% "acceptable" or above 21% "exemplary" Written Communication: 345 essays

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77% "acceptable" or above 10% "exemplary"

By the Numbers

Ethics & Values

üTaking more classes at Mission increases your likelihood of

attaining an “acceptable” or above score!

üMore female students received “acceptable” or above

BUT more men achieved “exemplary”

üFirst-generation college students had more

“exemplary” scores than non-first-generation.

Written Communication

üOverall scores for all 4 criteria were very high.

Thesis: 88% “acceptable” or above, 33% “exemplary” Content: 85% “acceptable” or above, 28% “exemplary” Organization: 87% “acceptable” or above, 32% “exemplary” Grammar: 93% “acceptable” or above, 36% “exemplary”

üFemale students did well on thesis and grammar. üMale students did well on organization and grammar

but need to work on thesis.

üBoth genders scored the same on content. üCorrelation between units and achievement is not

as clear as for Ethics and Values.

üThe College has met the benchmark for both ILOs. üHow do we get more students to achieve an “exemplary” score? üWas the assessment too easy? üWhat can the College do as a whole and for specific groups to

improve performance on these two ILOs?

üHow do we address the other aspects of the Written and Oral

Communication ILO?

üWhat trends have you noticed in your classes?

Next Steps