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Career-Technical Education Program SLO Assessment Report Spring 2012 Elmida Baghdaserians, Child Development Alan Cowen, Emergency Services Annette Jennings, CAOT Laurie Nalepa, CTE Dean Ron Reis, Technology Joan Hackeling, Program SLOs

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Career-Technical Education Program SLO Assessment Report

Spring 2012 Elmida Baghdaserians, Child Development Alan Cowen, Emergency Services Annette Jennings, CAOT Laurie Nalepa, CTE Dean Ron Reis, Technology Joan Hackeling, Program SLOs Assessment Coordinator

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Institutional Assessment Model

  • Course Outcomes Assessment
  • Program Outcomes Assessment
  • Service Outcomes Assessment
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Program SLO Assessment Model

Three Program Pathways:

  • Foundational Skills
  • Career-Technical Education
  • General Education / Transfer

Do you know the status of your

program outcomes assessment?

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  • 1. Communication Skills

CTE Program Outcomes:

  • 2. Reasoning / Critical Thinking Skills
  • 3. Technical Skills
  • 4. Professional Behavior
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Evidence of Program Outcomes:

  • Writing samples
  • Reasoning samples
  • Faculty evaluations of professional behavior
  • Results of professional licensing exams
  • Survey of CTE student completers
  • Advisory Board surveys
  • Employer surveys
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Major Findings:

  • 1. Majority of students met learning outcomes*
  • 2. Areas for improvement:
  • Writing: organization, grammar, sentence structure
  • Reasoning: more complex reasoning skills
  • Professional behavior: responsibility, punctuality
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Major Recommendations:

Resources Impact

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1) Share expectations Make them visible Make them explicit

  • All CTE Students & Faculty
  • Advisory Boards & Employers
  • Administrators & Staff

Major Recommendations:

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2) Create more opportunities

for students to practice program-level skills.

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3) Integrate program learning outcomes assessment rubrics into coursework.

Ÿ Ÿ Have students evaluate their own work.

Washington State U. Critical Thinking Project:

  • Integrating assessment rubrics into courses

improved critical thinking dramatically.

  • Participating faculty supported unanimously.
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4) Support faculty in making adjustments

  • Develop guiding materials
  • Create virtual conversations
  • Direct students to campus

learning resources

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Develop rubrics Sample student work Identify professional exams Create surveys

for students, employers & advisory boards

Complete alignment grids

LAVC Program Assessment: Career Technical Education Pathway

Program assessment at Los Angeles Valley College is a faculty-owned process. It is guided by the College’s SLO Committee, facilitated by the College’s Office of Research & Planning, and coordinated by the College’s Program Assessment Coordinator.

STEP 1:

Plan Program Assessment Process

Plan LAVC Program Assessment Model

STEP 2:

Prep for Program Data Sampling & Collection

STEP 3:

Collect Program Data

STEP 4:

Assess Program Data

STEP 5:

Review Findings, Plan for Improvement

STEP 7:

Implement Plan to Improve Student Learning

SLO COMMITTEE PLANNING, REPORTING, APPROVAL

Analyze survey results Apply rubrics to assess student work and professional behavior Collect exam results Analyze exam results

STEP 6:

Report out findings

Conduct surveys

Implement changes to improve student learning

Report out findings to appropriate bodies Review findings collaboratively; develop plan to improve student learning