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Calibrating VALUE Rubrics
Ruth Slotnick, Mount Wachusett Community College
Christopher K. Cratsley, Fitchburg State UniversityTerrel L. Rhodes, Association of American Colleges
and Universities
CA
OR
UT
ND
WI
IN
KY VA
MA
Quality Collaborative
Campuses
The Lumina Degree Profile – in Brief –
Provides a Template of Proficiencies Required
for the Award of Degrees
Lumina Degree Profile
3 Degree Levels
5 Learning Areas
Organization of the Degree Profile
Five areas of learning
Specialized knowledge
Broad, integrative knowledge
Intellectual Skills
Applied Learning
Civic Learning
The Five Areas are Interrelated, Not Separate
For example:
Knowledge and intellectual skills are integrated in the context of
application – e.g. research, field-based assignments, projects, and civic problem-
solving
How do the initiatives fit together?
Local and National Framework Alignment
Mount Wachusett CC Fitchburg State LEAP LUMINA DQP
Written and Oral Communication Communication Written and Oral
CommunicationCommunication Fluency
Quantitative Reasoning and Scientific Modes of Inquiry
Problem Solving Quantitative Literacy &Inquiry and Analysis Quantitative Fluency
Information Literacy Information Literacy Information Literacy Use of Information Resources
Understanding Self Citizenship Civic Knowledge and Engagement Civic Learning
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MWCC/Fitchburg State QC Structure
MWCC and Fitchburg State each recruited 16 faculty and staff members to a total of 32 assessment scholars.
These Assessment Scholars were divided into 4 teams of 8, with equal representation from each institution in the areas of QR, WC, IL, CE. Each group has an appointed team lead.
The Assessment Scholars were also assigned to one of five multi-team transfer groups (Arts & Humanities, Business, Education, Humans Services and STEM).
Teams developed rubrics and assessment work plans through: Summer Institutes Fall All-Project Meetings Winter All-Project Meetings Monthly Team Meetings during the academic year
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Degree
MWCC/Fitchburg State Quality Collaborative34 Fitchburg State and MWCC
Assessment Scholars
Lumina DQP Institutional Outcomes AAC&U LEAP ELOs
WC IL CEQR
Education Human Services
STEMBusinessArts and
Humanities
Student Artifacts in High Transfer Courses
MWCC Students FSU StudentsTransfer with or without degree
Outcomes, Modified LEAP VALUE Rubrics and Assignments for:
Assessment ProgressWritten Communication
Refinement of Criteria Aligning writing assignments from parallel courses.
Information Literacy Develop lexicon of common terminology for use amongst
constituencies: faculty, librarians, students Create assignment prompts that engage all aspects of rubric
Quantitative Reasoning Developed annotated lab report to identify elements of QR Target lab reports and offer faculty opportunity for feedback
Civic Engagement Addressing mismatch between rubric and student artifacts http://
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