ACHIEVEMENT SUMMARY / ANALYSIS

Presented by Gay Wakefield

April 2012

TEXAS LEGISLATIVE OPINION“You have made one of the most important fundamental points: Our success in public education is going to be gauged not by the amount of money we put in it, but by the results that we get and the outputs—and we are going to spend a lot of time, I think, clarifying just what the outputs are [that] we desire, in very empirical form, and then how do we get there in terms of effort expended and money invested there. Teaching, as the representative alluded to, is going to be a big, big part of that.”

~ Sen. Kel SeligerApril 6, 2012—14:50—assessment; 16:27—budget cuts too hard on higher ed

CURRENT ISSUES

SACS Fifth-Year Interim Self-StudyMust reflect assessment maturation

Upgrade of SLO reporting frequency (2-3 times in each 5-year period)

Thorough analyses of results Improved annual documentation

FIFTH-YEAR INTERIM REPORT

Academic Assessment SectionHighest area of noncompliance citations

Citations for 93% of recent Fifth-Year Interim Reports

FIFTH-YEAR INTERIM REPORT

Among most frequent citations Limited data—details and factorsImmature data—trends and changesNon-representative sampling Not addressing all distance education, alternate-delivery modes, and off-campus program sites Including those added since previous SACS

accreditation review

SACS CAUTIONS

Demonstrate ongoing compliance.Annual reporting improvement

If sampling …Include rationales for the sample as reasonable and representative.

SACS CAUTIONS

Include data on programs offered at off-campus sites and via distance learning.Required if >50% of program available without classes on main campus

Must compare results to Stephenville results

SACS CAUTIONS

Provide analyses of data.“Not just data dumps” (SACS quote)

Use clear, succinct writing. Avoid discipline jargonReviewers likely not from your field

ExpectationsTriangulated measures Action-plan progress each semesterFactor findings and implicationsData trendsAction-plan completion rates and results

UPGRADES STARTING 2011-12

Analysis=interpretation of dataAccording to SACS and THECB

Craft like discussion section of journal article or grant report

UPGRADES STARTING 2011-12

Click to reach WEAVE log-in page. Use Tarleton name and password. Select a program you manage. Apply information learned in this training session.

HANDS-ON SESSION FOLLOWS

Revise your program’s 2010-11 “Assessment Summary/Analysis.”

Step-by-step screen shots follow. Additional help and resources:

Accompanying example handoutAcademic Assessment Committee representatives (click for list)

HANDS-ON SESSION FOLLOWS

WEAVE-YEAR

ACHIEVEMENT SUMMARY / ANALYSIS

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then you have not entered 2010-11 findings, which were due 5/31/11.Enter those findings, then continue.

ACHIEVEMENT SUMMARY / ANALYSIS

EXPANDED VIEW

Provides info needed for annual analysis

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After expanding this section, compare what you see to the example on the handout accompanying this training session.

EXPANDED VIEW

If you see no entry, click “Add.”

If you see an entry that does not meet required criteria, click “Edit.”

ENTRIES

Enter your upgraded Analysis here.

ENTRIES

When finished, click “Final” …

ENTRIES

... then click “Save” and repeat the process for any other programs you manage.

PASS THE SOFTCHALK QUIZ TO FINISH THE TRAINING SESSION.