
Assessing Community and Global Responsibility at College of the Redwoods
Explore how College of the Redwoods assesses community and global responsibility through Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILOs). Discover how students develop awareness and skills for contributing to local and global communities, alongside achieving academic, career, and personal goals. Gain insights into assessment tools used for measuring program outcomes and student success, guiding strategic institutional planning.
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ASSESSING COMMUNITY AND GLOBAL RESPONSIBILITY: ILO 3 Convocation Fall 2019 College of the Redwoods Angelina Hill & Paul Chown
ILO 1: Academic & ILO 1: Academic & Career Technical Objectives Technical Objectives Career Students will successfully acquire program outcomes and complete degrees and/or certificates. This institutional outcome indicates if the objectives stated for degrees and/or certificates are being met. Students earning degrees will acquire the College s general education outcomes: Effective Communication, Critical Thinking, and Global/Cultural Context. Possible assessment tools: Program assessment data General Education Outcomes assessment data Degree/Certificate completion rates Transfers & transfer eligibility External accreditation of programs
ILO 2 ILO 2:Personal and Professional Personal and Professional Development Development Students will reach their career, transfer, or personal goals. This outcome indicates if a student's individual goals are being met. This includes the goals of students earning degrees, or of students taking only a few courses for training and/or personal enrichment. Possible assessment tools: Graduating exit survey CTE employment survey External licensure and certifications Students with comprehensive SEPs Student Satisfaction Inventory Students declaring a CTE- or transfer-related degree or certificate (vs. enrichment) Meeting/Exceeding SLO expectations use of existing course assessment reports.
ILO 3 ILO 3: Community and Global Community and Global Responsibility Responsibility Students will develop the awareness and skills needed to contribute to local and global communities. This outcome indicates if students recognize ways to contribute to their community and the value of effectively engaging in cross-cultural environments. Possible assessment tools: Student awareness and appreciation of diverse perspectives (exit survey) Service learning and internship work Student club service work; community outreach performed by student athletes Student awareness of, and attitudes toward campus activities and services related to diverse student populations (survey) Class and club community activities (survey of faculty and clubs)
ILOs and Institutional Planning Using the results of ILO assessment for Strategic Institutional Planning
GE Outcome Global/Cultural Context Students should be able to: Analyze issues from multiple perspectives Express an awareness of cultures in a diverse global community Explain the relationship between humanity and the natural environment; and Analyze issues within their historical context
Assessment of Global/Cultural Context % Met or % Met or exceeded exceeded 82.8% # Students # Students 553 Fall 2012 Spring 2014 Fall 2014 Spring 2016 Fall 2016 Spring 2018 2018-2019 619 78.2% 574 89.7% 227 86.8% 84 percent of students met or exceeded expectations
Graduating Exit Survey Graduating Exit Survey To what extent do you agree CR prepared you in the following skill areas? Grand Total 52% 28% 17% 1% 1% 75 51% 28% 13% 7% 1% 76 Skill Area Response Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neutral Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree Response Count Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neutral Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree Response Count Ethical Decision Making Awareness of a Diverse Global Community Approximately 80 percent of students agreed (strongly or somewhat) for each.
Graduating Exit Survey Graduating Exit Survey To what extent do you agree with the following statement about CR? Grand Total 34% 28% 28% 7% 3% 74 22% 34% 38% 5% 1% 74 Statement Response Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neutral Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree Response Count Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neutral Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree Response Count Being a student at CR increased my awareness of diverse student groups Campus activities and services made me more aware of diverse perspectives. 62% agreed (strongly or somewhat) that CR increased awareness of diverse groups. 55% agreed (strongly or somewhat) that campus activities raised awareness.
Noel Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory I have participated in CR activities outside the classroom (e.g., sporting events, campus clubs/events) ImportanceSatisfaction/SD GAP 2019 administration: 5.00 4.61/2.29 0.39 2013 administration: 5.22 4.96/1.83 0.29 2010 administration: 4.95 4.82/1.84 0.13 scale of 1 = no importance/lowest satisfaction, 7 = very important/very satisfied
CR Student Clubs Clubs re-charted in 2018-2019 Agriculture Club Asian-Pacific Islander Club Black Student Union Digital Arts and Media Club Entrepreneur Club Latinx Club Queer Student Union
CR Student Clubs Clubs re-charted in 2018-2019 cont. Seven Gill Shark Review Sociology Club CR Honors Club Solid Rock Bible Club Student Housing Advocate Alliance Club TRiO Over a dozen clubs are officially recognized by the Associated Students of CR.
Cooperative Work Experience Variable unit classes for supervised on-the-job internships. CE-41: General CE-42: Occupational Academic Academic Year 2018-19 2017-18 2016-17 2015-16 Year Students Enrolled Students Enrolled 176 42 33 28
Upcoming Assessments Higher Education Research Institute s Diverse Learning Environments (DLE) Survey To be administered to students in spring 2020 The DLE emphasizes student learning outcomes as a core component of diversity efforts and the survey includes measures such as the integration of learning, social action, and civic engagement. https://heri.ucla.edu/diverse-learning-environments- survey/
Wrap-up Further thoughts, planning actions, etc.?