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Reaccreditation and Assessment Update

Reaccreditation and Assessment Update. Summer Institute, May16, 2012. Why is Accreditation Important?. Peer review process that evaluates educational programs and services for quality. Transferability of credit hours. Recognition of degrees and certificates.

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Reaccreditation and Assessment Update

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  1. Reaccreditation and Assessment Update Summer Institute, May16, 2012

  2. Why is Accreditation Important? • Peer review process that evaluates educational programs and services for quality. • Transferability of credit hours. • Recognition of degrees and certificates. • Student access to federal financial aid.

  3. Important Dates • June 30, 2012 Quality Initiative report due. • September 1, 2012 First draft of Assurance Argument. • January 30, 2013 Final draft of Assurance Argument. • March 4 & 5, 2013 Reaccreditation Site Visit.

  4. New Open Pathways Model • What’s changed in the reaccreditation process and why? • Quality Initiative • Assurance Process

  5. Five Criterion Areas • Mission • Integrity: Ethical and Responsible Conduct • Teaching and Learning: Quality, Resources, and Support • Teaching and Learning: Evaluation and Improvement • Resources, Planning, and Institutional Effectiveness

  6. What do I need to know? • Why we go through reaccreditation • College Mission • College Strategic Initiatives • Student Learning Outcomes Assessment • Course Level • Program Level • General Education • Co-Curricular • Institution

  7. HLC Site Visit • March 4 and 5, 2013 • 3 to 5 member site review team • Focus on Assurance Argument and confirmation of data and written statement • Access college information 6 to 8 weeks prior to visit

  8. Excerpts from ‘Report of Change Visit’ • Program and general education assessment both need great, ongoing attention. Although goals have been articulated for Yavapai’s degree programs, the institution is not yet assessing to what extent students are meeting those goals.

  9. Excerpts from ‘Report of Change Visit’ • The team is not convinced that the organization has clearly and publicly articulated the intended learning outcomes of the general education Yavapai College provides for tis students or that it regularly assess the effectiveness of its general education against the organization’s stated goals for student learning.

  10. Assessment • Seven member team attended HLC Assessment Workshop. • SLOA Committee providing leadership: • Continue course level outcomes assessment process • Complete curriculum mapping for AAS degrees • Establish general education outcomes/program outcomes for transfer degrees • Establish institutional learning outcomes • Assessment plan • Web information updating

  11. Learning Outcome Levels • A student will be able to… • Course level: Identify and analyze how connections to databases can be made. (CSA 266 Advanced Web Enhancement) • Degree or Program level: Develop web pages. (AAS, Computing Systems & Applications) • College/Institutional level: Apply technology(any Associate Degree)

  12. General Education Core Curriculum • General Education Values • Thirteen stated values • General Education Outcomes • Differentiate, synthesize, and integrate knowledge • Reflect upon/evaluate commitment to General Education Values • Apply information literacy skills… • Use reading, writing, listening, and speaking… • Engage in independent learning

  13. End of Fall Semester… • Campus community updated and engaged regarding accreditation process and visit • Course, program, and college level outcomes developed and easily visible on website • Curriculum mapping of AAS degrees complete and started for transfer degrees

  14. Assessment Action Items and Timeline

  15. Questions?

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