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Wisconsin Technical College

Wisconsin Technical College. Measuring Skill Attainment – DQI February 8, 2006. Core Indicator Components. Valid and Reliable Assessment System Employer Validated Standards Met/Not Met Levels for Reporting Concentrator – Denominator Measurement Process.

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Wisconsin Technical College

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  1. Wisconsin Technical College Measuring Skill Attainment – DQI February 8, 2006

  2. Core Indicator Components • Valid and Reliable Assessment System • Employer Validated Standards • Met/Not Met Levels for Reporting • Concentrator – Denominator • Measurement Process

  3. Valid and Reliable Assessment Systems • Accreditation sets the framework for Valid and Reliable Assessment Systems. • The assessment of student learning is a priority for all accreditation organizations.

  4. Valid and Reliable Assessment Systems • Five Criteria for Accreditation • 3a. The organization’s goals for student learning outcomes are clearly stated for each educational program and make effective assessment possible. Source: The Higher Learning Commission, Institutional Accreditation: An Overview at www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org

  5. WTCS Practices • Program Development and Approval Process http://systemattic.wtcsystem.org/Instruction/ESM/default.htm • Worldwide Instructional Design Systems (WIDS) http://www.wids.org/ • Program Advisory Committees http://systemattic.wtcsystem.org/Policy/Adminbul/02-03.pdf • Program Evaluation (QRP) http://systemattic.wtcsystem.org/qrp/default.htm

  6. Employer Validated Standards • Employers set standards at the program development/curriculum development stage. • Employers participate in program evaluation every three - five years. • Employer validated standards set the course outcomes. • Student Learning Outcomes assessed for each course.

  7. Met/Not Met Measurement • All Concentrators who took a technical course are measured. • Concentrator took 24 credits the start of the cohort. • The measurement period is three years. • The measurement is: Did the student pass 80% of the courses attempted?

  8. Benefits • Course completion covers all concentrators and is comparable throughout a college and between colleges. • Course completion data is readily available.

  9. Benefits • Because colleges can identify students in the first year of the cohort and track progress… • There is an opportunity to intervene directly with current students. • Tracking students over time supports enrollment management.

  10. Benefits • Data analysis on course completion allows for targeted improvement strategies and college Improvement Plans that can be monitored. • It is possible to clearly demonstrate whether students are improving.

  11. Benefits • There is a direct link between grant funded activities and performance improvement.

  12. Cost • Collecting course completion information has no cost. • Grades are not collected. • No system exists to collect information on licensure or certification. Developing one would be costly and represent a minority of the concentrators.

  13. Challenges • Getting colleges to be proactive about accountability. • Competing accountability priorities for colleges • Keeping curriculum up to date • Keeping instructors current • Accountability is labor and cost intensive

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