Working Out the Kinks: Applying the Logic Model to the QEP Assessment Plan

1. Working Out the Kinks: Applying the Logic Model to the QEP Assessment Plan Presented by Barbara June Rodriguez Professor Trish Joyce Professor Joshua Kimber 14th Annual Texas A&M Assessment Conference February 16-18, 2014

2. Session Objectives • By the end of the session, participants will be able to: • Apply the logic model to the QEP plan (or any situation/project) • Discuss strategies to engage faculty in QEP implementation and assessment development (outputs) • Utilize Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) to enhance critical thinking (outputs)

3. Broward College • Located in South Florida; 3 campuses and 8 centers • Offers associate and baccalaureate degrees • Serves nearly 68,000 students annually • SACSCOC Onsite Review was October 2013 • QEP received no recommendations • QEP focus is critical thinking

4. QEP Conceptual Framework

5. Goal 1 & Learning Outcomes Goal 1: To enhance students’ critical thinking skills • Students will be able to: • Analyze and interpret relevant information • Explain questions, problems, and/or issues • Evaluate information to determine credibility of reasoning • Generate well-reasoned conclusions

6. Assessment Plan for Goal 1 • Direct Measures • California Critical Thinking Skills Test (CCTST) • Performance-based tasks developed by faculty mentors/mentees • General Education Assessment Results for problem solving competency • Indirect Measures • Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) • Community College Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (CCFSSE)

7. Goal 2 & Operational Outcomes Goal 2: To enhance pedagogical practices that focus on critical thinking • Faculty will: • Participate in targeted professional development and training • Develop in-house training modules on critical thinking • Incorporate teaching and learning strategies that focus on critical thinking skills • Produce a portfolio with revised syllabi and assignments that emphasize critical thinking

8. Assessment Plan for Goal 2 • Direct Measures • Faculty Portfolios • Resource Repository • Course Syllabi • Indirect Measures • Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) • Community College Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (CCFSSE) • Number of in-house training modules • Number and percentage of faculty trained • Number and percentage of faculty who teach CT enhanced courses

9. Logic Model • Allows precise communication about the purpose of a project, its components, and activities • Describes logical linkages among resources, activities, outputs, audiences, and outcomes • Functions as a graphical depiction of processes in real life • Illustrates a sequence of cause-and-effect relationships Paul McCawley, University of Idaho

10. Logic Model University of Wisconsin

11. Application-- Activities Each activity will require working as a team and time will be permitted to share ideas: • Activity #1: Engage faculty using critical thinking and BCs SLOs as an example case • Activity #2: Questions & Reflections

12. Resources • Broward College. Question Every Possibility - Think Critically: Quality Enhancement Plan. SACSCOC Onsite Review, October 2013. Broward College's QEP • McCawley, P.F. The Logic Model for Program Planning and Evaluation Logic Model • W.K. Kellogg Foundation Logic Model Development Guide Development Guide

13. Logic Model for QEP Assessment Plan

14. Questions?Reflection?