SUNY Assessment Update

1. AIRPO Webinar January 22, 2010 Nancy Willie-Schiff Assistant Provost Bill Proulx Provost’s Fellow (on sabbatical from SUNY Oneonta) SUNY System Administration SUNY Assessment Update

2. Vision: Enhancing Excellence

3. Overview • Current policies and practices • Resources for campuses • Plans for the future • Policy changes • Questions for AIRPO members • Questions and comments from AIRPO members

4. Current Assessment Requirements All policies and procedures are available via http://www.suny.edu/provost/Assessmentinit.cfm?navLevel=5.

5. Streamlined Reporting in 2009-10 Forms are at http://www.suny.edu/sunypp/documents.cfm?doc_id=179#forms.

6. SCBA Allocations to Campuses for 2009-10 Campuses’ requests for payment are due by July 15, 2010. Send to Assessment@SUNY.edu SCBA is Strengthened Campus Based Assessment, established by Board policy in 2004.

7. 2009-10 GEAR Reviews of Campuses’ General Education Assessment Plans As a service to campuses, GEAR will be finishing its reviews of general education assessment plan updates and Closing the Loop reports during 2009- 10. Send to GEAR@SUNY.edu GEAR is the General Education Assessment Review group, composed primarily of faculty appointed by the University Provost.

8. GEAR Pilots of Assessment Measures

9. CLA/CCLA Webinars on January 29 Background on the CLA/CCLA http://www.cortland.edu/GEAR/CLA%20CCLA%20Committee%20Report%20051209.doc SUNY Conversation 1-2 pm VIDEO: http://oneonta.na6.acrobat.com/clasuny/ AUDIO: within 518 Area Code 320-1200; outside 518 Area Code 1-518-320- 1200; do not press 1, 2, or 0 before entering Meeting ID; Meeting ID=4025#; help at 518-443-5865 SPECIAL INVITATION FOR SUNY CAMPUSES CLA Spotlight on Student Engagement 2-3 pm VIDEO: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/readypresent/join Meeting ID: CMKN6D; Entry Code: 5dxs_X6 AUDIO: 1-800-861-4084; when prompted, enter participant code1061091

10. SUNY General Education Student Learning Outcomes in Math In response to NYSMATYC resolution re: math outcomes and SCBA…proposed revisions to math outcomes and course guidelines… Students will demonstrate the ability to: • interpret and draw inferences from mathematical models such as formulas, graphs, tables and schematics; • represent mathematical information symbolically, visually, numerically and verbally; and • solve mathematical problems that require the selection of strategies and the integration of appropriate concepts and procedures. If a student has passed either the Regents Math B exam or the Regents Algebra 2 and Trigonometry exam with a score of 85 or above, the campus may judge the student to have satisfied all the learning outcomes for this category. In addition to the three outcomes above, campuses are encouraged to teach students to estimate and check mathematical results for reasonableness, and to recognize the limits of mathematical and statistical methods in solving problems. Campuses may include these as additional outcomes. SOURCE: Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Mathematics in General Education, Dec 2009

11. Middle States’ Rigorous Assessment Standards Commission actions involving assessment at SUNY institutions between March 2005 & November 2009 DATA SOURCE: Patricia Francis’ analysis of Statements of Accreditation Status at http://www.msche.org/institutions_directory.asp, Jan 2010

12. Middle States Assessment Workshopsin New York State Details at http://www.msche.org/?Nav1=EVENTS&Nav2=0.05.01.

13. Integrating Academic Program Planning and Assessment Coming soon… • Revised SUNY guidelines for academic program proposals, clarifying expectations for program goals, student outcomes and assessment plans • Updated edition of the University Faculty Senate’s Guide to the Evaluation of Undergraduate Programs

14. SUNY Dashboards Coming soon…for faculty and staff… • Data for academic program planning and assessment • Developed by SUNY IR and IT • With user-defined extractable tables and graphs • For all campuses & all programs, which enables benchmarking • Starting with program-level data on students, awards and first-year retention More details later…

15. Policy Change: Student Mobility • November 2009 change to Board policy takes effect in fall 2010. • To prepare for an updated student mobility web site, campuses have been asked to verify their General Education Course data by March 15. DATA http://www.suny.edu/provost/generaleducation/CourseList/mastercampuslist.cfm CONTACT Diane.VanDenburgh@suny.edu

16. Policy Change: General Education January 2010 change to Board policy takes effect in fall 2010. Questions welcomed. Guidance to be issued.

17. Policy Change: Assessment Streamlining Draft resolution to be circulated for comment.

18. Summary of Proposed Assessment Policy

19. Planning the Program for AIRPO/AIRPAO in June 2010 Possible Assessment Topics for June Conference Sessions: • SUNY System Update • SUNY Academic Program Dashboards • Using Results from Assessment Measures (CLA, rubrics, exams) • Integrating Academic Program Planning and Assessment • Managing Accessible Assessment Records • Increasing Student Engagement • AACU Value Project: Meta-rubrics • Assessment in Graduate Programs • Your ideas! Should AIRPO become AIRPAO? Send your ideas to Sean McKitrick at smckitri@binghamton.edu and he will send out a survey that will guide program planning.

20. Project: Supporting assessment on campuses Purpose: What role should System play in facilitating effective assessment practices on campuses How: Mixed approach (survey, interviews, etc.) What we would like from you: Suggested questions Send suggestions to bill.proulx@suny.edu or call 1-518-320-1452.

21. Potential Support Approaches • Develop an “in-system” consultants list • Conduct mock Middle States reviews on assessment (upon request) • Share assessment approaches on campuses (IR, faculty, etc.) via webinars, etc. • Facilitate an assessment mentoring program • Facilitate topic- or discipline-specific study groups or learning communities • Your ideas………..