Calibrating VALUE Rubrics

Ruth Slotnick, Mount Wachusett Community College

Christopher K. Cratsley, Fitchburg State UniversityTerrel L. Rhodes, Association of American Colleges

and Universities

CA

OR

UT

NDWI

INKY VA

MA

Quality Collaborative

Campuses

The Lumina Degree Profile – in Brief –

Provides a Template of Proficiencies Required

for the Award of Degrees

Lumina Degree Profile

3 Degree Levels

5 Learning Areas

Organization of the Degree Profile

Five areas of learning

Specialized knowledge

Broad, integrative knowledge

Intellectual Skills

Applied Learning

Civic Learning

The Five Areas are Interrelated, Not Separate

For example: Knowledge and intellectual skills

are integrated in the context of application – e.g. research, field-based assignments, projects, and civic problem-

solving

How do the initiatives fit together?

Local and National Framework Alignment

Mount Wachusett CC Fitchburg State LEAP LUMINA DQP

Written and Oral Communication Communication Written and Oral

CommunicationCommunication Fluency

Quantitative Reasoning and Scientific Modes of Inquiry

Problem Solving Quantitative Literacy &Inquiry and Analysis Quantitative Fluency

Information Literacy Information Literacy Information Literacy Use of Information Resources

Understanding Self Citizenship Civic Knowledge and Engagement Civic Learning

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MWCC/Fitchburg State QC Structure

MWCC and Fitchburg State each recruited 16 faculty and staff members to a total of 32 assessment scholars.

These Assessment Scholars were divided into 4 teams of 8, with equal representation from each institution in the areas of QR, WC, IL, CE. Each group has an appointed team lead.

The Assessment Scholars were also assigned to one of five multi-team transfer groups (Arts & Humanities, Business, Education, Humans Services and STEM).

Teams developed rubrics and assessment work plans through: Summer Institutes Fall All-Project Meetings Winter All-Project Meetings Monthly Team Meetings during the academic year

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Degree

MWCC/Fitchburg State Quality Collaborative34 Fitchburg State and MWCC

Assessment Scholars

Lumina DQP Institutional Outcomes AAC&U LEAP ELOs

WC IL CEQR

Education Human Services

STEMBusinessArts and Humanities

Student Artifacts in High Transfer Courses

MWCC Students FSU StudentsTransfer with or without degree

Outcomes, Modified LEAP VALUE Rubrics and Assignments for:

Assessment ProgressWritten Communication

Refinement of Criteria Aligning writing assignments from parallel courses.

Information Literacy Develop lexicon of common terminology for use amongst

constituencies: faculty, librarians, students Create assignment prompts that engage all aspects of rubric

Quantitative Reasoning Developed annotated lab report to identify elements of QR Target lab reports and offer faculty opportunity for feedback

Civic Engagement Addressing mismatch between rubric and student artifacts http://

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Contact Information

Ruth Slotnickrslotnick@mwcc.mass.edu

Chris Cratsleyccratsley@fitchburgstate.edu

Terry Rhodesrhodes@aacu.org