collaborative assessment
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Nothing So Near Can Take You So Far
Elizabeth NesiusWriting Center Coordinator
Passaic County Community College
Collaborative Assessment: Getting Help at All Levels
This presentation will focus on the Passaic County Community College Writing Initiative’s use of collaboration in the area of assessment of these courses. PCCC applies the technologies used in the classes to the process of assessment, which allows for input from all levels at the college: student, instructor, administrative, and the college as a whole through the Institutional Research Department.
Writing InitiativeTitle V Grant: $2.5 million over 5 yearsDevelop 20 Distinct, Writing Intensive Courses (with multiple sections, across 3 campuses)Support students and faculty with an on-ground writing center and online tutoringDevelop and provide online resources for technology and writingStudents required to take 2 WI courses (1 if getting AAS degree)
Writing Intensive Courses
Current WI Courses
Critical ThinkingCultural AnthropologyIntroduction to LiteratureIntroduction to PsychologyIntroduction to PhilosophyIntroduction to Political ScienceWestern Civilization I Western Civilization II
Spring 2010—Additional Courses
Art AppreciationComputer Concepts and ApplicationsU.S. History IIMusic AppreciationEnvironmental ScienceAdditional Sections of Certain Original Courses
Assessment
Grant calls for improvement in student writing as they move through the programStudent writing assessed by Initiative administrators at various points in program
At the beginning of the first WI courseAt the end of each WI courseAs they get close to graduation (via College Writing Exam)
Assessment Input: A Little of Everything
Assignments and grades from instructors Feedback and reports from tutorsUsage and student needs from Writing CenterWriting and reflections from studentsTest scores and surveys from Institutional Research
Instructor Input: LibGuides
Tutor Input: WC Online
Writing Center Input: WC Online
Student Input: eFolio
Institutional Research: Reports
WI Student CWE Pass Rate
Passed
Failed
WI Course Pass Rate
Passed
Failed
Initiative Assessment
Initiative Administrators assess 3 areasWritingCritical ThinkingInformation Literacy
Rubric for eachCombine/compare with others’ assessments for final analysis and report
Findings
Early in program: ¼ of the way throughEarly results show that student writing is improvingStudent consciousness of writing and writing process is improvedStudents are very satisfied with and make use of services
LibGuides
Writing Initiative: http://pccc.libguides.com/writing
Writing Center: http://pccc.libguides.com/writingcenter
Some Course Guideshttp://pccc.libguides.com/en205http://pccc.libguides.com/hi101http://pccc.libguides.com/hi102
Links to eFolios
Political Sciencehttp://jonathanrodriguez.v2efolioworld.mnscu.edu/ http://nataleewilliams.v2efolioworld.mnscu.edu/http://marielatudela.v2efolioworld.mnscu.edu/PL101WIhttp://mehmettas.v2efolioworld.mnscu.edu/http://ericsantos1.v2efolioworld.mnscu.edu/
Psychologyhttp://mariethiel.v2efolioworld.mnscu.edu/http://roseannekautz.v2efolioworld.mnscu.edu/http://nadiahapatsha.v2efolioworld.mnscu.edu/ http://johnfoy.v2efolioworld.mnscu.edu/
Critical Thinkinghttp://tiffanyulmer.v2efolioworld.mnscu.edu/http://lorrainepoat.v2efolioworld.mnscu.edu/http://elizabethestremera.v2efolioworld.mnscu.edu/http://susanclayton.v2efolioworld.mnscu.edu/
Helpful Links
LibGuides: http://www.springshare.com/ eFolio: http://efolioworld.com/ eTutoring: http://www.etutoring.org/ WC Online: http://www.therichco.com/