EER WASC Core Commitment III:
Outline for Effectiveness Review Report
Third DRAFT
September 5, 2008
Overview (1 page, lead author: Dave Dowell)
Graduation Rates (3 pages, lead author: Van Novack)
State the research question: How successful have we been in fostering the use of data to raise retention and graduation rates for each department, college, and student subgroup?
Describe the campus history of concerns about graduation rates
Describe campus methods of tracking and analysis of graduation rates overall and for subgroups.
Describe campus graduation rate history with commentary, graphs, tables
Overall since at least 1991
By gender and ethnic groups
By academic preparation
By college
By higher and unit majors
Identify high and low departments
Barriers to graduation (Dave Dowell)
Overview (1 page, Dave Dowell)
State the research question: Based on the data collected in the Capacity and Preparatory Review, how successful have we been in removing barriers to graduation, with particular emphasis on high failure rate courses, the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement, and advising?
Beach Learning Community (1 page, Henry Fung, Mark Wiley)
Same format as above
2nd Sem. Advising (1 page, Gayle Fenton)
Same format as above
New Writing Courses (1 page, Linda Sarbo, Carla Nyssen)
Same format as above
ASI Success Committee (1 page, James Davis)
Same format as above
Math reform (1 page, X. Li, B. Benken)
Same format as above
Remaining Challenges (1/2 page, Dave Dowell)
Learning Outcomes in Distance Ed (3 pages, L. Kennedy)
State the research question: How effective have we been in employing the results of our assessments of student learning outcomes and student support services to improve our quality assurance practices for our off campus and distance education programs?
Describe our goals in using learning outcomes in distance education
Describe how learning outcome data are gathered by the programs
Describe how learning outcomes have been used to improve programs
Student Learning Outcomes in Program Review (5 pages, M. Saint Germain, L. Maxfield)
State the research question: How has student learning been impacted by our efforts to assess student learning outcomes in every academic program, including General Education?
Describe our goals in using learning outcomes in program review
General Education
Describe how learning outcome data have been gathered
Describe findings and results that address the research question
Majors
Describe how learning outcome data have been gathered
Describe findings and results that address the research question
Learning Outcomes in Student Services (3 pages, Mary Ann Takemoto)
State the research question: How successful have we been in integrating student learning outcomes in our programs and services outside the classroom?
Describe our goals in using learning outcomes in student services
Describe how information and/or data have been collected in connection with the activity
Describe findings and results that address the research question
Learning Outcomes in the Workplace and Graduate School (3 pages, S. Thomas)
State the research question: How successful have we been in ensuring that our graduates have the skills and knowledge that employers and graduate schools expect?
Describe the campus goals in examining learning outcomes in the workplace, graduate school
Describe how information and/or data have been collected in connection with the activity
Describe findings and results that address the research question
Summary and Conclusions (1 page, Dave Dowell)
Appendices are optional. If provided, appendices should consist of 1-5 lists or data tables with minimal commentary that support the narrative in the body of the report.
