SUNY Assessment Update

AIRPO Webinar
January 22, 2010

Nancy Willie-Schiff
Assistant Provost

Bill Proulx
Provost’s Fellow
(on sabbatical from SUNY Oneonta)

SUNY System Administration

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 Vision: Enhancing Excellence

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 Overview

 Current policies and practices

 Resources for campuses
 Plans for the future
 Policy changes
 Questions for AIRPO members
 Questions and comments from AIRPO
members

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 Current Assessment Requirements

The Major •Submit schedule of completed and planned assessments

•Review undergraduate programs every 5-7 years (or programmatic accreditation
with assessment of student learning and external review
•Maintain records

General •Schedule of completed and planned assessments (and SCBA measures)

•Submit plan update and Closing the Loop report to GEAR every 3 years
Education
•Assess student learning in 12 SUNY outcome areas every 3 years
•Use GEAR-approved externally-referenced measures to assess 3 SCBA outcome
areas (critical thinking, writing and math) on a common schedule with System
funding
•Maintain records

Student •Administer NSSE or CCSSE on a 3-year cycle with System funding

Engagement

All policies and procedures are available via

http://www.suny.edu/provost/Assessmentinit.cfm?navLevel=5.

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 Streamlined Reporting in 2009-10

New Forms for:

New Procedures General The
for Campuses Education Major

Submit schedules to System GENED-1 2009 MAJOR-1 2009

upon request

Maintain electronic Summary

Reports or equivalent
GENED-2 MAJOR-2
information on campus
(for accountability)

Forms are at http://www.suny.edu/sunypp/documents.cfm?doc_id=179#forms.

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 SCBA Allocations to Campuses for 2009-10

SCBA # of
Measures campuses $
Campuses’ requests
for payment are due
Rubrics 36 $114,600
by July 15, 2010.

ACT 1 $900
CAAP Send to
Assessment@SUNY.edu
Total 37 $115,600

SCBA is Strengthened Campus Based Assessment, established by Board policy in 2004.

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 2009-10 GEAR Reviews of Campuses’
General Education Assessment Plans

As a service to campuses, Due March 1, 2010

GEAR will be finishing its University at Buffalo Columbia-Greene CC
reviews of general Stony Brook University Dutchess CC
education assessment Empire State College* Fulton-Montgomery CC*
plan updates and Closing SUNY ESF* Genesee CC
the Loop reports during 2009- SUNY Geneseo Herkimer County CC
10. SUNY New Paltz Mohawk Valley CC
SUNY Plattsburgh Onondaga CC*
Send to SUNY Canton Rockland CC
GEAR@SUNY.edu SUNY Cobleskill Suffolk County CC
SUNY IT * Sullivan County CC
Adirondack CC * Tompkins Cortland CC
Cayuga CC Ulster County CC

* Rescheduled at campus request

GEAR is the General Education Assessment Review group,

composed primarily of faculty appointed by the University Provost.
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 GEAR Pilots of Assessment Measures

Campuses Interested
in CLA/CCLA Pilot
Pilot Measures
CLA CCLA

2009-10 ACT CAAP Buffalo State* Monroe

(math) Cortland Nassau
Fredonia Westchester
Oneonta*
2010-11 and CLA/CCLA Purchase
beyond Cobleskill
(writing and
*current users
critical thinking)

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 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

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 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

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 Middle States’ Rigorous
Assessment Standards

Commission actions involving assessment at SUNY

institutions between March 2005 & November 2009
# of Institutions
Actions 10-Year Periodic
Accreditation Review Report
None 13 19
Progress Letters Requested 3 9
Monitoring Reports Requested 7 3

Warning Issued 2 1
Accreditation Decision Postponed 0 1
Total 25 33
% of Total with Action 48% 42%
DATA SOURCE: Patricia Francis’ analysis of Statements of Accreditation
Status at http://www.msche.org/institutions_directory.asp, Jan 2010

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 Middle States Assessment Workshops
in New York State

2010 Dates Sites

Feb 10 The New York Chiropractic College

Apr 8-9 Mohawk Valley Community College
(April 8 Leadership Retreat, April 9 Workshop)
Apr 14 Nassau Community College
Apr 15 Pace University, Manhattan

Jun 18 AIRPO Conference-Capitol Region

http://airpo.binghamton.edu/index.htm
Oct 1 SUNY Canton

Details at http://www.msche.org/?Nav1=EVENTS&Nav2=0.05.01.

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 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

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 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…

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 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

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 Policy Change: General Education

January 2010 change to Board policy takes effect in fall 2010.

Now Starting in Fall 2010

Baccalaureate degree recipients
30 credits of general education
knowledge and skills in each of
10 SUNY GER areas and
competency in 2 areas
Same as now, except:
knowledge and skills in 7 out of the
10 SUNY GER areas and
competency in 2 areas
basic communication and math
must be included

Questions welcomed. Guidance to be issued.

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 Policy Change: Assessment Streamlining

Milestones
Sep 2008 OSC Audit
Nov 2008 BOT Academic Affairs Committee
Feb 2009 BOT Re-engineering SUNY Initiative
Aug-Dec 2009 Provost’s Advisory Group &
consultation with campuses
Jan 2010 BOT Academic Affairs Committee
Anticipated: Trustees Resolution
Mar or May 2010
Draft resolution to be circulated for comment.

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 Summary of Proposed
Assessment Policy

Issue Now Proposed*

General Education* GEAR approves campuses’ plans, measures and Campus responsibility, using SUNY General
schedules & SUNY funds some costs Education student learning outcomes

The Major* Each campus is responsible for plans, measures No change

and schedules – with 5-10 year cycles and
external review or accreditation

Institutional GEAR approves plans, measures and schedules Campus responsibility

Effectiveness* for student engagement & SUNY funds surveys
and workshops

Faculty and AIRPO GEAR & AIRPO assist campuses New Assessment Advisory Group for ongoing
Role consultation and renewal and to promote
partnerships to support campuses

System Role Coordinate contracts, funding, professional Coordinate and facilitate new Advisory Group
development, policy and procedures, while and support for campuses
assisting campuses as needed

*Within the SUNY context, campuses are expected to meet the rigorous assessment
standards of Middle States and, as applicable, programmatic accreditation.

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 Planning the Program for
AIRPO/AIRPAO in June 2010

Should AIRPO become AIRPAO?

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!

Send your ideas to Sean McKitrick at smckitri@binghamton.edu

and he will send out a survey that will guide program planning.

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 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.

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 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………..

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