3. 3
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BHE Goals for 2016â17
1. Fostering a more integrated system of
public higher education capable of responding
to local & statewide needs
2. Elevating performance of public higher education
3. Developing better integration with Pâ12 &
workforce sectors
4. Enhancing appreciation of higher education as a
central asset & competitive advantage for state
5. Incubating innovation to ensure higher quality,
better access, more affordability & alignment to
needs of learners throughout life
4. 4
Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Update
Major Milestones to Date
FY2010:
DHE develops
Vision Project
including
Student
Learning focus
January 2013:
Task Force
begins MA
assessment
pilot
April 2011â
present:
Amcoa Team
develops &
strengthens
campus-level
assessment
âą Funded by Davis
Educational
Foundation thru
FY2013, then
by campuses
March 2012: AAC&U accepts MA proposal for
multi-state assessment model (MSC)
December 2012: MSC launches (9 states)
âą Led by AAC&U & SHEEO, funded by Gates
January 2014: MSC begins piloting MA model
FY2015: MSC âPilot Yearâ (9 states)
âą Report released September 2015
FY2016: MSC âDemonstration Yearâ (12 states)
âą Report released February 2017
FY2017: MSC âRefinement Yearâ (13 states)
5. 5
Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Update
From Campus to State to
National Level of Assessment
Amcoa
Team
Task Force on
Statewide
Assessment
Multi-State
Collaborative
(MSC)
CAMPUS LEVEL STATE LEVEL NATIONAL LEVEL
Advances assessment of
student learning on
public campuses;
strengthens campus
assessment capabilities
Provides broad
oversight for statewide
assessment in
Massachusetts
A steering committee
represents Massachusetts
in Multi-State
Collaborative
to develop multi-state
program of assessment
Need to
build upon
campus-level
assessment
Need for
common
framework &
inclusive, shared
leadership
6. 6
ïĄ Scoring of authentic student work
by faculty peers
ï§ Tool: LEAP VALUE Rubrics from Association of
American Colleges & Universities
ïĄ Assessing essential learning outcomes
that all students need for success in
work, citizenship, and life
ï§ Critical & Creative Thinking
ï§ Quantitative Literacy
ï§ Written & Oral Communication
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Common Framework
7. 7
ïŒ Culture change across campuses
ïŒ Building collaboration and equity
ïŒ Minimizing duplication of effort
ïŒ Supporting accreditation processes
ïŒ Advancing institutional effectiveness
ïŒ Co-creating knowledge
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Achievements to Date
8. 8
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Integration with MassTransfer
English
Sociology
Still to be
initiated for
Spring 2017:
Psychology
In Progress:
Chemistry
(Organic)
History
Political
Science
Faculty
Review:
Biology
Chemistry
(General)
Economics
Completed:
ïŒ Faculty developing
shared learning outcomes
for MassTransfer âA2B
Mappedâ disciplines
9. 9
13 States as of 2016-17
Connecticut, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri,
Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Virginia
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Multi-State Collaborative
10. 10
2015-16 Demonstration Year
Faculty scored 840 pieces of work from students who had completed 45+ credit hours at 2-year institutions;
2,056 pieces of work from students who had completed 90+ credit hours at 4-year institutions
Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Update
Multi-State Collaborative Sample Results
Distribution of Scores in
âEvidenceâ Dimension of
Critical Thinking Outcome
11. 11
Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Update
Future Goals
âą Institutional /
program / course
learning outcomes
âą Institutionalized
assessment practices
âą Faculty professional
development
âą Institutional
effectiveness (e.g.,
accreditation)
âą Statewide data
release
âą Integration with new
Performance
Measurement System
âą Continued
MassTransfer
Pathways integration
âą Regional professional
development
âą Development of
information resource
hub
âą Expansion of Multi-
State Collaborative