Assessment Center

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Assessment Center

• Accountability, Goal Setting and Budget Request

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2006-07 Dashboard IndicatorsPlacements by Campus
2005

• Class Placement 2005 Totals All Campuses
• English 900 990 RDG 0900 RDG 0990 ENGL 1010
• Redwood 646 1490 539 1027 2790
• SCC 191 378 155 269 880
• Jordan 104 349 73 161 693
• Concurrent 39 207 33 100 402
• 980 2424 800 1557 4765 10526
• 9.30 23 7.60 14.70 45.20
• Math 0900/0920 0950 0970 1010 1050 1060 1210
• Redwood 1703 2450 809 2079 374 98 49
• SCC 517 711 230 555 104 20 3
• Jordan 330 585 190 576 94 15 8
• Concurrent 53 108 23 866 307 65 7
• 2603 2854 1252 4076 879 198 67 12929
• 20.1 29.80 9.60 31.50 6.70 1.50 0.51

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2006-07 Dashboard IndicatorsCPT Totals by Month
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2006-07 Dashboard TotalsGED Totals
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Budget/Expenditure History
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2005-06 Departmental Goals

• To provide GED clients with an easy to navigate
  process, respectful and caring interactions and
  quick results.
• To maintain or increase the number of CLEP and
  challenge tests administered in 2006 compared to
  the previous year.
• To provide students a comfortable, secure
  environment in which to take distance
  education/on-line courses and make up tests for
  instructors

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2005-06 Departmental Goals

• To support Learning Outcomes by providing
  students an opportunity to improve their skill
  level and their course placement in the CPT by
  providing access to an on-line skill building
  program.

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2005-06 Goal Outcomes/Improved Processes

• GED process A survey of all GED test takers was
  completed in April, using a Likert forced choice
  scale.
• Over 80 of responders indicated they agreed with
  all statements.
• The statement with the highest agreement rate was
  The person(s) who administered the test were
  knowledgeable, helpful and informative. 94.4
  of responders agreed.
• Based on the results of the survey, no changes
  are planned.

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2005-06 Goal Outcomes/Improved Processes

• A limited number of students took part in this
  program, but all of them placed into English
  1010, including one who was not a native English
  speaker.
• The majority of students placed into Math 0950.
• Advancer seems to help students improve their
  placements, but more study is needed.

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Other 2005-06 Accomplishments and Challenges

• The Assessment Center was able to purchase 33 new
  lab computers with one time monies.
• The Assessment Center was able to assist Dev Ed
  Reading faculty in getting College approval for
  the Reading Initiative. We continue to work
  closely to initiate the plan.

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Other 2005-06 Accomplishments and Challenges

• Challenge Lack of a full-time position at
  Jordan campus leaves Assessment unable to offer
  full services there.
• Challenge Constant short-staffing because of
  budget constraints leave the Director and Tech
  Manager working front line and unable to
  accomplish their work in a timely manner.

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Other 2005-06 Accomplishments and Challenges

• Challenge Sandy Campus needs to have an
  Assessment Center, but there is no funding to
  open one.

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Progress Report on New Dollars Received July 1,
2006

• 70,000 in new dollars was received.
• 15,000 was put into current expense to purchase
  tests.
• 55,000 was put into part-time salaries.

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2006-07 Departmental Goals

• Students who have completed the CPT for placement
  into English and math classes AND who have placed
  into developmental education classes will be
  offered the opportunity to utilize Advancer to
  improve their skills (and their placement) before
  retesting. Both Advancer use and the retest will
  be at no cost to the student.

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2006-07 Goal Action Plans

• Students who are testing for placement in
  Spring semester are being recruited. They are
  supplied with a password and instructions for
  utilizing Advancer. Once they feel adequately
  prepared, they will come back and retest. Scores
  from the two testing sessions can then be
  compared for improvement.

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2006-07 Departmental Goals

• In order to help the College accomplish the
  Reading initiative and to accommodate the numbers
  of students needing to test under that
  initiative, the Assessment Center needs to have a
  bigger space that will hold more computers.
  Money has been set aside for the remodel.

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2006-07 Goal Action Plan

• Plans for the remodel of the basement of the CT
  building will be completed. Input from
  Assessment Center personnel will be sought and
  incorporated in order to make this new space an
  efficient, cutting edge assessment area that
  meets NCTA best practices.

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2006-07 Departmental Goals

• The passing rate of students who take the GED at
  the Redwood Road campus will equal or exceed the
  passing rate of the state as a whole.

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2006-07 Departmental Goals

• The Assessment Center will begin the use of
  Prosper test system software. This software will
  replace the current SCOUT system, which is no
  longer supported by its maker. The system will
  provide instructors the opportunity to link class
  learning outcomes to test questions, then give
  them objective reports on how well classes are
  meeting their objectives.

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2006-07 Goal Action Plan

• A requisition for the software has been entered.
  Completed purchase is expected within the month,
  with installation and training happening during
  December. The system should be ready for use at
  the beginning of Spring semester.

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2007-08 Proposed Departmental Programmatic Goals

• Move to new space which will allow more room for
  computers. (College goal all)
• Hire a full-time person at Jordan Campus, which
  will allow development of full services.
  (College goal all)
• Work with Skills Center Assessment to develop a
  combined testing area at SCC. (College goal all)

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2007-08 Proposed Departmental Programmatic Goals

• Work with various departments to pick up testing
  done in departmental labs, as requested in Deans
  Council. (College Goal all)

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2007-08 Base Budget Request

• One full-time test specialist for Jordan. (Grade
  12 approx. 51.097