List of Appendices

Appendix A: Combined Assessment Cycle Schedule

General Education, Program Assessment, and CAR Schedule (9/2021)

Appendix B: Example: Combined Data Collection Plan for Program Outcomes & Gen Ed

Example of Combined Data Collection Plan for Program Outcomes & Gen Ed

Appendix C: Data Sampling Chart

Data Sampling Chart

Recommendation: when determining your sample size, be sure to oversample by an appropriate number (increase the sample size) to replace any potential samples that might be unusable for the final performance results (i.e., student did not complete assignment, or stopped attending class). Population = N, Sample Size = n

Appendix D: GENERIC Memo: Student Assessment Data Collection Instructions

(Example Template) Memo: Assessment Data Collection - Beginning of Semester “Heads Up”

Memo: Assessment Data Collection - Beginning of semester “Heads up”

DATE / Semester / YEAR

Dear MC Faculty member,

Montgomery College is committed to Outcomes Assessment as a student success tool. This semester, all sections of EDUC 256 XXXX will complete at least one common capstone assignment that will be scored for collection of student achievement data. This packet introduces the process and includes tips on how to carry out the assessment instrument developed by our department.

Using a (TYPE of Assignment used to measure e.g., Portfolio, research paper), (your program e.g., EDUC) faculty will measure student effectiveness in three/four areas: (list outcomes). All Faculty (PT & FT) who teach EDUC 256 will instruct students to complete this assignment during the last 3 weeks in the semester. (Assignment and rubric included in this packet)

Faculty will grade the assignment and score the students’ work using the rubric provided. Scoring results are to be posted through MC’s current assessment data gathering software. The Office of Assessment offers instructions and videos to show the steps for submission of these scores. Once submitted, these scores are not tied to any one section. They provide an overview of student achievement and because they are tied to student M numbers, that overview includes important demographic and academic history data.

Student scores should be submitted before faculty leave at the end of the semester. Your program coordinator or department chair or the Office of Assessment will answer questions you may have (outcomes@montgomerycollege.edu). These individuals are available to answer any questions or help with problems about the assignment or the rubric.

Please note that the grade you give to students for this assignment may be different from the rubric score you submitted to the Outcomes Assessment Team. Also note that you are free to share as much or as little of the rubric as you wish with your students before or after their participation in this project.

A faculty workgroup will be reflecting on the scores and their relationship to variables such as gender, age, total credits completed at the college, and if the students have completed ENGL 101 and/or ENGL 102. The findings will be discussed and plans for improvement will be reported during the next professional week meetings and the results will be shared with all participating instructors. To be a member of this workgroup, please reach out to the program coordinator or department chair.

Thank you for your efforts on behalf of and compliance to MC’s assessment program. The assessment of student learning outcomes is an important part of our commitment as faculty and part of MC’s Middle States Accreditation.

Sincerely,

Name, Title, Program name