English Department Glendale Community College English Assessment Program Documents are available online on the Assessment Program webAssessment Program web

English Department Glendale Community College Goals  To improve student writing  To improve writing instruction  To identify persistent problems  To establish shared standards  To improve success in other courses  To build a coherent program

English Department Glendale Community College Purpose  To define “good writing” By writing clear assignments By constructing clear rubrics By scoring student essays  To explain “good writing” to students By making standards explicit By scoring according to rubrics By providing model essays

English Department Glendale Community College ENG101 (107) is our core course  Other courses prepare for it  Other courses follow from it  Other departments depend upon it

English Department Glendale Community College Assessment benefits for faculty  Uniform writing challenges Common assignments  Uniform achievement expectations Common rubrics  Uniform writing assessment Consistent grading

English Department Glendale Community College Assessment benefits for students  Consistent instruction  Consistent evaluation  Confidence in subsequent courses  Confidence in other classes

English Department Glendale Community College Assessment Notebook  A record of our work  A repository of our findings  A resource for colleagues

English Department Glendale Community College The process  Common assessment activities ENG 101 Common Final ENG 102 Common Assignment Common assignments in other courses (Spring 2008)  Individual assessment activities Faculty reports

English Department Glendale Community College General affective outcomes  More confident faculty  Increased collegiality  Instructional curiosity  Voluntary standardization  Improved assignments  Respect for difference

English Department Glendale Community College Challenges  Thoughtful design  Good assignments  Common evaluation  Timely participation