Guide to Evidence for WASC Accreditation Dr. Robert Gabriner City College of San Francisco Student Learning Outcomes

1.Intentional and Purposeful 2.Interpretation and Reflection 3.Integrated and Holistic 4.Quantitative and Qualitative 5.Direct or Indirect

Methods That Provide Direct Evidence Student work samples Student work samples Collections of student work (e.g. Portfolios) Collections of student work (e.g. Portfolios) Capstone projects Capstone projects Project-embedded assessment Project-embedded assessment Observations of student behavior Observations of student behavior Internal juried review of student projects Internal juried review of student projects Evaluations of performance Evaluations of performance External juried review of student projects External juried review of student projects Externally reviewed internship Externally reviewed internship Performance on a case study/problem Performance on a case study/problem Performance on problem and analysis (Student Performance on problem and analysis (Student explains how he or she solved a problem) Performance on national licensure examinations Performance on national licensure examinations Locally developed tests Locally developed tests Standardized tests Standardized tests Pre-and post-tests Pre-and post-tests Essay tests blind scored across units Essay tests blind scored across units

Methods That Provide Indirect Evidence Alumni, Employer, Student Surveys Alumni, Employer, Student Surveys Focus groups Focus groups Exit Interviews with Graduates Exit Interviews with Graduates Graduate Follow-up Studies Graduate Follow-up Studies Percentage of students who go on to graduate Percentage of students who go on to graduateschool Job Placement Statistics Job Placement Statistics Faculty/Student ratios Faculty/Student ratios Percentage of students who study abroad Percentage of students who study abroad Enrollment trends Enrollment trends Percentage of students who graduate within five-six years Percentage of students who graduate within five-six years Diversity of student body Diversity of student body CAS Standards CAS Standards Retention and Transfer Studies Retention and Transfer Studies

Four Principles of Evidence 1.Knowledge and skills 2.Multiple judgments of student performance 3.Multiple dimensions of student performance 4.More than surveys or self- reports

Negative Syndromes Trying to measure everythingTrying to measure everything Avoiding premature closureAvoiding premature closure Trying to be too “precise”Trying to be too “precise”

What Constitutes Good Evidence 1. Relevant Clear rationale for relation to Standard 2. Verifiable Documentable and replicable 3. Representative Typical of situation or condition 4. Cumulative Multiple sources, methods for independent corroboration 5. Actionable Action for improvement