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Assessment and Testing
Dealing with issues related to the assessment of community college accountability, effectiveness, efficiency, productivity, student outcomes, and quality improvement, this volume examines the practical considerations of assessment from the perspectives of state-level coordinating boards, accreditation agencies, college presidents, and institutional administrators. The following articles are included: (1) "Assessment from the State Perspective," by Virginia K. McMillan; (2) "Latent and Leveraged Benefits of Assessment: Expanding the Value of Assessment Information," by Stephen D. Spangehl; (3) "Assessment from a National Perspective: Where Are We, Really?" by Jeffrey A. Seybert; (4) "Assessme...
Next Steps for the Community College
This issue provides an overview of the relevant contemporary literature and practice in areas of major concern to community colleges: transfer rates, vocational education, remedial and developmental education, English as a second language, assessment of student learning, student services, faculty and staff, and governance and policy. It also includes a discussion of the categories, types, and purposes of literature about community college educators, administrators, and scholars. Practitioners and researchers alike are hard-pressed to keep abreast of rapidly changing expectations for and from community colleges. Using literature and research to inform practice has many advantages. The intent of this issue is twofold: first, to review recent research on topics of importance, highlighting consensus and contradictions in the literature, and second, to identify critical challenges community colleges face and present practical options for meeting them that are supported by the findings in the literature. This is the 117th issue of the quarterly journal New Directions for Community Colleges.
Data Use in the Community College
American community colleges represent a true success story. With their multiple missions, they have provided access and opportunity to millions of students. But community colleges are held accountable for their services and must be able to show that they are indeed serving their variety of students appropriately. This volume speaks of the multiplicity of data required to tell the community college story. The authors explore and detail how various sources—workforce data, market data, state-level data, federal data, and, of course, institutional data such as transcript files—all have something to say about the life of a community college. Much like an orchestral score, where the different ...
Student Tracking in the Community College
This volume provides an updated examination of student tracking systems. It illustrates how policymakers, administrators, and institutional researchers are using data to follow student paths through postsecondary education and to measure student success. Chapters discuss: Using Transcripts in Analyses: Directions and Opportunities Retention Tracking Using Institutional Data Using Student Tracking Data from an Institutional Perspective A Statewide Student Unit Record System: Florida as a Case Study The National Student Clearinghouse: The Largest Current Student Tracking Database Tracking Low-Skill Adult Students Longitudinally Using Research to Guide Policy and Practice Using State Student Un...
Using Student Tracking Systems Effectively
This collection of essays discusses some of the general concerns and issues related to tracking the flow of community college students through higher education. The chapters in the volume include: (1) "Tracking Systems and Student Flow," by Trudy H. Bers; (2) "Beyond the College: State Policy Impact on Student Tracking Systems," by Ann Kieffer Bragg; (3) "Keeping Your Admissions Office on Track: A Community College Perspective," by Alison Rutter Barrett; (4) "A Tracking Scheme for Basic Skills Intake Assessment," by Richard A. Voorhees and Sharon Hart; (5) "Computerized Tracking System for Underprepared Students," by Pat Smittle, Michael R. LaVallee, Jr., and William E. Carman; (6) "Tracking...
Using Student Tracking Systems Effectively. New Directions for Community Colleges, Number 66
This collection of essays discusses some of the general concerns and issues related to tracking the flow of community college students through higher education. The chapters in the volume include: (1) "Tracking Systems and Student Flow," by Trudy H. Bers; (2) "Beyond the College: State Policy Impact on Student Tracking Systems," by Ann Kieffer Bragg; (3) "Keeping Your Admissions Office on Track: A Community College Perspective," by Alison Rutter Barrett; (4) "A Tracking Scheme for Basic Skills Intake Assessment," by Richard A. Voorhees and Sharon Hart; (5) "Computerized Tracking System for Underprepared Students," by Pat Smittle, Michael R. LaVallee, Jr., and William E. Carman; (6) "Tracking...
Assessment and Testing
Assessment programs and practices often are proclaimed as central components of the community college enterprise. However, the myths that have become part of the assessment lore are sometimes more widespread than the realities. Assessment and testing, while necessary and worthwhile activities, can be confusing, expensive undertakings that may or may not contribute to the effectiveness of an institution. This volume of New Directions for Community Colleges addresses the realpolitik of assessment and testing from a variety of perspectives and examines the possible shortcomings, threats, and benefits inherent in each. The practical considerations, strategies, recommendations, and assessment methodologies presented in this issue serve as a guide to assessment and testing for the novice as well as the seasoned professional.
Budget and Finance in the American Community College
"In this volume of New Directions for Community Colleges, key issues and practices will be addressed on the following topics: The contemporary challenge of meeting growing demands for increased student persistence and success; diminishing state support for higher education; new calls for accountability and ways to measure institutional effectiveness; the increasing reliance of many community colleges on grants and other sources of revenue; and college policies that have significant financial ramifications" -- page 4 of cover.
Data Use in the Community College
"This volume speaks of the multiplicity of data required to tell the community college story. The authors explore and detail how various sources - workforce data, market data, state-level data, federal data, and, of course, institutional data such as transcript files - all have something to say about the life of a community college"--Back cover.
