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Published by Laguna College of Art + Design, 2019-09-04 12:00:28

Communication

Communication

Keywords: Communication

LAGUNA COLLEGE OF ART + DESIGN ASSESSMENT

ASSESSMENT OF DIRECT EVIDENCE

WRITTEN Based on blind ratings by six reviewers of a sample of
COMMUNICATION randomly selected student papers (N = 73), LCAD students
achieved Proficiency in overall written communication skills
2017
WRITTEN AVERAGE SCORES DISTRIBTUTION
OUTCOME 15

Graduates will demonstrate proficiency in fundamental Mean = 3.13
writing principles – including grammar, spelling and Std. Dev. = .617
punctuation – to communicate clear and complex N = 73
thoughts using standard written English.
10
FREQUENCY STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
FREQUENCY 5
The College has established institutional learning
outcomes (ILOs), reflective of campus-wide learning, that 0 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 4.00 4.50
define the desired outcomes for all graduates regardless 1.50
of the program they are enrolled in. These are aligned
with program level outcomes. This allows faculty and AVERAGE SCORES
students to have a shared understanding of the meaning
of the degrees and of what graduates are expected to INDIRECT EVIDENCE
know and do at the end of their course of study.
A survey was sent to all enrolled students.
FINDINGS Response rate: 51% (N=274)

The results show a high degree of success and suggest WHAT PORTION OF THE COURSES YOU TOOK
sufficiently sophisticated writing at LCAD. Overall, THIS YEAR REQUIRED YOU TO WRITE AS PART
the IWLORIrTeTvENieAwVEteRaAmGE iSsChOaRpESpDyISwTiRtIhBTtUhTeIOreNsults of this OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE COURSES?
study. The study shows that, on average, students
6.03%
15
12.93%
are meeting the standards ofMtehaen =id3e.1n3tified ILO and
are capable of writing at a coSNltlde=.g7D3eevl.e=v.6e1l7. The indirect 232 36.64%
measures show that a reasonable percentage of courses ANSWERED
currently integrate the Written Communication ILO in the
10 coursework, and that is, no doubt, a strong contributing 42
factor to the overall positive result. SKIPPED

Students also report a balanced perception of writing 44.40%
instruction throughout their coursework. The results
5 suggest that the elements that the review team have ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
identified as important to student writing development Less than 25% of my courses 85
are given proper and balanced attention in the courses
that offer writing instruction as part of the curriculum. 25% to 50% of my courses 103

0 WHAT’S NEXT 51% to 75% of my courses 30

1.50Caref2u.0l 0analys2i.s50indica3t.0e0d the 3o.5n0e mea4s.0u0re tha4t.5f0alls
slightly below tAhVeERaAvGeEraSgCeORisESthat of writing mechanics.
These mechanics, as identified by the rubric, include
sentence structure, as well as paragraph structure.
This finding points to an avenue of focus for the future
development of writing instruction at LCAD.

More than 75% of my courses 14

TOTAL 232


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