| Assessment Methods | The ESL department conducted an SLO assessment focused on speaking skills in Fall 2013. The data from the student survey, results from our department-wide speaking tests, individual faculty progress reports and reports from the noncredit curriculum committee, which has representatives from all five main ESL campuses were analyzed. In addition, assessments from Fall 2014 were gathered and analyzed. |
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| When Was Data Gathered? | The progress reports data and test results collected from the Spring 2014 and anecdotal information from the noncredit curriculum committee, which as representatives from all five main ESL campuses are kept in written form by the Assessment and Curriculum Resource Instructors at the ESL Teachers’ Resource Center office. |
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| Discussion Logistics | Results from individual vocational ESL instructors are collected and discussed in the Noncredit Curriculum Committee (NCCC), which consists of representatives from the main ESL campuses, the Chair, and the department resource instructors, led by the VESL ESL resource instructor. Results of these discussions are shared in the form of minutes and reports are sent back to the campuses by the campus NCCC reps. NCCC reps and test coordinators exist at each campus are are responsible for distributing department-wide tests and then the NCCC reps are primarily responsible for sharing test results. |
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| Number Assessed | 33 |
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| Data and Analysis Summary | Minor revisions in the course outcomes were made to align with current College Curriculum guidelines. Other changes, improvements in the evaluation of outcomes, were made as a result of analysis of the outcomes, data from progress reporting, department-wide testing results and anecdotal information collected from representatives of the Noncredit Curriculum Committee. |
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| Future Improvements | All vocational ESL courses will be evaluated Spring 2015 with emphasis on courses in the VOTP noncredit certificate program. |
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