Overview of Common
Assessment
October 15, 2016
Marina Aminy, Ph.D.
What have you heard?
• “I’ve heard CAI is being scrapped.”
• “Faculty at my college want to keep
working on competency mapping.”
• “Will CCCAssess ever be released?”
• “We’re looking forward to adoption,
whenever that is. When will it be?”
• “We don’t want to lose momentum.”
• “We’re Compass users and need a plan.”
So, what’s up with CAI?
• Additional data needed for validation
and approval
• Full suite of functionality needed for
system-wide rollout
• Extension of timeline to do this work
• Continuing to work with stakeholders
to meet the needs of the system and
its students, faculty, staff
What else can you tell us?
• Significant efforts by stakeholders are
not lost
– Local implementation team work
– Competency mapping by faculty
– IT integration work on project glue, IdP
proxy, Shibboleth upgrades
– Assessment center analysis, feedback
– MMAP adoption
• We continue forward progress
Work with CCCCO and
other Partners
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Working together on a plan
Webinar – recording now available
CCCAssess.org website updates
Newsletter articles
Professional Development events
– ASCCC
– Saddleback
• Memos from Vice Chancellors
Options for Compass users
Memo from CCCCO on Assessment Options 10/4
Overarching Goals
Creation and Refinement of:
• A test that covers curricular areas of
– Math, English, ESL
– With writing samples
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Adaptive at the Testlet level
Multiple Measures/MMAP integration
Assessment Preparation toolkits
Accessibility as a primary consideration
Professional development component
Common Assessment,
Not Common Placement
• Placement is locally determined
– 113+ different placement models possible
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Raw data is portable
No traditional cut scores
Map of Student Competencies
Local validation steps needed
What type of work has
been done to date?
2014: Establish a Foundation
• Launch website – January 2014
– www.CCCAssess.org
• Establish Governance – March 2014
– Steering Committee with stakeholder representation
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Environmental scan – May 2014
Pilot College Application, Selection – May 2014
Request For Information (RFI) – June 2014
Work Groups begin meeting – June 2014
– Draft competency maps
• Request for Proposals (RFP) – December 2014
Pilot Colleges
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Bakersfield
Butte
Chaffey
DeAnza
Delta
Diablo Valley
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Fresno City
Rio Hondo
Sacramento City
Saddleback
Santa Monica
West Los Angeles
Work Groups
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Math (includes above college-ready)
English (includes Reading)
ESL (includes Noncredit)
Multiple Measures
Professional Development
Test Development Process
Platform & Reports
2015: Build A System
• RFP Process
– 50+ stakeholders decide to build vs buy
• Unicon, Inc.
– Software development
– Platform/Administration
• Link-Systems International, Inc. (LSI)
– Content development
– WorldWideTestBank
– English, ESL, Math
2016: Pilot Phase, Outreach
• Spring 2016
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Pilot testing for platform
Test item data gathering
12 pilot colleges
10,000+ assessments taken
• Summer 2016
• Ambassador training
• Initial validation data analysis,
summary
2016: What’s next?
• Fall 2016
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Additional Pilot data collection
Field Testing
Bias Panels
Accessibility Testing
Compass user group established
RFPs to be released, vendors selected
• Writing sample
• Assessment preparation
• Back-up test bank
2017 & 2018
• Phased implementation across the
system
• Ongoing
• Professional Development
• Feedback and continuous improvement
• Not a static solution
• Success!
Now what?
• Watch for updates
– Memos, newsletter articles, AssessPress
– Additional website postings
– FAQs: www.ccctechnology.info
• Let us know what’s going on at your
college – adoption planning
• Keep moving forward with faculty
mapping, IT work
• Join a work group, bias review panel
• Attend or request a regional PD event
Previous Meetings
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Total
12/4/15 (Irvine)
2/26/16 (Los Angeles)
3/11/16 (Sacramento)
4-15-16 (San Jose)
6-10-16 (Ontario)
7-29-16 (Commerce)
9-1-16 (Redding)
9-16-16 (Fresno)
Total Attendees over 9 meetings = 870
105 of the 113 colleges have attended
5-12-16 (San Diego)
How do we get started?
• We know what is coming.
• What does that entail locally?
Lead the Charge
• Become the expert
• Look ahead
• Think in terms of Student Success
Questions?
Thank you
www.CCCAssess.org
Marina Aminy: [email protected]
Jennifer Coleman, Statewide Director
[email protected] ~ 530-879-4165