Assessment Committee

Welcome

This is the faculty and classified professional page of the Riverside Assessment Committee (RAC). Here you will find our membership list, SAO and SLO assessment resources, helpful articles and links, and more. Assessment need not be scary or boring. It can helpful in guiding discipline discussions about teaching, learning, and equity. If you have any assessment-related questions, please reach out to your department representative or to Rosa Rodriguez-Frazier, Denise Kruizenga-Muro, or Wendy McEwen.

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Read about the assessment projects done by campus colleagues.

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SAO Assessment Resources


Success Stories

Using Rubrics to Help Students Make Great Baguettes 

Chef Orlando with bagguetteThe use of rubrics helps with consistent results, especially when it鈥檚 subjective, based on various components and competencies in one area [Baguettes can be broken down in the following techniques: making the dough, shaping the baguettes, slashing the baguettes, and baking the baguettes]. It鈥檚 not just about the final product, rather the processes and techniques along the way that result in that final baguette. Baking is a science!

The rubric uses a numerical scale, but the grading gets broken down into various components. For example:

  • Flavor (was there enough salt)
  • Texture (was the dough kneaded enough, was the dough over-kneaded, did the dough proof enough)
  • [specific technique] Slashing (proper angle, proper depth, proper length) [in reference to baguettes]
  • Sanitation (important in any kitchen鈥ven though we may be busy, sanitation shouldn鈥檛 be slighted)
  • Final Bake (was it baked properly, using the correct oven temperature, correct oven)
  • Work habits (how well do they organize themselves, time management)

Because baking is such a science, ingredients and processes can turn out different results. By breaking the competencies down into bits and pieces, it allows the students to see exactly where they need to improve, or where they did an exceptional job. It spells it out for them, all while being consistent throughout the grading/assessment process. Also, being observant throughout the processes, helps tackle the assessment at the end of the competency.

I have been using this rubric for over a decade now. Prior to using this rubric, the baguettes were definitely 鈥渞ough around the edges鈥, and definitely needed some fine tuning. Now that students have a rubric to follow along, they know ahead of time on areas to put more focus. Since we make baguettes in class a couple times prior to the assessment, it gives them the opportunity in class (and at home), to continue working on the areas necessary to produce a quality looking baguette.

SLO Assessment Resources

Nuventive Training Manual

RAC Assessment Guide
Glossary
PLO Assessment Checklist鈥嬧

Example SLO Rotation and Reporting Form

Resources for Assessment Best Practices

  • Highlights include webinars and an assessment library. Publications include reports, case studies, and books for additional research.

  • Linda Suskie is a consultant, speaker, and the author of the book Assessing Student Learning, which is available in the for checkout.

  • The focus is on general education assessment in higher education. Rubrics (16) developed through the VALUE initiative are available for download. The site also contains information on capstones and signature projects, as well as models for improving student outcomes using an equity approach. 
  • Sustainable Assessment Revisited by David Bouda and Rebeca Solerb - 2016鈥

Contact us:

Rosa.Frazier@rccd.edu 
Denise.Kruizenga-Muro@rcc.edu
Wendy.McEwen@rcc.edu