Assessment

Assessment at Paul D. Camp Community College (Camp) is an ongoing systematic process in which measurable goals are established, data collected, analyzed and interpreted, and results are used to continuously improvement programs and services.  The Institutional Effectiveness Handbook outlines the assessment processes, timelines, and serves as a resource for faculty and staff.

General Education Core Competencies
OIE utilizes the college’s General Education Core Competency Assessment Plan and Institutional Effectiveness Handbook to coordinate the assessment of general education core competencies.  Camp’s assessment plan is in accordance with both the VCCS Policy Manual for Education Programs and the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) Policy on Student Learning Assessment and Quality in Undergraduate Education. The assessment plan outlines each competency, the corresponding student learning outcomes (SLO) and how and when each competency will be assessed. 

The results of Camp’s assessment plans can be found below:

• Civic Engagement
• Critical Thinking
• Professional Readiness
• Quantitative Literacy
• Scientific Literacy
• Written Communication

Faculty/Staff Toolkit

The assessment toolkit is designed to assist staff, and faculty in completing a comprehensive review of their respective unit and/or academic program reviews.
The toolkit includes internal and external documents and websites.

Tools for Assessment

• Institutional Effectiveness Handbook
• Academic Program Review Template
• Unit Review Template
• Assessment Definitions and Examples
• Bloom Taxonomy and Action Verbs
• Methods of SLO Assessment
• Rubrics

Resources for Classroom Teaching and Assessment

• Muddiest Point Assessment
• Minute Paper Assessment
• Seven Principles

Internet Resources from Various Institutions and Organizations

• Assessment Commons – Assessment Resources
• National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) – Latest News in Assessment
• RUBISTAR – Rubric Creations
• Southern Methodist University – Types of Measures
• University of Michigan – Action Strategies to Closing the Loop

Surveys
OIE administers a number of surveys throughout the academic year to solicit input from various stakeholders. Surveys are used for assessment and improvement of the college’s programs and services.  After a survey is administered and the data is collected the results/report will be posted here.

Graduate Survey
Graduate Survey AY 2021-22
Graduate Survey AY 2020-21
Graduate Survey AY 2019-20
Graduate Survey AY 2018-19
Graduate Survey AY 2017-18
Graduate Survey AY 2016-17

Student Survey
Student Survey AY 2022-23
Student Survey AY 2019-20
Student Survey AY 2018-19
Student Survey AY 2017-18

Institutional Effectiveness Survey
Institutional Effectiveness Survey AY 2021-22
Institutional Effectiveness Survey AY 2020-21
Institutional Effectiveness Survey AY 2018-19
Institutional Effectiveness Survey AY 2017-18
Institutional Effectiveness Survey AY 2016-17

Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE)
2023 Executive Summary
2018 Key Findings
2015 Key Findings
2012 Key Findings