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Educational Effectiveness Review Self-study in support of the
External Review

Click here to download the Educational Effectiveness Review Self-study in support of the External Review

Click here to download the Memorandum from Ralph Wolff, President and Executive Director

 

Appendix to the Report (Click on the light blue links below to download PDFs)

1 Proposal for External Review, October 2003, as amended October 2004

2 External Review Committee Rosters

2.1 External Review Committee Capacity and Preparatory Committee Roster

2.2 External Review Committee Educational Effectiveness Committee Roster

3 WASC Capacity and Preparatory Report, July 1, 2006

4 External Review Committee Capacity and Preparatory Report, October 1, 2006

5 WASC Statistical Highlights, 2005-06

6 Institutional Capacity, Educational Effectiveness and Organizational Learning: A Case Study of Six Universities and Accreditation in Higher Education, Phase I Report, 2002-05, by Mary E. Boyce and Susan E. Borrego (Boyce Study Phase I))

7 Proposal for Institutional Capacity, Educational Effectiveness and Organizational Learning: A Case Study of Six Universities and Accreditation in Higher Education, Phase II, by Mary E. Boyce and Susan E. Borrego (Boyce Study, Phase II)

8 External Reviews by Higher Education Quality Assurance Experts

8.1 Instructions to Reviewers

8.2 Biographical Information about Reviewers

8.3 Review by Patricia Hutchings

8.4 Review by Christian Thune

8.5 Review by Frank Murray

9 Findings from the Survey of WASC-Accredited Institutions, by Nancy Shulock and Colleen Moore of the Institute for Higher Education Leadership & Policy

9.1 Findings from the Survey of WASC-Accredited Institutions, by Nancy Shulock and Colleen Moore of the Institute for Higher Education Leadership & Policy, September 2006 (Shulock Survey)

9.2 Supplement to Findings from the Survey of WASC-Accredited Institutions, September 2006

10 Analysis of WASC Educational Effectiveness Self-Studies, Team Reports and Commission Letters, by Mary Allen, November 2006 (Allen analysis)

11 Study of Consistency of Commission Actions, 2004-06, by WASC Senior Commission Staff (Commission study)

12 Institutional Evaluations of the Accreditation Process

12.1 Study of Institutional Evaluations of the Accreditation Process, 2005-06 (Evaluations study)

12.2 Institutional Evaluations: Comparison of Spring 2003 and Spring 2006 Responses

13 Survey of Commissioners on Outcomes of the Accreditation Review Process, October 2006 (Commission survey)

14 Commission Discussions of the External Review

14.1 Notes of Commission Discussion of CPR Report, June 2006 Meeting

14.2 Agenda Materials for Commission Discussion of External Review, November 2006 Meeting

14.3 Notes of Commission Retreat Discussion of Educational Effectiveness Studies

14.4 Themes Emerging from the Commission Retreat, November 2006

14.5 Notes from Commission Discussion of EER Report, February 2007

15 Analysis of Proposals

15.1 Proposal Matrix, 2005-06

15.2 Analysis of Proposals, Fall 2005

15.3 Analysis of Proposals, Spring 2006

16 Evaluations of Proposal Workshops, January 2006

16.1 Evaluations of Southern California Workshop

16.2 Evaluations of Northern California Workshop

17 Proposal Resources

17.1 Part 1: Proposal Resource Book, January 2007

17.1 Part 2: Proposal Resource Book, January 2007

17.2 DRAFT Rubric for Evaluating Institutional Proposals, December 2006

18 Evaluations of Commission Meetings, 2006

18.1 Evaluations of February 2006 Meeting

18.2 Evaluations of June 2006 Meeting

19 Team and Chair Evaluations of Visits, 2005-06

19.1 Fall 2005 Team and Chair Evaluations of Comprehensive and Special Visits

19.2 Spring 2006 Team and Chair Evaluations of Comprehensive and Special Visits

20 Participant Evaluations of Team Training, 2006

20.1 Evaluations of Spring 2006 Training

20.2 Evaluations of Fall 2006 Training (in person)

20.3 Evaluations of Fall 2006 First Conference Call Training

20.4 Evaluations of Fall 2006 Second Conference Call Training

21 Timeline and Plan for Handbook Revision Process

22 A Learning History of the Intentional Evolution of WASC, November 2002, by Institute for Transformative Leadership

23 Summary of Recommendations from the Educational Effectiveness Review Report