Allan Hancock College

Allan Hancock College, Allan Hancock Joint Community College District 35 of 61Matriculation Plan: Research and Evaluation ComponentThe goal statements below have been written to address the Component Standards. Each activitystatement is specifically linked to one or more component standard in the parentheses at the end of eachactivity statement.Goals for the Research and Evaluation Component:1. Maintain a functional matriculation research program that addresses the component standards.2. Ensure that all assessment instruments employed in the matriculation process are approved by theChancellor's Office, are being used in a valid manner, and minimize cultural and linguistic bias.3. Determine the degree of disproportionate impact resulting from the use of any assessment instrumentwith respect to ethnicity, gender age or disability; describe a plan of action to correct unjustifiedimpact, if found.4. Design and conduct a series of research studies which draw upon stored MIS information plusadditional survey information to determine the extent to which the matriculation program promotesstudent success as evidenced by student outcomes, persistence, skill improvement, grades and goalattainment (e.g., transfer, degree, certificate, personal satisfaction). These research studies will enablethe assessment of the impact of matriculation on students, staff, courses, programs, resources andfacilities.5. Analyze the student learning outcomes of the matriculation components to enhance the effectivenessof the matriculation process.6. Document the utilization of all of the components of matriculation in an orderly, consistent, andtimely fashion.