Review Assessment Report

Part 1: Contact & Program Identification

Report Year and Contact Information
Academic Year	Modified By	Date Modified
2021-2022	[email protected]	2022-10-14T20:55:30.298Z

School	Name of Program	Courses
HWPS	Yoga Instructor Certificate	BIOL 1130,BIOL 1130L,EXSC 1160,EXSC 2110,EXSC 2120,FITT 2020,FITT 2090,HLTH 1001

Part 2: Program Summary

Provide a high level review of the program to include highlights, successes, challenges, significant changes, and significant resources needed to support the program
This has been an incredibly difficult and challenging year for the Yoga Instructor Program due to Covid-19 pandemic we were forced to move all our classes (entire program). It has not been since the Spring 2022 term we have started to bring yoga programming back to a face-to-face/hybrid format. The Yoga Instructor Certificate started Fall 2018. In 2020-2021 FY there were a total of 12 declared Yoga Certificate Majors and this fiscal year (2021-2022) there was an increase of 18 declared majors. A steady increase over the last 3 fiscal years which is a good sign. It is understandable that this decline in number of graduates (especially the last FY and this one) could be attributed to the Covid-19 pandemic. Given the challenges of the pandemic the number of graduates dropped in half from 8 last 2020-2021FY to 4 this current fiscal year--still below the target of 10. This programs Annual average class withdrawal rate, Annual C-Pass rate for course work, and and average class fill rate all met the target cutoffs.

Provide a high level review of the program to include highlights, successes, challenges, significant changes, and significant resources needed to support the program

This has been an incredibly difficult and challenging year for the Yoga Instructor Program due to Covid-19 pandemic we were forced to move all our classes (entire program). It has not been since the Spring 2022 term we have started to bring yoga programming back to a face-to-face/hybrid format. The Yoga Instructor Certificate started Fall 2018. In 2020-2021 FY there were a total of 12 declared Yoga Certificate Majors and this fiscal year (2021-2022) there was an increase of 18 declared majors. A steady increase over the last 3 fiscal years which is a good sign. It is understandable that this decline in number of graduates (especially the last FY and this one) could be attributed to the Covid-19 pandemic. Given the challenges of the pandemic the number of graduates dropped in half from 8 last 2020-2021FY to 4 this current fiscal year--still below the target of 10. This programs Annual average class withdrawal rate, Annual C-Pass rate for course work, and and average class fill rate all met the target cutoffs.

Part 3: Data Review

	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
Annual number of graduate awards is greater than 10	4	8	4
Number of declared majors	15	12	18
Average Class Size	25	22.2	20.9
Annual Average Class withdrawal rate is 30% or below (SAGE 35%)	14%	14%	12%
Annual C-Pass rate for coursework is 60% or above	77%	75%	78%
Average class fill rate at 60% or above capacity within a term or over a year	81%	79%	72%
Graduate Transfer to 4-year Schools	n/a	n/a	n/a
Full-time Faculty Coverage by Section	53%	27%	13%

Summarize how your program met or did not meet the target measures based on the data above
The Yoga Instructor Certificate program has failed to meet the target measure of 10 graduate awards with 4 graduates this 2021-2022 FY, this is down by 4 students from the prior fiscal year (2020-2021). This is not surprising because this last entire fiscal year the program was forced online due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It is only in this FY we have been able to bring back more face-to-face classes. However, the program did meet and exceed target measures of 60% or above on Annual C-Pass Rate for course work with 78% to date. The average class fill met the above 60% target this FY year at 72%. Annual average class withdrawal rate did meet the below 30% target at 12% this FY which dropped from last 2020-2021 FY. One statistic to note is that the program's number of declared majors has increased to it's highest levels in the last 3 fiscal years to 18 students to date. Therefore, I believe this to be a good sign and expect the number of graduates to significantly increase the next fiscal year (2022-2023).

Summarize how your program met or did not meet the target measures based on the data above

The Yoga Instructor Certificate program has failed to meet the target measure of 10 graduate awards with 4 graduates this 2021-2022 FY, this is down by 4 students from the prior fiscal year (2020-2021). This is not surprising because this last entire fiscal year the program was forced online due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It is only in this FY we have been able to bring back more face-to-face classes. However, the program did meet and exceed target measures of 60% or above on Annual C-Pass Rate for course work with 78% to date. The average class fill met the above 60% target this FY year at 72%. Annual average class withdrawal rate did meet the below 30% target at 12% this FY which dropped from last 2020-2021 FY. One statistic to note is that the program's number of declared majors has increased to it's highest levels in the last 3 fiscal years to 18 students to date. Therefore, I believe this to be a good sign and expect the number of graduates to significantly increase the next fiscal year (2022-2023).

Part 4: Program Learning Outcome Analysis

Learning Outcome	Population or Course(s) Assessed	Description	Summary of Assessment Results
1. Understand how to sequence a yoga class; understand mechanics; deconstruct asanas into their component parts.	FITT 2090.	In-class Activities Instructor Observation Practical Exam	Average of 90 points in teaching and sequencing
2. Evaluate yoga philosophy, asana paradigms, and breathing techniques through a written exam.	FITT 2020.	Final Exam In-class Activities Certification Exam	Average of 90 points in final exam
3. Demonstrate asana effectively, demonstrate verbal skills, and demonstrate visual evaluation skills.	FITT 2090.	In-class Activities Instructor Observation Clinical Practicum Evaluation	Target above 80 points out of 100points. Average of 85 points in live teachings and recordings

Interpretation of Assessment findings
This fiscal year there have been a total of 4 students move through our FITT 2090: Yoga Internship class which is the last class students take upon completing the certificate. One of the major assessments for the class is having students complete live teaching and recordings demonstrating a proper yoga class sequence, mechanics, and deconstructing asanas into component parts. The average points scored by students was 90 points out of 100 which was 10 points ahead of our target. Based on these results we will continue in the way we are delivering this curriculum and assessment at this time. In our FITT 2020: Fundamentals of Yoga Instruction class student were scoring a 90/100 on their final exam score upon exiting the class—10 points higher than our target. A total of 4 students have registered with the Yoga Alliance to become officially a Certified Yoga Instructor. Nothing should change here, except in getting the number of declared majors and # of graduated increased through program promotion.

Interpretation of Assessment findings

This fiscal year there have been a total of 4 students move through our FITT 2090: Yoga Internship class which is the last class students take upon completing the certificate. One of the major assessments for the class is having students complete live teaching and recordings demonstrating a proper yoga class sequence, mechanics, and deconstructing asanas into component parts. The average points scored by students was 90 points out of 100 which was 10 points ahead of our target. Based on these results we will continue in the way we are delivering this curriculum and assessment at this time. In our FITT 2020: Fundamentals of Yoga Instruction class student were scoring a 90/100 on their final exam score upon exiting the class—10 points higher than our target. A total of 4 students have registered with the Yoga Alliance to become officially a Certified Yoga Instructor. Nothing should change here, except in getting the number of declared majors and # of graduated increased through program promotion.

Part 5: Additional Action Plan in Support of Student Learning (If Appropriate)

Upcoming Year	Changes Planned for the upcoming year	Data Motivating this change
2021-2022	Increase total number of students registered with the Yoga Alliance as a Certified Yoga Instructor from 4 students to 10. This will be complete through program marketing and promotion.	We had only 4 graduates last fiscal year. In the prior fiscal year we had 8 graduates.
2021-2022
2021-2022

Please select all of the following that characterize the types of changes described in the above action plan

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