Responsible person(s): Deirdre Garrity-Benjamin, Christopher Murphy, Margaret Stephens Data collection semester: Fall 2011 Data analysis and action plan development semester: Spring 2012 Outcome Assessment Strategies Expected Benchmark Results (data) Action Plan Describe viable Describe the techniques and tools you used to assess Describe your After tabulating How will the faculty solutions to the student learning including, but not limited to: expectations for student the data 80% of address the results of major EASC 111 is an elective for the Community College accomplishment of the students answered assessment? What environmental of Philadelphia student population. A total of 9 outcome. Question #12 changes will be made sections were assessed in the Fall 2011 semester Some students may correctly and 79% problems facing to try to improve with a total of 229 students assessed. struggle with the reading of students contemporary student learning? society. The assessment tool that was used was a Case comprehension involved answered Question Study followed by 14 multiple choice questions. in with the case study #14 correctly. We will continue to Assessment attached (Article 1). This case study is a but we expect at least use the same direct qualitative assessment. 70% of students to methods of 3 full-time faculty members conducted the answer questions #12 assessment since assessment. The assessment was given during the and #14 correctly. students demonstrate final examination. Two professors gave the competence in this assessment in class (in paper format) and one learning objective. professor gave the assessment in an online format No action is needed. (electronically). We will continue to Of the 14 multiple choice questions, Question # 12 use current strategies and Question #14 addressed this specific learning and assessment tools. outcome. We will reassess this learning objective in 5 years.
Responsible person(s): Deirdre Garrity-Benjamin, Christopher Murphy, Margaret Stephens Data collection semester: Fall 2011 Data analysis and action plan development semester: Spring 2012 Outcome Assessment Strategies Expected Benchmark Results (data) Action Plan Describe viable solutions to the major environmental problems facing contemporary society. Describe the techniques and tools you used to assess student learning including, but not limited to: EASC 111 is an elective for the Community College of Philadelphia student population. A total of 9 sections were assessed in the Fall 2011 semester with a total of 229 students assessed. The assessment tool that was used was a Case Study followed by 14 multiple choice questions. Assessment attached (Article 1). This case study is a direct qualitative assessment. 3 full-time faculty members conducted the assessment. The assessment was given during the final examination. Two professors gave the assessment in class (in paper format) and one professor gave the assessment in an online format (electronically). Of the 14 multiple choice questions, Question # 12 and Question #14 addressed this specific learning outcome. Describe your expectations for student accomplishment of the outcome. Some students may struggle with the reading comprehension involved in with the case study but we expect at least 70% of students to answer questions #12 and #14 correctly. After tabulating the data 80% of students answered Question #12 correctly and 79% of students answered Question #14 correctly. How will the faculty address the results of assessment? What changes will be made to try to improve student learning? We will continue to use the same methods of assessment since students demonstrate competence in this learning objective. No action is needed. We will continue to use current strategies and assessment tools. We will reassess this learning objective in 5 years.