Data collection semester: Fall 2011 Data analysis and action plan development semester: Spring 2012 Outcome Assessment Strategies Expected Benchmark Results (data) Action Plan Sociology 101, Each full-time faculty member used the 70% of students will (See attached Standardize Outcome 1: assessment in his/her 101 classes. score a 2 or 3 on chart) response type: Describe how Students were asked to respond to the each indicator. 84% of students going forward, all assessment question in essay form. scored a 2 or 3 students will sociologists seek The assessment was given during the on perspective respond to the to understand the social world last two weeks of the semester both in 80% of students assessment and human and outside of class. scored a 2 or 3 question in the social behavior, Data was collected from one class from on vocabulary same manner as contrasted each full-time faculty member. 80% of students (e.g., in or out of with other From each class, one third of the scored a 2 or 3 class) disciplinary student work was assessed (every third on accuracy Reword the attempts to paper, from randomly collected work). assessment understand it. Full-time faculty assessed the work question: remove a common rubric, where students “sociological received scores from 0-3. perspective” and use “sociological imagination” Further standardize scoring system among faculty (i.e., more discussion about what constitutes a score of 1, 2, or 3) SOC 101: Outcome 1, Fall 2011 Scores by Indicator
Data collection semester: Fall 2011 Data analysis and action plan development semester: Spring 2012 Outcome Assessment Strategies Expected Benchmark Results (data) Action Plan Sociology 101, Outcome 1: Describe how sociologists seek to understand the social world and human social behavior, as contrasted with other disciplinary attempts to understand it. Each full-time faculty member used the assessment in his/her 101 classes. Students were asked to respond to the assessment question in essay form. The assessment was given during the last two weeks of the semester both in and outside of class. Data was collected from one class from each full-time faculty member. From each class, one third of the student work was assessed (every third paper, from randomly collected work). Full-time faculty assessed the work a common rubric, where students received scores from 0-3. 70% of students will score a 2 or 3 on each indicator. (See attached chart) 84% of students scored a 2 or 3 on perspective 80% of students scored a 2 or 3 on vocabulary 80% of students scored a 2 or 3 on accuracy Standardize response type: going forward, all students will respond to the assessment question in the same manner (e.g., in or out of class) Reword the assessment question: remove “sociological perspective” and use “sociological imagination” Further standardize scoring system among faculty (i.e., more discussion about what constitutes a score of 1, 2, or 3) SOC 101: Outcome 1, Fall 2011 Scores by Indicator
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