Assessment Survey
Dear Field Camp Director:
As the field camp director of student name, we thank you in advance for your participation in this survey. The purpose is to assess critical components of our core curriculum and overall major program via the preparation and performance of our students at field camp.
Directions: Please circle the number that best characterizes our student relative to all students that you have taught at field camp through the years. In addition, space is provided below for written comments.
1= unacceptable 2= below average 3=average 4= above average 5=outstanding
NA=not applicable
Competency related to Core courses
Mineralogy-ability to identify minerals and mode of origin
1 2 3 4 5 NA
Petrology-ability to identify igneous and metamorphic rocks and the understand the significance of their occurrence 1 2 3 4 5 NA
Structural Geology-ability to recognize, map and interpret deformed rocks
1 2 3 4 5 NA
Sedimentology/Stratigraphy-ability to identify and understand the significance of their occurrence and organization 1 2 3 4 5 NA
Surficial processes-ability to recognize landforms and the processes that shape them 1 2 3 4 5 NA
Competency related to overall program
Field geology-mastery of field equipment and techniques (e.g. keeping a field book, map construction, report writing) 1 2 3 4 5 NA
Geologic Time-mastery of the general concept of rates of geologic process
1 2 3 4 5 NA
Plate tectonics-mastery of this unifying concept of geology and ability to relate it to real world problem solving in geology 1 2 3 4 5 NA
Scale analysis-ability to recognize scale as a relevant concept
1 2 3 4 5 NA
Communication skills-ability in the areas of written and oral communication
1 2 3 4 5 NA
How did student name compare overall (percentage) to other students that have participated in your program through the years (please indicated on the scale below).
0------25------50------75------90------100
Worst ever All-time best
Are there particular strengths or weaknesses of that you would like to note?
Are there any other general comments that you would like to provide?
Again, thank you for your help in assessing our program.
Sincerely
SNC Geology Faculty