Courseassessment: Spring 2013 Review

CourseAssessment: Spring 2013 Review

Please complete this form for every course offered in Spring 2013. Also include any courses not offered in Spring, but for which SLO activities occurred.

Summarize only what has already been completed as of the end of Spring 2013. On the last page of this form, we will ask about your tentative plans for future activities. (Submit what you have now. There's no requirement to cram in additional work at the end of the semester BEFORE completing this form.)

* Be sure there is ONLY ONE ENTRY per course.

* Everything entered on this form will be publicly available.

* Be sure the SLOs you use are from the course outline of record.

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3. To speed up entry time, please make sure you have everything you need with you (SLOs, data, meeting notes, etc.) before you begin entering data into the form.

Section 1: Basic Info

1a. Subject (choose from the drop down list)

1b. Course Number. (Example: "10". Other acceptable examples: "10A" OR "10A, B, C" OR "10, 11, 15, and 20" -- you can make one entry for multiple courses as long as your answers pertain to ALL those courses.)

1c. Course Title. (Example: “Intro to Programming C++”)

1d. Name of Course Coordinator(contact person if we have questions about this information)

1e. CourseAssessment Stage(Note: Indicate the highest stage reached for any of your SLOs. Once a course reaches stage 5, it remains at 5 as long as assessments continue to be ongoing and planned.)

1. SLOs are developed and regularly updated.
2. SLOassessments are developed and in use.
3. SLO assessment data/results are being analyzed and discussed.
4. Changes are being implemented and course will be reassessed.
5. Course has undergone at least one full closed-loop cycle, and assessment is continual.

1f.Where are you storing the details of SLO assessment?(check all the appropriate answers)

HARD COPY: In my personal filing system (my office)
HARD COPY: In a department filing system (department office)
ELECTRONIC COPY: In my electronic filing system (hard drive or web server)
ELECTRONIC COPY: On a department web server or shared document system
Other:

1g. Spring 2013 Review: Did you complete any SLO-related activities for this course in Spring 2013? (These activities could include refining SLOs, conducting assessments, reviewing data, implementing course changes, or others.)

If yes, go to next section:Section 2:Spring 2013 Assessments (Measurements)

If no, go directly toSection 9: Future Plans for Assessment Activities.

Section 2: Spring 2013 Assessments (Measurements)

2. Did you conduct SLO assessments (measurements) in the Spring?

If yes, go to Section 3: Spring 2013 Assessment (Measurements) Review.

If no,go directly to Section 5: Spring 2013 Data Review and Analysis.

Section 3: Spring 2013 Assessment (Measurements) Review

Though you will retain the majority of your data and assessment details in your own records or on your department or program website, please provide a summary, here, of the work you did in SPRING 2013.

3a. What assessment method(s) did you use?(check all that apply)

Analysis of exam, quiz, or homework items linked to specific SLOs
Assignments based on rubrics (such as essays, projects, and performances)
Direct observation of performances, practical exams, group work
Student self-assessments (such as reflective journals and surveys)
Student satisfaction surveys
Pre & post surveys or tests
Classroom response systems (such as iClickers or computers)
Capstone projects or final summative assignments
Feedback from collaboration with other departments
External (outside CCSF) data, such as licensing exam and placement rates
Student focus groups
Other: (type in the information)

3b. Describe the assessments you completed. (Add any extra details not already captured in above checklist. Include here a few examples of types of questions asked, assignments completed, or data collected.)

3c. What outcome(s) did you address? (If ALL, just indicate ALL.)

3d. How many course sections were involved in the assessment? (If you don't have exact numbers, provide your best estimate. Add a "~" before an approximation. Example: ~3)

3e. How many instructors were involved in the assessment? (If you don't have exact numbers, provide your best estimate. Add a "~" before an approximation. Example: ~3)

3f. How many students completed this assessment?(If you don't have exact numbers, provide your best estimate. Add a "~" before an approximation. Example: ~300)

3g. Is this class part of GE Area C?

If Yes, and I/we have rubric data ready to input, go to next section:Section 4:Spring 2013 General Education SLO Assessment (Measurements) & Data Review

If no, or Yes, but I/we will be reviewing/processing data in Fall, so I/we will edit the form then to add the rubric data go directly to Section 5: Spring 2013 Assessment Data Review & Analysis.

Section 4: Spring 2013 General Education SLO Assessment (Measurements) & Data Review

Though you will retain the majority of your data and assessment details in your own records or on your department or program website, please provide a summary here, of the work you did in SPRING 2013 as part of the coordinated assessment effort of GE Area C:

"Apply models to explain the behavior of commonly occurring phenomena."

By translating your data to the standard rubric, your data will be collated and combined with data from other courses and used to complete a review of Area C courses and outcomes. Our highest priority in reviewing these data will be to share and address challenges and issues our students face in achieving proficiency. Many of those challenges are shared across all Area-C courses. Thank you for contributing your data and insights to this discussion. (In September, 2013, we will announce the Area-C work group meetings in which these data and issues will be discussed and reported to the college community. These will be open meetings.)

If you would like to review the rubric guidelines again (sent via email), please review them on the Area C GEO website:

4a. Which of the outcomes you assessed in Spring link directly to the GE Area C outcome: "Apply models to explain the behavior of commonly occurring phenomena."?(Make sure these SLOs are the ones that are on the official course outline of record.)

4b. Enter the total number of students you assessed to be at the PROFICIENCY stage for the GEO being assessed:(Students understand the model and can apply it to satisfactorily predict or explain behaviors or phenomena. (A passing ability.))

4c. Enter the total number of students you assessed to be at the DEVELOPING stage for the GEO being assessed:(Students are developing an understanding of the model and the commonly occurring behaviors or phenomena it describes, but students cannot yet use the model to effectively make predictions or explain the behaviors or phenomena.)

4d. Enter the total number of students you assessed to be at the NO EVIDENCE stage for the GEO being assessed:(There is no evidence that students are aware of the model or the types of behaviors or phenomena that the model predicts or explains. (Includes students who didn’t complete the assessment.))

4e. Describe in more detail the criteria you used to determine the stage of your students.

4f. Provide any extra details or comments/notes not already captured in previous questions and answers.(We are especially interested in learning what challenges our students are facing inside and outside the classroom. Include any information that can help us conduct a rich and valuable conversation. You can also include here samples of exemplary student work, if you would like.)

4g. Did you conduct a review of other data (not related to the above GE Outcome)?

If yes, go directly to next section:Section 6: Spring 2013 Assessment Data Review andAnalysis Review.

If no, go directly to Section 7: Spring 2013 Implementation of Changes.

Section 5: Spring 2013 Data Review and Analysis

5. In Spring, did you review/discuss/analyze SLO-assessment data from the current or previous semesters?

If yes, go to next section:Section 6: Spring 2013 Assessment Data Review and Analysis Review.

If no, go directly to Section 7: Spring 2013 Implementation of Changes.

Section 6: Spring 2013 Assessment Data Review and Analysis Review

6a. With which of the following groups did you share your data for review and analysis?(check all that apply)

Instructors of the same course (at CCSF)
Faculty and staff within our department
Faculty and staff from related programs/departments
Faculty and staff from across the college
Faculty and staff from other colleges
Students
External agencies
Other: (type in the information)

6b. Through which of the following methods did you share your data for review and analysis?(check all that apply)

Face-to-face meetings
Teleconferencing or Skype
Email
Phone
Website review and commentary
Shared document files
None
Other: (type in the information)

6c. Summarize the data you received from your assessments.(Example: "75% of students answered 4 out of 5 questions correctly." or "The majority of students were unable to correctly answer question 2 on rates of motion.")

6d. Summarize the analysis you completed.(Include any criteria you used. Example criteria: "students have achieved outcome if they can answer 4 out of 5 of these questions correctly." OR "A significant majority of students should be able to answer this question correctly." OR "Grades on this assignment higher than 80% indicate outcome achievement.")

6e. IF APPLICABLE: What next steps did you plan to improve your course based on these data? Include timeline.(How did you decide to address the needs and issues that were revealed by the assessment, if any?)

6f. IF APPLICABLE: What outcome(s) will be supported by these plans?(If answer is ALL, just enter "ALL." If answer is same as previous answer, just enter "Refer to previous answers." Ensure SLOs are from the official course outline of record.)

Section 7: Spring 2013 Implementation of Changes

7. In Spring 2013, did you make any course changes or refinements?

If yes, go to next section:Section 8: Spring 2013 Implementation of Changes Review.

If no, go directly to Section 9: Future Plans for Assessment Activities.

Section 8: Spring 2013 Implementation of Changes Review

Please provide a summary, here, of the changes you made in Spring 2013.

8a. Briefly describe any changes you made to your course in the Spring. (These changes can include new assessments, new processes to handle SLO assessment, course outline changes, new activities, and more.)

8b. What outcome(s) were supported by these changes?(If answer is ALL, just enter "ALL." If answer is same as previous answer, just enter "Refer to previous answers." Ensure SLOs are from the official course outline of record.)

Section 9: Future Plans for Assessment Activities

9a. When will you next be conducting outcomes-assessment activities for this course?

Summer 2013
Fall 2013
Spring 2014
Other: (type in the information)

9b. What activity(ies) do you plan to do that semester? (check all that apply)

Revision of outcomes and assessment methods (measurements)
Assessment (measurement)of outcomes
Analysis and discussion of assessment data and next steps
Implementation of planned changes and reassessment
Other: (type in the information)

9c. Provide brief details of above plans as appropriate.(We recognize these plans are tentative and modifiable.)

Section 10: Share Highlights

10. OPTIONAL: Share your highlights.(Tell us about positive outcomes that have come to you, your students, your department, or the college as a whole from SLO assessment of this course. We will share some of these highlights on our college website.)

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