IMPERIAL VALLEY COLLEGE

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO) Identification Form

Department Name: / Music Department – Humanities Division
Course Number/Title or Program Title: / MUSIC 160 – Beginning Guitar I
Contact Person/Others Involved in Process: / Lead: Dr. Van Decker Others:
If course is part of a major(s), and/or certificate program(s), please list all below:
Major(s): / Certificate(s):
music
Does course satisfy a community college GE requirement(s)? / Yes / X / No / N/A

If yes, check which requirement(s) below:

American Institutions / Language and Rationality – English Composition
Health Education / Language and Rationality – Communication and Analytical Thinking
Physical Education / Activity / Natural Science
Math Competency / Humanities
Reading Competency / Social and Behavioral Sciences
Student Learning Outcome / Assessment Tool
(e.g., exam, rubric, portfolio) / Institutional Outcome*
(e.g., ISLO1, ISLO2)
The student will perform beginning level-1 melodies in first position with correct pitches, rhythm, fingering, at a reasonable tempo with expressions indications observed / Performance Quiz Rubric / SLO1, SLO2, SLO4
The student will be able to play the following open-string chords: Majors: C,G,D,A,E – Minors: Am,Em,Dm, - Sevenths: G7,D7,A7,B7. / Performance Quiz Rubric / SLO1, SLO2, SLO4
Students will be able to read and play the 15 natural notes found in first position. / Performance Quiz Rubric / SLO1, SLO2, SLO4

Each SLO should describe the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities students will have after successful

completionof course or as a result of participation in activity/program. A minimum of one SLO is required

per course/program. You may identify more than one SLO, but please note that you will need to collect and

evaluate data for each SLO that you list above. Attach separate pages if needed. For assistance contact: Toni Pfisteror X6546

1. Course Number & Date of Assessment Cycle Completion / Course: Music 160 Date:Dec 12th, 2009
2. People involved in summarizing and evaluating data / Dr. Hope Davis
3. Data Results
Briefly summarize the results of the data you collected. / Outcome 1:The data I collected compared two quizzesand the final exam with this student learning outcome. Using the assessment rubric, I gained these results out of 15 students:
Grade Quiz 1 Quiz 2 Final
A 4 6 8
B 3 2 1
C 2 4 3
D 3 1 2
F 3 1 1
4. Course / Program Improvement
Please describe what change(s) you plan to implement based on the above results. / Based on these results, next semester I plan to give the students extra performance tests among other performance class activities.
Will this include a change to the curriculum (i.e. course outline)? NO
5. Next Year Was the process effective? / This is the method of evaluation is academically sound and produces very objective results. In order that a student achieve enough proficiency to transfer to a four-year college, there is no way around this type of assessment. Obviously, since music is an art form, when judging anyone at any level playing an instrument, there other more subjective aspects which must be considered. And, of course, they are.
6. After-ThoughtsFeel free to celebrate, vent, or otherwise discuss the process. / The rubric is sound and fair for assessment. We just feel that, that since many of our students have never played an instrument before, maybe more preparation time and clearer explanations are needed.

The ASSESSMENT CYCLE: Closing the Assessment Loop

You may elaborate as much as you need to in order to complete this form. Instructions are on the following page.

1. Course Number & Date of Assessment Cycle Completion / Course: Music 160 Date: Nov, 2010
2. People involved in summarizing and evaluating data / Dr. Hope Davis
3. Data Results
Briefly summarize the results of the data you collected. / Outcome 2: The data I collected compared the final exams for two semesters and using the assessment rubric, I gained these results out of 15 students:
Grade F09 Sp10
A 7 8
B 5 4
C 2 3
D 0 0
F 1 0
4. Course / Program Improvement
Please describe what change(s) you plan to implement based on the above results. / Based on these results, next semester I plan to spend more time on playing chords in class.
Will this include a change to the curriculum (i.e. course outline)? NO
5. Next Year Was the process effective? / Yes
6. After-ThoughtsFeel free to celebrate, vent, or otherwise discuss the process. / Playing guitar chords is not easy when you are first starting out and many of our students have never played an instrument before, maybe more chording is needed in the future.

The ASSESSMENT CYCLE: Closing the Assessment Loop

You may elaborate as much as you need to in order to complete this form. Instructions are on the following page.

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