OCAN 1: Oceanography
Stage 5
Katryn Wiese

Basic Information

Number of Outcomes15
Number of Outcomes Assessed15
Assessment FrequencyEvery semester
Analysis FrequencyEvery year
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Course Information

Number of Course Sections3
Number of Instructors2

Improvement Details

DetailsInstituted revised workbook filled with all class activities and images to supplement textbook.

Revised quiz structures (first embedded in online videos, then moved to Google Forms).

Used department set of iClickers, instead of having students purchase them.

Assessment Methods

MethodsEnd-of-Semester SLO Exam (15 questions related to 15 outcomes) + end-of-semester student evaluations on things such as what was the toughest, easiest, funnest, least valuable, etc.

This semester the exams is being completed online through Google Forms prior to the final exam.

Future Plans

TermSpring 2014
ActivitiesAssessment (measurement) of outcomes, Analysis and discussion of assessment data and next steps, Implementation of planned changes and reassessment
DetailsWill be using updated classroom materials.

Will continue with end-of-semester SLO exam.

Will review data from last Spring and Fall 2013 and analyze for future changes.
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