Spring 2013 Course SLO Review

CHEM 101B - General College Chemistry - Stage 5 - Lawrence Fong, Robert Price

Assessment

Assessment Methods	Analysis of exam, quiz, or homework items linked to specific SLOs
Assessment Description	Two final exam questions associated with two learning outcomes were assessed for student success.
Learning Outcomes	A. Deduce rate laws from experimental data, and calculate rate constant and activation energies from appropriate data. Utilize the above concepts to explain chemical reaction mechanisms. F. Define and understand entropy, enthalpy and free energy, and their relation to the spontaneity of chemical reactions and physical processes.
Number of Sections	2 (lecture sections)
Number of Instructors	2
Number of Students	98

Data Analysis

Data Shared With	Instructors of the same course (at CCSF) Faculty and staff within our department
Data Sharing Methods	Face-to-face meetings Email Phone Shared document files
Data Summary	The average result for students answering the question related to Learning Outcome A was 72%. The average result for students answering the question related to Learning Outcome F was 71%.
Analysis Summary	An average score of 65% on each question is considered successful completion of the learning outcome. Both outcomes are therefore successful.
Next Steps Planned	No answer
Learning Outcomes	No answer

Changes

Details	We revised homework problems to improve student learning related reaction rates and mechanism. We emphasized more how to use diverse and interrelated data to solve complex problems. We assessed a different SLO on entropy and related thermodynamic topics.
Learning Outcomes	Outcomes A and F (see above).

Tentative Future Plans

Term	Fall 2013
Activities	Assessment (measurement) of outcomes Analysis and discussion of assessment data and next steps
More Details	We plan to assess a different learning outcome during the Fall 2013 semester--Learning Outcome C: Manipulate and evaluate equilibria of acid-base, complex ion and solubility systems, using standard algebraic and physical arguments. In addition, the student will measure equilibrium concentrations in the laboratory and deduce the corresponding equilibrium constant. We will use one or more common final exam questions for the assessment.

SLO Details Storage Location

HARD COPY - In my personal filing system (my office)
ELECTRONIC COPY - In my electronic filing system (hard drive or web server)

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