ENGL 1B - Academic Reading and Writing - Stage 5 - Barbara Scrafford
Assessment
| Assessment Methods | Analysis of exam, quiz, or homework items linked to specific SLOs |
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| Assessment Description | Evaluates student essays randomly chosen to measure how they addressed a specific slo relating to understanding figurative language. |
| Learning Outcomes | Distinguish and assess literal and figurative language to make inferences and draw conclusions about the literary work. |
| Number of Sections | 15 |
| Number of Instructors | 15 |
| Number of Students | ~300 |
Data Analysis
| Data Shared With | Instructors of the same course (at CCSF) |
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| Data Sharing Methods | Face-to-face meetings |
| Data Summary | While most students did well on the assessmest, faculty felt the slo itself could be more precisely stated, and so we are undergoing a process of reviewing and revising as useful the wording of the entire course outline to make it more precise. |
| Analysis Summary | Grades of C or higher indicate an understanding of the concept in the slo. |
| Next Steps Planned | We are revising the outline overall, and intend to complete a draft in Fall 2013. |
| Learning Outcomes | Refer to previous answers. |
Changes
| Details | Rewriting the outline to clarify all sections, including slo's. |
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| Learning Outcomes | Refer to previous answers. |
Tentative Future Plans
| Term | Spring 2014 |
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| Activities | Assessment (measurement) of outcomes |
| More Details | We may do another assessment of the same slo, to see if our results change as the wording of the sol changes. |
SLO Details Storage Location
ELECTRONIC COPY - On a department web server or shared document system