ENGL 35A - Creative Writing: Short Story - Stage 5 - Xochiquetzal Candelaria

Assessment

Assessment Methods
  • Analysis of exam, quiz, or homework items linked to specific SLOs
  • Assignments based on rubrics (such as essays, projects, and performances)
Assessment DescriptionWe looked at student short stories to assess whether students met the following SLO:

Upon completion students will:

Increase their ability to apply principles of literary form to works of original literary expression
Learning OutcomesUpon completion students will:

Increase their ability to apply principles of literary form to works of original literary expression
Number of Sections1
Number of Instructors4
Number of Students~5-10

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
Data SummaryBased on four rubric measures we found that 75% of students met the SLO 75% of the time while 25% of students met the SLO 50% of the time.
Analysis SummaryWe found that students were on average meeting this particular SLO, but that there was still room for improvement.
Next Steps PlannedWe decided that to help students meet the SLOs of the course, we needed to revise the SLOs as well as the content and instructional methodology for the course.
Learning OutcomesAll

Changes

DetailsBased on our review of the data collected, we decided to revise the course outline to make sure that assignments and instructional methodology supported the major learning outcomes for the course.
Learning OutcomesAll

Tentative Future Plans

TermFall 2013
Activities

Analysis and discussion of assessment data and next steps

More DetailsWhile the revised course outlines go through committee, we will discuss new ways to assess student performance in the course. We hope this semester to begin to devise a plan to conduct a focus group to ask students what they think about the course and its connection to student learning outcomes.

SLO Details Storage Location

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