ECON 1 - Macroeconomics - Stage 5 - Douglas Orr
Assessment
| Assessment Methods | - Analysis of exam, quiz, or homework items linked to specific SLOs
- Pre & post surveys or tests
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| Assessment Description | Students were asked a series of questions on a pretest early in the semester and then asked the same questions at the end of the semester. All instructors used identical questions on both tests |
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| Learning Outcomes | N. Explain the basic nature of a fractional reserve banking system and the role of commercial banks in the creation of money.
O. Explain the role of the Federal Reserve System in the U.S. economy and describe the major tools of monetary policy. |
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| Number of Sections | 23 (all sections offered) |
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| Number of Instructors | 7 (all instructors) |
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| Number of Students | 710 |
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Data Analysis
| Data Shared With | - Instructors of the same course (at CCSF)
- Faculty and staff within our department
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| Data Sharing Methods | - Face-to-face meetings
- Email
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| Data Summary | For SLO N: on the pretest 18 percent of the students answered the question correctly and on the post-test, 67 percent answered it correctly. For SLO O, on the pretest, 30 percent of the students answered the question correctly, and on the post-test, 68 percent answered it correctly. |
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| Analysis Summary | Both of these SLOs address extremely complex concepts. It is also the case that most students have been exposed to a significant amount of mis-information concerning these issue. Overcoming that mis-information is difficult. We found the level of improvement during the semester to be encouraging. At the end of the Fall we discussed the results of the assessment. We decided to try some alternative techniques for addressing these topics. The results for the Spring do not vary significantly from those in the Fall. The conclusion we reached is that the techniques we have been using are adequate for addressing these issues. |
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| Next Steps Planned | No answer |
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| Learning Outcomes | No answer |
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Changes
| Details | During the Spring, we completely revised the SLO list for this course. Those revisions have been approved by the Curriculum Committee |
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| Learning Outcomes | All |
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Tentative Future Plans
| Term | Fall 2013 |
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| Activities | Assessment (measurement) of outcomes |
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| More Details | We will be assessing two different SLOs areas in the Fall 2013 |
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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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