GEOG 1 - Physical Geography - Stage 5 - Darrel Hess
Assessment
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| Assessment Description | Individual instructors administered their own end-of-semester course surveys to gauge student reaction to the content, pace, teaching methods, and assessment of the course. Instructors also reviewed information about SLO achievement through exams, quizzes, homework assignments, IClicker responses, as well as their direct observation of student progress throughout the semester. At the end of the semester we administered our 8-question SLO comprehension quiz--this quiz was not used to calculate grades, but just to gauge how well fundamental concepts were retained at the end of the course; the quiz was then used by instructors as a quick review before the final exam. |
| Learning Outcomes | C. Describe and explain the heating processes of the atmosphere, and the causes and significance of land-water temperature contrasts. F. Examine and explain the concept of relative humidity, and the relationships between relative humidity and adiabatic processes in the atmosphere. G. Analyze and explain global patterns of precipitation. J. Analyze and assess evidence that supports the model of plate tectonics. P. Analyze and interpret processes of fluvial erosion and deposition, including common landforms produced by these processes. R. Analyze and explain the characteristic conditions and special processes influencing landform development in desert regions. |
| Number of Sections | 4 |
| Number of Instructors | 3 |
| Number of Students | ~105 |
GE Area C Details
| Learning Outcomes | G. Analyze and explain global patterns of precipitation. J. Analyze and assess evidence that supports the model of plate tectonics. |
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| Number Students: Proficient | 60% (63/105 students) |
| Number Students: Developing | 26% (27/105 students) |
| Number Students: No Evidence | 14% (15/105 students) |
| Criteria | We used three questions from our end-of-semester SLO quiz as indicators of student understanding--one question about predicting global precipitation patterns, and two questions about the evidence supporting the model of plate tectonics. If a student got all three answers correct, this was classified as Proficiency; if they missed one answer, this was classified as Developing; if they missed two or three answers, this was classified as No Evidence. |
| Extra Details | With only one question about preciptiation models--and because this material was only covered at the beginning of the semester--it's hard to know if some of the incorrect answers on that question were at least in part because students haven't discussed this material for several months (whereas we reviewed plate tectonics thoughout the end of the course). |
Tentative Future Plans
| Term | Fall 2013 |
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| More Details | Instructors will continue our discussions about assessing SLOs with our end-of-semester quiz, as well as other ways to gauge student learning. |
SLO Details Storage Location
HARD COPY - In my personal filing system (my office)