BIO 100A - Intro to Biology - Stage 5 - Crima Pogge
Assessment
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Assessment Description | - analysis of specific SLO related questions across sections - new rubrics for lab reports and presentation - student self assessment for group presentation project - two surveys regarding teaching methodology |
Learning Outcomes | ALL |
Number of Sections | 3 |
Number of Instructors | 3 |
Number of Students | 55-75 |
Data Analysis
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Data Summary | Highlights: - Learning methodology: students rank response system higher than any other teaching methodology - Scientific writing: lab report performance went up, but is still not satisfactory, increase partly due to more revisions - Scientific literacy: only 75 % were able to understand all aspects of a graph on lab final; however, the average grade on presentation of scientific article was 91% (rubric available on website) - Content: 10 students were able to answer, on average 90% of questions on the four major exams correctly, 18 > 80%, 19 > 70%, 7 students failed the class, and 17 students withdrew or stopped attending before the final. |
Analysis Summary | - criteria for scientific writing: performance higher than last semester - criteria for scientific literacy: question on all lab exams regarding interpretation of graph and rubric for presentation of scientific article - criteria for content understanding: % of correctly answered questions |
Next Steps Planned | - increase scaffolding of assignments relating to content, scientific writing and literacy, this decision is based on unsatisfactory improvement during spring 2013 - consensus among instructors |
Learning Outcomes | ALL |
Changes
Details | - made SLOs more explicit - redesigned student survey on teaching methodology - redesigned several lab exercises, particularly those pertaining to scientific literacy - designed several online lecture in the spirit of flipping the classroom - less lecture, more inquiry through use of clickers during class |
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Learning Outcomes | ALL |
Tentative Future Plans
Term | Fall 2013 |
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Activities | Implementation of planned changes and reassessment |
More Details | as stated above, scaffold and chunk assignments - the focus for this will be on scientific writing (lab reports) and literacy (reading scientific articles) |
SLO Details Storage Location
ELECTRONIC COPY - In my electronic filing system (hard drive or web server)