ITAL 10A - Conversational Italian - Stage 5 - Claudio Concin

Assessment

Assessment Methods

Analysis of exam, quiz, or homework items linked to specific SLOs

Assessment DescriptionWe administered a test of 10 cultural questions aligned to measure achievement of the Student Learning Outcomes.question were included in a true/false test outlining cultural topics presented in textbook.
Learning OutcomesCompare and contrast aspect of Italian culture and society.
Number of Sectionsone
Number of Instructorsone
Number of Students20

Data Analysis

Data Shared With
  • Instructors of the same course (at CCSF)
  • Faculty and staff within our department
Data Sharing Methods

Email

Data SummaryThe majority of the students were able to correctly answer the questions.The majority of students were able to correctly answer 8o% of the questions in the cultural tests .
Analysis SummaryTargeted outcome was 80% of questions answered correctly. Target benchmark was met.
Next Steps PlannedIn the early Fall 2013 term, we will complete full assessment of the data. We will improve and revise the written assessments accordingly if the data indicates this.
Learning OutcomesRefer to previous answers.

Tentative Future Plans

TermSpring 2015
Activities

Assessment (measurement) of outcomes

More DetailsLanguage section will meet at the beginning of each semester to discuss strategies and related activities for improving students' cultural understanding.

We updated the course outlines, clearly delineating the Student Learning outcomes. We also aligned the SLOs with the norms of ACTFL. The revised course outline was approved by the Curriculum Committee.

SLO Details Storage Location

HARD COPY - In my personal filing system (my office)

Additional Highlights

The use of cultural questions for language learning assessment is helpful in measuring SLOs. We also aligned the SLOs with the national ACTFL.

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