BCST 125 - Sound Recording Studio - Stage 5 - Dana Jae Labrecque
Assessment
| Assessment Methods | Analysis of exam, quiz, or homework items linked to specific SLOs |
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| Assessment Description | For 3 – Re-assessment includes a major change to the Fall 2012 syllabus. I am introducing the patchbay signal flow earlier (in week 3) and demonstrating making patches to guide signal flow throughout the studio components much earlier including a hands-on exercise for each to do and turn in by Week 6. For 4 – I produced an online microphone 5-question pre-test inside the tech-enhanced course. |
| Learning Outcomes | 3. Diagram the path of signal flow through a large format console, patch bay and associated components. (Re-Assessment from Fall 70% success) 4. Describe and diagram proper microphone placement for voice, ensembles and common musical instruments. (New Assessment) |
| Number of Sections | 1 |
| Number of Instructors | 1 |
| Number of Students | 21 |
Data Analysis
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| Data Summary | Pre assessment: # students assessed: 22 for SLO 3 18% correct 10 for SLO 4 60% correct Post assessment: 21 for SLO 3 90% correct 21 for SLO 4 81% correct |
| Analysis Summary | he analysis of the re-assessment of SLO #3 was completed using several new hands-on assignments and by making major course changes in the syllabus with regard to when the introduction of the patch bay occurs in the course. It was introduced in week 3 along just after the students had studied the in-depth sections of a large-format recording console. The patch bay is the device that allows the signal flow to and from all of the devices in the studio to the inputs and outputs of the console. It is the heart of the studio. Students had several patch bay labs where they had to make patches to and from various devices and they had a patch bay treasure hunt as well which they completed in teams of 3. This earlier introduction increased the SLO success rate from a 70% successful completion in the Fall of 2012 to a 90% successful completion in the Spring 2013 semester. The same questions were asked on the final exam in both semesters, but the question was more successfully answered in the Spring when the students had an opportunity to demonstrate the patch connections as an option to writing out the path on paper. The competency lab in the studio control room was much better in the Spring as well since they had an earlier introduction and repeated hands-on use of the patch bay. Their capstone project – the final mix also revealed better results. SLO #4 had an 81% success rate over the 60% pre-test. Microphones were utilized in the first half of the course only, so I have plans to flip the course in the Fall 2013 offering. |
| Next Steps Planned | Flip the course from the midterm point to the final exam point to be the beginning of the course, so weeks 10 – 18 are going to become weeks 1 – 9 with the console, patch bay, use of studio processors and mixing at the beginning of the course instead of in the last 1/2 and microphones and recording a music project will take place in the latter half. The students will find much better accomplishment overall in the course if they master the mix first. I inherited the class from another teacher back in 2009 and though I have updated the course in myriad ways with my own additions (tech-enhancement, required audio magazine subscription, etc), I have kept to the previous instructor’s timeline prior to this past semester’s successful change of the date to introduce the patch bay. Thus, I plan to make even more changes that I consider to build the course timeline in a better way for total SLO success. |
| Learning Outcomes | All: The total revamping of the course based on data from previous assessments will improve student mastery of all outcomes. |
Tentative Future Plans
| Term | Fall 2013 |
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| Activities | Implementation of planned changes and reassessment |
| More Details | See previous |
SLO Details Storage Location
HARD COPY - In a department filing system (department office)