Spring 2013 Course SLO Review

DANC 130A - Beginning Jazz - Stage 5 - Sean Laughlin

Assessment

Assessment Methods	Direct observation of performances, practical exams, group work Student self-assessments (such as reflective journals and surveys) Student satisfaction surveys
Assessment Description	Means: Students participating in class will be tested on the execution of four basic Jazz Dance steps. Criteria: 80% of the students will score 80% or better. Means: Students participating in class will perform a choreographed Jazz dance. Criteria: 75% of the students will successfully perform the choreography. Means: Students participating in class will be tested on musical awareness. Criteria: 75% of the students will successfully count phrases of music.
Learning Outcomes	All
Number of Sections	4
Number of Instructors	4
Number of Students	85

Data Analysis

Data Shared With	Instructors of the same course (at CCSF)
Data Sharing Methods	Face-to-face meetings Email Website review and commentary
Data Summary	75% of the students executed Jazz steps successfully. The rest of skills test were combined into one percentage. The rest of skills test were combined into one percentage.
Analysis Summary	80% was too high; moved to 75% for next semester. Will review the steps more frequently throughout the semester. Skills test reporting needs to be corrected to show separate percentage for each skills test. Skills test reporting needs to be corrected to show separate percentage for each skills test.
Next Steps Planned	80% was too high; moved to 75% for next semester. Will review the steps more frequently throughout the semester. Skills test reporting needs to be corrected to show separate percentage for each skills test. Skills test reporting needs to be corrected to show separate percentage for each skills test.
Learning Outcomes	All

Changes

Details	80% was too high; moved to 75% for next semester. Will review the steps more frequently throughout the semester. Skills test reporting needs to be corrected to show separate percentage for each skills test. Skills test reporting needs to be corrected to show separate percentage for each skills test.
Learning Outcomes	All

Tentative Future Plans

Term	Fall 2013
Activities	Assessment (measurement) of outcomes Analysis and discussion of assessment data and next steps
More Details	Means: Students participating in class will be tested on the execution of four basic Jazz Dance steps. Criteria: 80% of the students will score 80% or better. Means: Students participating in class will perform a choreographed Jazz dance. Criteria: 75% of the students will successfully perform the choreography. Means: Students participating in class will be tested on musical awareness. Criteria: 75% of the students will successfully count phrases of music.

SLO Details Storage Location

ELECTRONIC COPY - In my electronic filing system (hard drive or web server)
ELECTRONIC COPY - On a department web server or shared document system

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