GEOG 1L - Physical Geography Laboratory - Stage 5 - Darrel Hess
Assessment
| Assessment Methods | - Analysis of exam, quiz, or homework items linked to specific SLOs
- Direct observation of performances, practical exams, group work
- Student satisfaction surveys
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| Assessment Description | Weekely lab exercises, two short quizzesand two exams are used in each section of Geography 1L. Instructors administer end-of-semester student surveys to gauge reaction to lab content and teaching methods. |
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| Learning Outcomes | All |
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| Number of Sections | 3 |
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| Number of Instructors | 3 |
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| Number of Students | ~85 |
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Data Analysis
| Data Shared With | - Instructors of the same course (at CCSF)
- Faculty and staff within our department
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| Data Sharing Methods | - Face-to-face meetings
- Email
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| Data Summary | Instructors review all weekly lab exercises to ensure that the majority of students are successfuly completing the problem sets. |
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| Analysis Summary | During our faculty meetings at the beginning of the spring 2013 semester, lab instructors discussed possible changes to the lab exercises and to our field trips. Generally, the labs work well and so only minor changes were made for the upcoming fall 2013 semester. |
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| Next Steps Planned | Instructors will continue our review and discussion of lab exercises during the fall 2013 semester. |
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| Learning Outcomes | All |
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Changes
| Details | Ongoing changes to our lab exercises and lab exams. |
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| Learning Outcomes | All |
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Tentative Future Plans
| Term | Fall 2013 |
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| Activities | - Assessment (measurement) of outcomes
- Analysis and discussion of assessment data and next steps
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| More Details | Instructors will review the line art and maps that are currently in our lab handouts and make revisions as necessary to improve student comprehension. |
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SLO Details Storage Location
HARD COPY - In my personal filing system (my office)
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