BTEC 21B - Fluorescent Cell Technology - Stage 5 - Carin Zimmerman
Assessment
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| Assessment Description | Students were evaluated on their mastery of specific lab techniques (lab practical). Pre and post surveys were given for comparison of learning throughout the course |
| Learning Outcomes | ALL |
| Number of Sections | 2 |
| Number of Instructors | 2 |
| Number of Students | 25 |
Data Analysis
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| Data Summary | Our pre and post surveys did show an increase in student learning(on a scale from 1-5 with 1 being low and 5 being high). The average pre survey results were in the 2.5-3 range, but the post survey results were in the 4-4.5 range. From the survey, the students utilized the class website and it helped with increasing learning. We also have a Google photo sharing site for class images that the students deemed helpful. From the lab practical, however, students still average about 60% overall for fluorescent cell identification. I'd like to see this number improve. |
| Analysis Summary | Students came into this course with more base knowledge, and were able to apply it. This makes sense since this is the second course in a series. Lab practical skills need improvement. |
| Next Steps Planned | While the students showed concept learning through the pre and post survey analysis, we were concerned with the assessment of lab skills. The lab practical is mostly observation with students only identifying 60% correctly. For Fall 2013, we will create a new lab practical to better address student learning of lab skills. |
| Learning Outcomes | ALL |
Changes
| Details | In order to improve learning for the lab practical portion of the course, we emphasized the course website and fluorescent images on the Google site. The lab practical assessment, however, remained the same. |
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| Learning Outcomes | ALL |
Tentative Future Plans
| Term | Fall 2013 |
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| More Details | Since the Google image website has an interactive feature (students can leave comments about images posted) I will be requiring students to visit the site and share/comment. More exposure to viewing images and analyzing them hopefully will improve their lab skills in this area. Also, I am planning to change the lab practical itself to better reflect student learning. |
SLO Details Storage Location
- HARD COPY - In my personal filing system (my office)
- ELECTRONIC COPY - In my electronic filing system (hard drive or web server)