ANTH 4 - Intro to Linguistic Anthropology - Stage 3 - Renee Morel
Assessment
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| Assessment Description | 70% of students scored a passing grae for outcome (D). A series of 4 comprehensive tests (multiple-choice, fill-ins, short and long answer questions. 70% of the students scored a passing grade for outcome (E). A take-home, problem-solving exercise asking students to reconstruct parts of a (made-up) extinct language. 70% of the students scored a passing grade when asked to infer from a small vocabulary corpus, what the culture of its speakers must have been like. |
| Learning Outcomes | Outcomes (D) and (E). |
| Number of Sections | 1 |
| Number of Instructors | 1 |
| Number of Students | ~40 |
Data Analysis
| Data Shared With | Self-evaluation |
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| Data Sharing Methods | None |
| Data Summary | In Spring 2013, 89% of the students scored a passing grade (70% or more correct answers) and 47% scored 80% or more correct answers. Last Fall, 78% of the students scored a passing grade (70% or more correct answers0. |
| Analysis Summary | Scored on these assignments (tests and problem-solving take-home) higher than 70% indicate outcome achievement. The data collected shows that a great majority of students achieved the knowledge and critical thinking level that were the goals and purposes of the course (assimilation of facts, creative application of that knowledge to formulate hypotheses, analyze theme, and reach conclusions). |
| Next Steps Planned | N/A |
| Learning Outcomes | N/A |
Changes
| Details | New questions on the take-home final and refining others. |
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| Learning Outcomes | (D) and (E) |
Tentative Future Plans
| Term | Spring 2014 |
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| More Details | Assessment will be done by: using identical or similar assignments involving the ability to put ideas and concepts to work; collecting data measuring successful outcomes; sharing information with faculty. |
SLO Details Storage Location
ELECTRONIC COPY - In my electronic filing system (hard drive or web server)