NURS 41D - Pharmacology - Stage 3 - Chita Torres
Assessment
| Assessment Methods | Analysis of exam, quiz, or homework items linked to specific SLOs |
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| Assessment Description | The mid-term and final exam both had a separate section regarding the SLO performance. Part I of both exams had 20 questions regarding reading medication labels and calculating the correct dosages. The SLO for this Pharmacology course is that students will be able to answer at least 80% of the questions correctly. |
| Learning Outcomes | The outcome addressed is: Students will be able to correctly calculate medication dosages and score at least 80% on the exam. |
| Number of Sections | 1 |
| Number of Instructors | 1 |
| Number of Students | 37 |
Data Analysis
| Data Shared With | Faculty and staff within our department |
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| Data Sharing Methods | Shared document files |
| Data Summary | On the mid-term exam, 24 out of 38 students scored 80% or above on the dosage calculation section, and 14 scored below 80%. On the final exam, 32 of 37 students scored 80% or above on the dosage calculation section, and only 5 scored below 80%. |
| Analysis Summary | Grades on this assignment higher than 80% indicate outcome achievement. |
| Next Steps Planned | 1. Inclusion of dosage calculation problems on each weekly quiz. 2. Written solution of dosage calculations on each students test paper if student's answer was incorrect. 3. Solving dosage calculations on the blackboard each week. 4. One-on-one tutoring with math calculations. |
| Learning Outcomes | Students showed marked improvement in their ability to correctly calculate medication dosages from the mid-term period until the final exam period. At the mid-term, only 19 of the students scored 90% or above, but by the final exam, 28% scored 90% or above. |
Changes
| Details | Continued to place more emphasis on dosage calculations. |
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| Learning Outcomes | ALL |
Tentative Future Plans
| Term | Fall 2013 |
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| Activities | Assessment (measurement) of outcomes |
| More Details | Possible student survey regarding their confidence in preparing medication dosages. Continue with pre-class math tutoring sessions for students who are interested. |
SLO Details Storage Location
- HARD COPY - In my personal filing system (my office)
- HARD COPY - In a department filing system (department office)
- ELECTRONIC COPY - On a department web server or shared document system