ENGL 46B - Survey of Literature in English, part 2 - Stage 5 - Christopher Greger

Assessment

Assessment Methods
  • Analysis of exam, quiz, or homework items linked to specific SLOs
  • Pre & post surveys or tests
Assessment DescriptionStudents completed an in-class, short-answer essay question on the final exam that required them to demonstrate knowledge of the way that specific literary texts embody themes and concerns covered in the course.
Learning Outcomes1. discuss important ideas of Anglophone literature of the Restoration, Eighteenth Century, Romantic and early Victorian era, and trace those ideas in the specific works read in the course.
Number of Sections1
Number of Instructors1
Number of Students32

Data Analysis

Data Shared With

Instructors of the same course (at CCSF)

Data Sharing Methods

Face-to-face meetings

Data Summary20 (just over 66%) students received full credit on their in-class essay answering the question designed for this assessment cycle; 7 received half credit (just under one-quarter), and 5 received no credit (just over one-sixth or so).
Analysis SummaryA significant majority of students should be able to answer this question for full credit.
Next Steps PlannedIn-class activities have been designed to give students better preparation in responding to this kind of essay question.
Learning OutcomesRefer to previous answers.

Tentative Future Plans

TermFall 2014
Activities

Implementation of planned changes and reassessment

More DetailsAs described earlier, classroom activities will be designed to give students practice in responding to essay questions of the sort assessed.

SLO Details Storage Location

ELECTRONIC COPY - In my electronic filing system (hard drive or web server)

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