HIT 51 - Basic Medical Terminology - Stage 4 - Peggy Guichard
Assessment
| Assessment Methods | - Analysis of exam, quiz, or homework items linked to specific SLOs
- Direct observation of performances, practical exams, group work
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| Assessment Description | Studetns enroll in this one unit class (which is importporated into the first seven weeks of HIT 50A, a three unit course) based on the recommendation of the Health Ed Department for students seeking admission ito the Medical Interpreter Program. THis class provides instructin in the basics of roots, prefixes, and suffixes in forming medical terms and determining correct, working definitions for commonly used medical terms. Studetns successfully answered the proper interpretationof medical terms found in three case histories at 85% or higher and all students enrolled in Spring 2013 correctly answered 56 of 61 matching medical components to definitions on three quizzes. |
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| Learning Outcomes | All |
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| Number of Sections | 1 |
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| Number of Instructors | 1 |
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| Number of Students | ~10 |
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Data Analysis
| Data Shared With | Faculty and staff within our department |
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| Data Sharing Methods | Face-to-face meetings |
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| Data Summary | 95% of students were able to correctly respond to questions based on patient case histories. All students were able to correctly match at least 56 of 61 medical components to their definiitions on three quizzes of 61 components each. |
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| Analysis Summary | Students met the stated outcomes for this class. |
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| Next Steps Planned | Continue to monitor success rates on case histories and quizzes. |
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| Learning Outcomes | All |
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Changes
| Details | Added new case histories. Revision of the course outline to be completed in Fall 2013. |
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| Learning Outcomes | All |
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Tentative Future Plans
| Term | Fall 2014 |
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| Activities | - Assessment (measurement) of outcomes
- Implementation of planned changes and reassessment
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| More Details | Continue to add new course material: discharge summary and operative report. |
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SLO Details Storage Location
- HARD COPY - In my personal filing system (my office)
- HARD COPY - In a department filing system (department office)
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