Spring 2013 Course SLO Review

PE A 62 - Intercollegiate Women's Swimming - Stage 5 - Sean Laughlin

Assessment

Assessment Methods	Direct observation of performances, practical exams, group work Student self-assessments (such as reflective journals and surveys) Student satisfaction surveys
Assessment Description	Means: Students will be tested on an exit survey Criteria: 90% of students must score 90% or better Means: Students will be tested on an exit survey Criteria: 75% of students must score 75% or better Means: Pre- and post-test for a 200 yard swim of freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and 50 yards of butterfly; skills evaluation (based on stroke performance chart) on acquisition and improvement. Criteria: 90% of students will improve by 5% in swim time. Means: Completion of required nutritional journal emphasizing appropriate foods for enhanced performance. Criteria: 100% of students will show an understanding of nutrition for competitive participation.
Learning Outcomes	All
Number of Sections	1
Number of Instructors	1
Number of Students	30

Data Analysis

Data Shared With	Instructors of the same course (at CCSF)
Data Sharing Methods	Face-to-face meetings Email Website review and commentary
Data Summary	100% of students indicated that being on a team builds lifelong positive work habits and responsibility, as indicated in preseason survey results. All students demonstrated increased level of physical conditioning as indicated in practice and meet swim times. 85% of students improved in swim time by 5% or more in pre- and post-test for 200 yard free, 75% for backstroke, 80% for breaststroke and 80% for butterfly. All students improved on skills Lectures were provided related to nutrition and athletic performance but nutritional journal was not kept. All students demonstrated understanding of nutritional requirements for competitive athletic participation, as indicated in swim meet nutritional intake habits and performances.
Analysis Summary	Will continue to administer pre-season survey for team sportsmanship in Spring 2014. Change of Criteria: 90% of students responded Will devise specific exercises for data collection process and recording in Fall 2013 to use in Spring 2014. Change of Means: Students will be tested on swim specific strength exercises Change of Criteria: 90% of students will improve Will continue with pre-and post-tests of swims as indicated below with lower criteria for swim time improvement. Means: Pre- and post-test for a 200 yard swim of freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and 50 yards of butterfly; skills evaluation (based on stroke performance chart) on acquisition and improvement. Criteria: 80% of students will improve by 5% in swim time. Will devise data collection process and recording in Fall 2013 to use in Spring 2014. Change of Means: Students will be provided with lectures and handouts emphasizing appropriate nutritional needs for enhanced performance. Change of Criteria: students will pass with 90% of understanding for nutritional requirements for athletic participation.
Next Steps Planned	Will continue to administer pre-season survey for team sportsmanship in Spring 2014. Change of Criteria: 90% of students responded Will devise specific exercises for data collection process and recording in Fall 2013 to use in Spring 2014. Change of Means: Students will be tested on swim specific strength exercises Change of Criteria: 90% of students will improve Will continue with pre-and post-tests of swims as indicated below with lower criteria for swim time improvement. Means: Pre- and post-test for a 200 yard swim of freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and 50 yards of butterfly; skills evaluation (based on stroke performance chart) on acquisition and improvement. Criteria: 80% of students will improve by 5% in swim time. Will devise data collection process and recording in Fall 2013 to use in Spring 2014. Change of Means: Students will be provided with lectures and handouts emphasizing appropriate nutritional needs for enhanced performance. Change of Criteria: students will pass with 90% of understanding for nutritional requirements for athletic participation.
Learning Outcomes	All

Changes

Details	Will continue to administer pre-season survey for team sportsmanship in Spring 2014. Change of Criteria: 90% of students responded Will devise specific exercises for data collection process and recording in Fall 2013 to use in Spring 2014. Change of Means: Students will be tested on swim specific strength exercises Change of Criteria: 90% of students will improve Will continue with pre-and post-tests of swims as indicated below with lower criteria for swim time improvement. Means: Pre- and post-test for a 200 yard swim of freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and 50 yards of butterfly; skills evaluation (based on stroke performance chart) on acquisition and improvement. Criteria: 80% of students will improve by 5% in swim time. Will devise data collection process and recording in Fall 2013 to use in Spring 2014. Change of Means: Students will be provided with lectures and handouts emphasizing appropriate nutritional needs for enhanced performance. Change of Criteria: students will pass with 90% of understanding for nutritional requirements for athletic participation.
Learning Outcomes	All

Details

Will continue to administer pre-season survey for team sportsmanship in Spring 2014.

Change of Criteria: 90% of students responded

Will devise specific exercises for data collection process and recording in Fall 2013 to use in Spring 2014.

Change of Means: Students will be tested on swim specific strength exercises

Change of Criteria: 90% of students will improve

Will continue with pre-and post-tests of swims as indicated below with lower criteria for swim time improvement.

Means: Pre- and post-test for a 200 yard swim of freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and 50 yards of butterfly; skills evaluation (based on stroke performance chart) on acquisition and improvement.

Criteria: 80% of students will improve by 5% in swim time.

Will devise data collection process and recording in Fall 2013 to use in Spring 2014.

Change of Means: Students will be provided with lectures and handouts emphasizing appropriate nutritional needs for enhanced performance.

Change of Criteria: students will pass with 90% of understanding for nutritional requirements for athletic participation.

Learning Outcomes

All

Tentative Future Plans

Term	Spring 2014
Activities	Assessment (measurement) of outcomes Analysis and discussion of assessment data and next steps
More Details	Means: Students will be tested on an exit survey Criteria: 90% of students must score 90% or better Means: Students will be tested on an exit survey Criteria: 75% of students must score 75% or better Means: Pre- and post-test for a 200 yard swim of freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and 50 yards of butterfly; skills evaluation (based on stroke performance chart) on acquisition and improvement. Criteria: 90% of students will improve by 5% in swim time. Means: Completion of required nutritional journal emphasizing appropriate foods for enhanced performance. Criteria: 100% of students will show an understanding of nutrition for competitive participation.

SLO Details Storage Location

ELECTRONIC COPY - In my electronic filing system (hard drive or web server)
ELECTRONIC COPY - On a department web server or shared document system

Additional Highlights

We have completed our second full SLO cycle, and have closed the loop for the second semester in a row. We will continue to assess all of our courses offered and close the loop after each semester. This entire process has not only brought our department closer but has given us some great concrete data that we are using to improve our courses and teaching methodologies. The process is working for our department!

The implementation of Google forms for exit survey data collection –and soon to be implemented this Spring 2014 – skills assessment data collection is and will continue to be a tremendous tool for us. Not only does it make collection easy but also allows a clean and seamless transfer to Excel to run pivot table tabulations to allow for a clean collection, tabulation and presentation of data not only to be publicly posted but most importantly to be utilized by our instructors for stage 5 course loop closure. Best of all, it is free!

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