PSYC 9 - Psychology of stress - Stage 5 - Robert Lutz
Assessment
| Assessment Methods | Analysis of exam, quiz, or homework items linked to specific SLOs |
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| Assessment Description | I used the first 20 multiple-choice questions on my final exam to assess two SLO's (10 questions each). I also had students write term papers describing their use of coping strategies reflecting these same two SLO's. |
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| Learning Outcomes | 1. Describe and contrast styles and choices in communication that influence interpersonal effectiveness and decrease conflict.
2. Summarize the influence of self-talk on stress and coping, and describe how a more adaptive inner-dialogue can be developed. |
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| Number of Sections | 2 |
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| Number of Instructors | 1 |
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| Number of Students | 65 |
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Data Analysis
| Data Shared With | - Faculty and staff within our department
- Faculty and staff from across the college
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| Data Sharing Methods | - Face-to-face meetings
- Website review and commentary
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| Data Summary | 90% of students received scores of 8 out of 10 questions correct on both SLO's. Additionally, 84% of students received scores of 70 or higher out of 100 on their term papers addressing the same SLO's. |
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| Analysis Summary | Results from the final exam suggest a large majority of students are able to understand and contrast both styles of communication and the role of self-talk processes as they relate to stress and coping. Greater than 80% of students also demonstrated a satisfactory level of ability to apply these same strategies in their personal lives as reflected in 84% of students receiving term paper scores of 70 or higher out of 100 possible points. |
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| Next Steps Planned | I am satisfied that students are learning these two central SLO's from my course. I will expand assessment in the future to include students understanding of stress physiology reflected in the course outline of record. |
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| Learning Outcomes | refer to previous answer. |
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Changes
| Details | I added the assessment of student's term papers describing their use of communication and self-talk strategies reflected in course SLO's. |
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| Learning Outcomes | refer to previous answer. |
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Tentative Future Plans
| Term | Spring 2014 |
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| Activities | - Revision of outcomes and assessment methods (measurements)
- Assessment (measurement) of outcomes
- Analysis and discussion of assessment data and next steps
- Implementation of planned changes and reassessment
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| More Details | I plan to expand my assessment of SLO's beyond the two I have previously described. I also plan to continue reviewing my data, methods, and plans with colleagues in an effort to continually improve my teaching methods and student learning outcomes. |
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SLO Details Storage Location
- HARD COPY - In my personal filing system (my office)
- ELECTRONIC COPY - In my electronic filing system (hard drive or web server)
- ELECTRONIC COPY - On a department web server or shared document system
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