Certificate of Accomplishment (credit: usually under 18 units) Advanced Academic English as a Second Language
Stage 2
Assessment Activities
| Assessment Methods | Quizzes, exams, or homework items linked to specific learning outcomes |
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| Assessment Description | ESL 160 Reading and Grammar common finals |
| Learning Outcomes | A. Reading a. Demonstrate comprehension of a variety of genres of authentic texts of conceptual and/or linguistic complexity b. Demonstrate skills needed for comprehension of textbooks commonly assigned in introductory community college general education and career and technical education courses c. Demonstrate a high degree ofsophisticatiop. in reading critically to recognize and evaluate concepts, viewpoints, evidence and reasoning d. Demonstrate the ability to read at high speed and efficiency by applying appropriate reading strategies e. Demonstrate the ability to read high-level texts closely for textual clues to meaning C. Grammar a. Demonstrate comprehension and production of a variety of complex noun phrases and an expanding range of uses of noun clauses b. Demonstrate comprehension and of the English verb system at a high level in various forms of discourse c. Demonstrate comprehension and of a variety of compound and complex sentences |
| Number of Courses | 17 |
| Number of Students | 17 |
Data Analysis
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| Data Sharing Methods | Face-to-face meetings |
| Data Summary | TBA |
| Data Analysis | TBA |
| Next Steps Planned | No options chosen |
| Learning Outcomes | No options chosen |
Changes
| Details | Revised the ESL 79 and ESL 160 course outlines; approved February 2013 and March 2013, respectively, by College Curriculum Committee |
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| Learning Outcomes | All in ESL 160 (other courses in certificate currently under revision or scheduled for revision) |
Tentative Future Assessment Plans
| Assessment Term | Fall 2013 |
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| Assessment Details | Common finals in Reading and Grammar for ESL 160 Introduction of performance scoring rubric for ESL 79 |
ILO Alignment and Assessment Plans
| I.A. Use reason and creativity... | Demonstrate comprehension of an ability to read critically a variety of genres of authentic texts |
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| I.B. Apply diverse viewpoints... | No answer |
| I.C. Locate, retrieve, and evaluate information... | No answer |
| Fall 2013 ILO Assessment Plans | Yes we plan to assess one of the above-mapped SLOs in Fall 2013. |
SLO Details Storage Location
HARD COPY - In a department filing system (department office)