I. OBJECTIVES, OUTCOMES and ASSESSMENT A ... - pace university

outcome i via the Student Opinion Surveys of 2002 and 2005, back in Table 1.4,
shows no relative weakness. Data on the corresponding outcomes from the
Student Opinion Surveys and the Summative Assessment are plotted in Table
1.6 and depicted in Figure 1.1 beneath it.
Table 1.6 Comparing Fulfillment of Program Learning Outcomes a, c, i, and j
as Indicated by Student Opinion Surveys and by the Summative Assessment
Program
Learning
Outcome
Student Opinion Survey
2002
Student Opinion Survey
2005
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Summative Assessment
April 2006
a 51% 56% 74%
c 37% 50% 69%
i 49% 64% 62%
j 43% 57% 77%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Figure 1.1 Visualization of Table 1.6
Student Opinion
Survey
2002
Student Opinion
Survey
2005
Summative
Assessment
The summative assessment is to be an annual occurrence, each April, managed
by the Computer Science Curriculum Committee. The 2007 test will be an
abridgement of 2006's, consisting of the nine items selected as outcomes'
indicators as well as some experimental items for future year-to-year usage.
Course Opinion Survey
A "Course Opinion Survey" is administered toward the end of each course
(Attachment I-7). Students are asked, using a Likert scale, whether the course
objectives were clear and if the course satisfied these. Routinely, semester
a
c
i
j