Academic Assessment Report -â AY 2011-â2012
Academic Assessment Report -â AY 2011-â2012
Academic Assessment Report -â AY 2011-â2012
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<strong>Academic</strong> <strong>Assessment</strong> <strong>Report</strong> -‐ <strong>AY</strong> <strong>2011</strong>-‐2012 <br />
College of Education <br />
School for Global Education and Innovation <br />
Name of Program: Spanish <br />
*Program SLOs: Students who graduate with a B.A. in Spanish will be able to: <br />
1. Compare and contrast varying approaches to literary study and relate specific aspects of a literary subject to the Hispanic literary tradition. (KU1; GE: K3, <br />
S1, S2, S4, S5, V2, V3, V4, V5) <br />
2. Analyze the extent to which the arts, religious beliefs, historical context, cultural perspectives and/or governance has influenced one or more works of <br />
Peninsular and Latin American literature and justify conclusions. (KU1, KU2; GE: K3, K4, S1, S2, S4, S5, V1, V2, V3, V4, V5) <br />
3. Evaluate the contributions of Peninsular and Latin American authors within the context of world literary contributions during a similar time period. (KU1, <br />
KU2, KU3, KU4; GE: K3, K4, S1, S2, S4, S5, V3, V4, V5) <br />
4. Demonstrate further development of linguistic and cultural proficiency and proficiency in the methods of literary analysis and exegesis (e.g., relationship <br />
between theme, intellectual issues, socio-‐historical or geo-‐cultural context). (KU1; GE: K3, S1, S2, S4, S5, V3, V4, V5) <br />
*Program SLOs to be revised as a part of on-‐going Spanish/World Languages Program revision <br />
Program <br />
Level <br />
Student <strong>Assessment</strong> Measure(s) <strong>Assessment</strong> Criteria <br />
Results of <strong>Assessment</strong> <br />
Learning <br />
Outcomes <br />
Action Taken <br />
SLO #1 <br />
Direct: SPAN 4700: <br />
Capstone Seminar <br />
Course: Oral <br />
presentations, formal <br />
research assignment of 8-‐<br />
10 pages <br />
Indirect: Graduating <br />
Student Survey <br />
Rubric-‐based evaluation <br />
of all measures by <br />
Capstone Instructor <br />
Qualtrics survey to <br />
evaluate student <br />
7 Students (FA11) and 11 Students <br />
(SP12): Median for FA11 (Written—<br />
Research) is 28/30 and Mean is <br />
28.2/30. Median for FA11 (Oral <br />
Presentation) is 45/50 and Mean is <br />
46.1/50. Median for SP12 <br />
(Written—Research) is 29/30 and <br />
Mean is 26.97/30. Median for SP12 <br />
(Oral Presentation) is 48/50 and <br />
Mean is 44.31/50. Weaknesses <br />
perceived in students’ analytical <br />
and research skills. <br />
GSS data shows student <br />
ambivalence regarding <br />
Revise Capstone course to address <br />
professional as well as academic skills. Revise <br />
entire Spanish program with particular <br />
emphasis on foundations courses to <br />
“frontload” analytical and research skills <br />
development in earlier courses in major <br />
sequence. Continue collecting data using <br />
existing rubrics established for Capstone <br />
course to measure outcomes. <br />
Continue to collect and analyze data from <br />
Graduating Student Survey. Inform students
SLO #2 <br />
SLO #3 <br />
(administered by GE) and <br />
Spring 2012 student <br />
survey (administered by <br />
SGEI) <br />
Direct: SPAN 4700: <br />
Capstone Seminar <br />
Course: Oral <br />
presentations, formal <br />
research assignment of 8-‐<br />
10 pages <br />
Indirect: Graduating <br />
Student Survey <br />
(administered by GE) and <br />
Spring 2012 student <br />
survey (administered by <br />
SGEI) <br />
Direct: SPAN 4700: <br />
Capstone Seminar <br />
Course: Oral <br />
presentations, formal <br />
research assignment of 8-‐<br />
10 pages <br />
Indirect: Graduating <br />
Student Survey <br />
(administered by GE) and <br />
Spring 2012 student <br />
survey (administered by <br />
perceptions of SLO <br />
achievement and <br />
general program quality <br />
Rubric-‐based evaluation <br />
of all measures by <br />
Capstone Instructor <br />
Qualtrics survey to <br />
evaluate student <br />
perceptions of SLO <br />
achievement and <br />
general program quality <br />
Rubric-‐based evaluation <br />
of all measures by <br />
Capstone Instructor <br />
Qualtrics survey to <br />
evaluate student <br />
perceptions of SLO <br />
achievement and <br />
general program quality <br />
achievement of SLOs—Mean score <br />
between 2.6 and 2.0. SGEI survey <br />
inconsistent—but uniformly called <br />
for better “real-‐world” preparation. <br />
7 Students (FA11) and 11 Students <br />
(SP12): Median for FA11 (Written—<br />
Research) is 28/30 and Mean is <br />
28.2/30. Median for FA11 (Oral <br />
Presentation) is 45/50 and Mean is <br />
46.1/50. Median for SP12 <br />
(Written—Research) is 29/30 and <br />
Mean is 26.97/30. Median for SP12 <br />
(Oral Presentation) is 48/50 and <br />
Mean is 44.31/50. Weaknesses <br />
perceived in students’ analytical <br />
and research skills. <br />
GSS data shows student <br />
ambivalence regarding <br />
achievement of SLOs—Mean score <br />
between 2.6 and 2.0. SGEI survey <br />
inconsistent—but uniformly called <br />
for better “real-‐world” preparation <br />
7 Students (FA11) and 11 Students <br />
(SP12): Median for FA11 (Written—<br />
Research) is 28/30 and Mean is <br />
28.2/30. Median for FA11 (Oral <br />
Presentation) is 45/50 and Mean is <br />
46.1/50. Median for SP12 <br />
(Written—Research) is 29/30 and <br />
Mean is 26.97/30. Median for SP12 <br />
(Oral Presentation) is 48/50 and <br />
Mean is 44.31/50. Weaknesses <br />
perceived in students’ analytical <br />
and research skills. <br />
GSS data shows student <br />
ambivalence regarding <br />
achievement of SLOs—Mean score <br />
between 2.6 and 2.0. SGEI survey <br />
inconsistent—but uniformly called <br />
and teaching staff of program SLOs. Draft <br />
another SGEI student survey focused on SLOs <br />
of specific fundamental courses in Spanish <br />
Program. Revise Capstone course to address <br />
professional as well as academic skills. <br />
Revise Capstone course to address <br />
professional as well as academic skills. Revise <br />
entire Spanish program with particular <br />
emphasis on foundations courses to <br />
“frontload” analytical and research skills <br />
development in earlier courses in major <br />
sequence. Continue collecting data using <br />
existing rubrics established for Capstone <br />
course to measure outcomes. <br />
Continue to collect and analyze data from <br />
Graduating Student Survey. Inform students <br />
and teaching staff of program SLOs. Draft <br />
another SGEI student survey focused on SLOs <br />
of specific fundamental courses in Spanish <br />
Program. Revise Capstone course to address <br />
professional as well as academic skills. <br />
Revise Capstone course to address <br />
professional as well as academic skills. Revise <br />
entire Spanish program with particular <br />
emphasis on foundations courses to <br />
“frontload” analytical and research skills <br />
development in earlier courses in major <br />
sequence. Continue collecting data using <br />
existing rubrics established for Capstone <br />
course to measure outcomes. <br />
Continue to collect and analyze data from <br />
Graduating Student Survey. Inform students <br />
and teaching staff of program SLOs. Draft <br />
another SGEI student survey focused on SLOs <br />
of specific fundamental courses in Spanish
SGEI) for better “real-‐world” preparation. Program. Revise Capstone course to address <br />
professional as well as academic skills. <br />
SLO #4 <br />
Direct: SPAN 4700: <br />
Capstone Seminar <br />
Course: Oral <br />
presentations, formal <br />
research assignment of 8-‐<br />
10 pages <br />
Indirect: Graduating <br />
Student Survey <br />
(administered by GE) and <br />
Spring 2012 student <br />
survey (administered by <br />
SGEI) <br />
Rubric-‐based evaluation <br />
of all measures by <br />
Capstone Instructor <br />
Qualtrics survey to <br />
evaluate student <br />
perceptions of SLO <br />
achievement and <br />
general program quality <br />
7 Students (FA11) and 11 Students <br />
(SP12): Median for FA11 (Written—<br />
Research) is 28/30 and Mean is <br />
28.2/30. Median for FA11 (Oral <br />
Presentation) is 45/50 and Mean is <br />
46.1/50. Median for SP12 <br />
(Written—Research) is 29/30 and <br />
Mean is 26.97/30. Median for SP12 <br />
(Oral Presentation) is 48/50 and <br />
Mean is 44.31/50. Weaknesses <br />
perceived in students’ analytical <br />
and research skills. <br />
GSS data shows student <br />
ambivalence regarding <br />
achievement of SLOs—Mean score <br />
between 2.6 and 2.0. SGEI survey <br />
inconsistent—but uniformly called <br />
for better “real-‐world” preparation. <br />
Revise Capstone course to address <br />
professional as well as academic skills. Revise <br />
entire Spanish program with particular <br />
emphasis on foundations courses to <br />
“frontload” analytical and research skills <br />
development in earlier courses in major <br />
sequence. Continue collecting data using <br />
existing rubrics established for Capstone <br />
course to measure outcomes. <br />
Continue to collect and analyze data from <br />
Graduating Student Survey. Inform students <br />
and teaching staff of program SLOs. Draft <br />
another SGEI student survey focused on SLOs <br />
of specific fundamental courses in Spanish <br />
Program. Revise Capstone course to address <br />
professional as well as academic skills.
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