Analyses of Passing and Failing Data in IEP Courses Presenter: Lauren Rein Academic Assessment Specialist Culture and Intensive English Program University of Northern Iowa – Cedar Falls, Iowa

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Culture and Intensive English Program Our Mission Statement “…to provide International Students with quality intensive academic English language instruction and a cultural orientation to the United States in preparation for study at the University of Northern Iowa or other institution of higher learning.”

Overview Background Our Procedure A Demonstration… Some Decisions We’ve Made

Background How we used to calculate passing rates… Pass/Fail Memo Report Percentage Rates by skill area Divide All passing grades = _____ = _____% All grades received in [skill] class Percentage Rages by level All grades received in [level] class

Background, cont. Programmatic Changes New leadership CEA Re-Accreditation, 2015

CEA Standards Curriculum Standard 1 Length and Structure of Program of Study Standard 2 The curriculum is consistent with the mission of the program or language institution, appropriate to achieve the organization’s goals and meet assessed student needs, and available in writing. The program or language institution’s curricular design clearly indicates the levels of instruction and specifies how students progress through a full program of study. (requires pass/fail data documentation)

CEA Standards, cont. Student Achievement Standard 2 Program Development, Planning, and Review Standard 2 The program or language institution documents in writing whether students are ready to progress to the next level or to exit the program of study, using instruments or procedures that appropriately assess the achievement of student learning outcomes for courses taken within the curriculum. The program or language institution regularly reviews and revises its program components and has plans, in writing, to guide the review of curricular elements, student assessment practices, and student services policies and activities. The plans are systematically implemented.

The New Procedure CIEP Pass/Fail Rates Procedure

The New Procedure, cont. Adding Columns Column A: Last Name Column F: L/S Level Column K: Writing Level (recode) Column P: Reading Final Grade Column B: First Name Column G: L/S Level (recode) Column L: Writing Final Grade Column Q: Reading Grade (recode) Column C: Student # Column H: L/S Final Grade Column M: Writing Final Grade (recode) Column R: First Language Column D: Country Column I: L/S Final Grade (recode) Column N: Reading Level Column S: First Language (recode) Column E: Country (recode) Column J: Writing Level Column O: Reading Level (recode) Column T: Term (recode)

The New Procedure, cont. Recode Excel formulas Coding letter grades to passing (1) failing (0), n/a (99)

The New Procedure, cont. Pivot Tables Making Bar Charts

A Quick Demo…

Some Changes We’ve Made Listening/Speaking Curriculum 2011-2014: decreasing passing rates towards advanced levels 2015: Listening/Speaking Committee formed

Some Changes We’ve Made, cont. Writing 4 Curriculum 201-2014 data: plateau in Level 4 Writing 2013: Curriculum Revision 2015: close examination of writing & grammar exam scores

Some Changes We’ve Made, cont. Reading 3-5 Curriculum 2015: New Curriculum Decreases in passing at intermediate levels

Thank you! Questions? Lauren.rein@uni.edu