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Fall 2013 essay results Essays from ENGL 1213 Fall 2013 Each essay graded by two readers using adopted rubric Rubric yielded consistent results
Fall 2013 essay results Comparison of essay scores for students who took developmental English to students who did not. StatisticDevelopmentalNo developmental n1631 Mean score variance Standard deviation A significant difference in mean scores exists as indicated by T test. No correlation between rubric score and ACT English score or ENGL 1213 grade. No correlation between ACT English score and ENGL 1213 grade.
Fall 2013 Essay results GOALS: effective written communication INFORMATION: developmental students score lower on rubric ACTION?
Written communication: next steps English faculty to evaluate essays from developmental students Will do assessments in ENGL 1213 in even numbered years Essays in courses in the major to be evaluated in spring of odd years – Instructor for course to grade or committee?
Oral assessment results Division# of students assessed Science & Mathematics34 Language, Humanities, and Education10 Nursing33 Business7 Agriculture26 Behavioral & Social Science21 Total131
Oral assessment results
Oral communication learning objectives ObjectivesAverage scoreSD Physicality Content & comprehension Professional language Visual aid Professional appearance Volume & diction Total score
Oral assessment results GOALS: physicality, professional dress INFORMATION: 3.11 and 3.5 rubric scores ACTION?
Technology literacy check sheet Piloted in OLS Discussion/comments/next steps
Information literacy checksheet Piloted in two courses Discussion/comments/next steps
Curriculum mapping
Critical thinking With your table: define critical thinking – Describe some common elements of CT and record on flip chart Report in 5 minutes
Critical thinking With your table: evaluate the critical thinking assignments each faculty member has brought: – Any common components? – Choose the two that best assess critical thinking – Outline on chart provided – Report in 20 minutes
Next steps Embed assessment in courses? Portfolio? Develop rubric Janet, Julie, Kristen to attend Critical Thinking Assessment Test Workshop
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