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Nassau Community College
THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
G
eneral
E
ducation
A
ssessment
R
eview
Kumkum Prabhakar, Assistant Professor of Biology
Definition and Assessment
Of Institutional Gen Ed
Goals
General Education
Faculty Study Group
4
4
4
Cluster Curriculum
Mapping
Cluster Curriculum
Mapping
Gen Ed Subcommittee
Communications
Gen Ed Subcommittee
Natural Science
1
Identity Outcome
Behaviors
1
2
Classroom
Assessments
Cluster of Courses
Communication
Cluster Curriculum
Mapping
Gen Ed Subcommittee
Information Mgmt.
1
Identity Outcome
Behaviors
3
College Wide
Assessment Committee
2
Identity Outcome
Behaviors
3
2
Classroom
Assessments
Cluster of Courses
Natural Sciences
3
Classroom
Assessments
Cluster of Courses
Information Mgmt
NASSAU COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CONCEPTS
& PROCEDURES
FOR
ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT
N
A manual prepared for the faculty of NCC to
aid in their quest to discover ways to help
students learn more effectively through
disciplined inquires into teaching and
learning in their classrooms.
ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE
OF THE
ACADEMIC SENATE
February 1999
Teaching Goals
GOALS BASED
Outcome Behaviors
ASSESSMENT PARADIGM
Measurements
Evaluation
1. TEACHING GOALS
Modification
2.
OUTCOME BEHAVIORS
3.
MEASUREMENTS
4.
EVALUATION
5.
MODIFICATION
SUNY General Education Knowledge and Skills Area:
GOAL:
STUDENTS WILL:
 PRODUCE COHERENT TEXTS WITHIN
COMMON COLLEGE-LEVEL WRITTEN
FORMS;
 DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO
REVISE & IMPROVE SUCH TEXTS;
 RESEARCH A TOPIC, DEVELOP AN
ARGUMENT, & ORGANIZE SUPPORTING
DETAILS;
 DEVELOP PROFICIENCY IN ORAL
DISCOURSE;
 EVALUATE AN ORAL PRESENTATION
ACCORDING TO ESTABLISHED
CRITERIA.
COURSES:
COMMUNICATIONS
& ENGLISH
SUNY General Education Competency Area:
GOAL:
STUDENTS WILL:
 PERFORM THE BASIC OPERATIONS OF
PERSONAL COMPUTER USE;
 UNDERSTAND AND USE BASIC
RESEARCH TECHNIQUES;
 LOCATE, EVALUATE AND SYNTHESIZE
INFORMATION FROM A VARIETY OF
SOURCES.
COURSES:
ALL
SUNY General Education Knowledge & Skills Area:
GOAL:
STUDENTS WILL DEMONSTRATE…
UNDERSTANDING OF THE METHODS SCIENTISTS USE
TO EXPLORE NATURAL PHENOMENA, INCLUDING:
COURSES:
Allied Health Science
General Science
 OBSERVATION
Science
 HYPOTHESIS DEVELOPMENT
Biology
 MEASUREMENT & DATA COLLECTION
Multidiscipline Studies
 EXPERIMENTATION
Chemistry
 EVALUATION OF EVIDENCE
Physics
 EMPLOYMENT OF MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS
APPLICATION OF SCIENTIFIC DATA, CONCEPTS, AND
MODELS INONE OF THE NATURAL SCIENCES
SUNY General Education Subcommittee
Deciding Upon Learning Outcomes
Recognizing Measurable Learning Objectives
Creating a Menu of Measuring Tools
Subcommittee Plan Submission by January 15, 2002
Launching Pilot during spring 2002
College – wide Implementation: fall 2002
Gen er al Edu cat ion Assessm en t Mat r ix
Nat ur al Sciences: Bio 1 2 4 / Plant s and Societ y
St ep 1
St ep 2
St ep 3
St ep 4
St ep 5
T each i n g/ Lear n i n g Goal s
Ou t com e/ Beh avi or
M easu r em en t s
Eval u at i on s
M odi f i cat i on s
An alyses o r
in t er p r et at io n s o f
m easu r em en t d at a t h at
d et er m in e t h e
ef f ect iven ess wit h wh ich
t h e t each in g go al is
Reco m m en d ed
act io n s f o r
im p r o vin g t h e
ach ievem en t o f
t each in g go als t h at
r esp o n d t o t h e
SUNY LEARNI NG O UT CO M ES
ST UD ENT LEARNI NG O BJECT I VES
D esign o f m easu r em en t f o r
W h at is it f acu lt y ar e t r yin g t o
O b ser vab le b eh avio r s o r act io n s o n t h e
co llect in g d at a t h at
t each st u d en t s in a p ar t icu lar
p ar t o f st u d n t s t h at d em o n st r at e t h at t h e
evid en ce t h e ext en t t o
lesso n , u n it o r co u r se.
lear n in g in t en d ed in t h e t each in g go al h as
wh ich st u d en t s h ave
o ccu r r ed .
d em o n st r at ed o u t co m e
b eh avio r s
T o under st and m et hods scient ist s
St u d en t sh o u ld b e ab le t o :
use t o explor e nat ur al phenom ena,
* Reco r d even t s/ ch an ges/ f eat u r es/
including:
r esp o n ses t o st im u li/ d iagn o sis in
r elat io n t o p h en o m en a o r a set o f
p h en o m en a
O BSERVAT I O N
t hr ough…Specim en, Model,
Diagr am , Cour se Concept ,
Com put er Sim ulat ion, Real Life
Sit uat ion, Libr ar y Resear ch, Case
St udy, and/ or Backgr ound
I nfor m at ion
* Rep o r t r elat io n sh ip b et ween
p h en o m en a
* No t ice com plex sit uat ion t hat st im ulat es
int er est
*Reco r d changes t o quest ion occur r ence of
phenom ena
*Co n t r o l var iables and r ecor d an out com e
*Ut iliz e scient ific inst r um ent and descr ibe
t he phenom enon
* D em o n st r at e t he abilit y t o t r anspose t heir
knowledge of st andar ds in ident ifying var iables
Natural Sciences: Observation – Measuring Tool
A. Recording Visual Features of Specimen A & B (correct answer is worth .5)
Specimen A
Specimen B
1
a.
b.
2
a.
b.
3.
a.
b.
4.
a.
b.
Unable to:
0
Somewhat:
Exactly:
Exceeding:
0.5
1
Bonus
B. Reporting Relationship Between A & B (correct answer is worth 1 point)
Differences, Similarities,
Connections and Others
1
2
3.
4.
Unable to:
0
Somewhat:
Exactly:
Exceeding:
0.5
1
Bonus
General Education Assessment
Learning Outcome Observation
Biology 124: Plants and Society
Outcome Behaviors
General Education Learning
Outcome
Grade Mean
Observation
78.00
Performance Key:
Recording
Features
Relationship
1.95
3.12
1.0 – 1.4 =
Not Meeting
1.5 – 2.4 =
Approaching
2.5 – 3.4 =
Meeting
3.5 – 4.0 =
Exceeding
Performance
Mean
2.54
Cluster: Natural Sciences - Observations
Learning Outcome Objectives
Bio 124
4
LR
Bio 101
4
LR
AHS 131
2
E/ M
10% ( 1)
80% ( 2)
10% ( 3)
Emphasis Key
1 None
2 Some
3 Moderate
4 Strong
4
LR
20% ( 2)
30% ( 3)
50% ( 4)
Strategy Key
P Paper
E
Exam/ Type
PO Portfolio
O Oral Presentation
A Assignment
Performance Key
1 Not Meeting
2 Approaching
3 Meeting
4 Exceeding
Performance
Strategy
Changing
Variable
Emphasis
Performance
Strategy
Emphasis
Performance
Strategy
Relationship
Emphasis
Performance
Strategy
General Education
Course
Emphasis
Recording Features
Notice Complex
Situation
It is strongly recommended that:
Initial lab exercises should emphasize skills for critical
observation
Observation should be reinforced in activities during lecture and
lab sessions
Students be asked to read and analyze articles such as Louis
Agassiz as a Teacher by Lane Cooper
Instructional strategy should include reference to history of
universal theories based on the power of observation proposed by
scientists such as Darwin, Newton and Mendel
Pre and post-test model should be designed to help student
self-assess their ability to observe critically