Spring 2015
MA 121 Course Assessment Report
Overview of Course Assessment
MA 121, Elementary Trigonometry, is a basic presentation of the fundamental concepts
of trigonometry, angles and their measure, basic trigonometric functions, right triangle
trigonometry, graphing, and solving trigonometric equations. It is required for A.S.
Degree Programs in Liberal Arts and Sciences (Science and Mathematics), Engineering
Science, Health Sciences, and Environmental Health.
Student Learning Outcomes and General Education Objectives
This assessment will focus on the following Student Learning Outcomes:
2) Student will be able to work with the concept of angles and their measure
4) Student will be able to work with the concept of right triangle trigonometry
5) Student will be able to work with the concept of graphing trigonometric functions
These outcomes also pertain to the General Education Objective (2) use analytical
reasoning to identify issues or problems and evaluate evidence in order to make informed
decisions and (3) reason quantitatively and mathematically as required in their fields of
interest and in everyday life.
More Descriptions about those three Student Learning Outcomes being assessed
2) Student will be able to work with the concept of angles and their measure
Assessment consists of three parts
(a) Can students identify an appropriate method in conversion between degree
measurement and radian measurement?
(b) Can students compute the product?
(c) Can students simplify the product in the simplest form?
4) Student will be able to work with the concept of right triangle trigonometry
Assessment consists of two parts
(d) Can students identify an appropriate trigonometric function to use in finding
angle measurement in a right triangle?
(e) Can students compute the angle measurement by technology?
5) Student will be able to work with the concept of graphing trigonometric functions
Assessment consists of two parts
(f) Can students tell how to shift a graph of trigonometric function vertically?
(g) Can students successfully sketch a graph of trigonometric function?
Assessment Measures
Instrument: A collaborative exam will be designed to assess the three Student
Outcomes described above. The exam will be distributed to all participated instructors
teaching MA 121. Instructors will conduct this during the final exam. All exams will be
collected. Each instructor will record students’ performance on each question that
corresponded to the topics chosen for the learning outcomes. Numerical results from
these exam questions are then converted to percentage scores and finally standardized
into the scores of 1, 2, 3, and 4 using the scoring categories below.
Scoring system: Each instructor determines the points allotment of each
assessment question. Score will be recorded and then translate into percentage. These
percentages are then converted to a score of 1, 2, 3 or 4 based on the following scoring
categories. The scores are then tabulated in a frequency table to give a combined
overview of the students’ performance in the three chosen learning outcomes.
Scoring categories:
Categories
Numeric Categories
1. Exceeds expectations
2. Meets expectations
3. Approaches expectations
4. Does not meet expectations
80 – 100
65 – 79
50 – 64
Below 50
Student Assignment for Assessment
Primary investigator conducted an exam to assess how well the above outcomes
are met. It was given during the final exam. In Spring 2015 (April – May), we offered 7
sections of MA 121. All 7 sections participated in this assessment. Totally we have result
from 103 students.
Evidence
The following table summarizes the number of students and percentage in each
category. (Please see Attachment for details)
Student Learning Outcomes
SLO2: Student will be able to work with the concept of angles and their measure
SLO4: Student will be able to work with the concept of right triangle trigonometry
SLO5: Student will be able to with the concept of graphing trigonometric functions
Frequency Distribution
n=103
SLO2
83
1 Exceeds
4
2 Meets
5
3 Approaches
11
4 Does Not Meet
Total
103
SLO4
68
2
5
28
103
Relative Frequency Distribution
n=103
SLO2
SLO4
1 Exceeds
80.6% 66.0%
2 Meets
3.9%
1.9%
3 Approaches
4.9%
4.9%
4 Does Not Meet
10.7% 27.2%
Total
100.0% 100.0%
SLO5
43
10
21
29
103
SLO5
41.7%
9.7%
20.4%
28.2%
100.0%
Results from this study show that Student Learning Outcome 5, which asks students to
demonstrate the ability to graph trigonometric function, was not met. Only 51.5% of the
students meet and exceed expectation.
In addition, student performance was slightly low in Student Learning Outcome 4, with
68.0% of the students meeting or exceeding the expectation. This Student Learning
Outcomes ask students to demonstrate the ability to work with right triangle
trigonometry.
Student Learning Outcome 2 ask students to demonstrate the ability to work with the
concept of angles and their measure . The outcome is satisfory.
Actions (to address results)
Department’s ongoing effort is to continue to improve our program and our
courses. With the help of this assessment, department and instructors can further identify
and concentrate on the areas where students need more improvement in. In the following
fall, instructors should gather at the beginning of the semester to discuss any concrete
plan for improvement.
Assessment Data Collection Form
Semester:
Spring 2015
Course Name:
MATH 121 Elementary Trigonometry
Points Allotment
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No. of Participated Students
Scores
No. of Students
Percentage
Scores
No. of Students
Percentage
Scores
No. of Students
Percentage
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Sum of 1&2
84.5%
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15.5%
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Sum of 3&4
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