Assessing Scientific Reasoning

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Assessing Scientific Reasoning

Assessment Day 2011

Scientific Reasoning

Objective Questions

Model in Practice: Scientific Reasoning

• General Education Program Learning Outcome: Students will be able to use processes, procedures, data or evidence to solve problems and make effective decisions.

Target Courses: All General Education Science Courses

• Course Level Performance Indicator:

Students will be able to assess scientific reasoning in current (~2 years) science news stories.

Scientific Reasoning

Objective Questions

Blue Handout

Model in Practice: Scientific

Reasoning

 All Gen. Education Science Courses (2009-2011)

• College-wide assessment available to all students enrolled

– Spring term Gen. Ed. Science courses (8574 students/150 course sections)

– ClassClimate Survey Tool using scanable paper and online response options

– 1950 students participated (onsite)

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40,0%

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20,0%

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0,0%

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D

Q1

21,1%

13,2%

18,5%

47,3%

Anwser Distribution for All Surveys Combined

Q2

36,9%

19,1%

27,5%

16,4%

Q3

14,9%

15,5%

15,9%

53,7%

Q4

23,3%

24,9%

51,8%

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EC

21,2%

13,6%

19,5%

45,7%

Q1 Answer Distribution (by Campus)

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22,4%

9,3%

20,4%

48,0%

WC

20,9%

15,0%

16,3%

47,8%

WP

13,21%

7,55%

26,42%

52,83%

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35,0%

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10,0%

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EC

35,2%

19,7%

26,9%

18,2%

Q2 Answer Distribution (by Campus)

OC

38,3%

16,4%

28,0%

17,4%

WC

37,3%

20,6%

27,2%

15,0%

WP

41,5%

11,3%

37,7%

9,4%

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EC

15,9%

15,1%

17,1%

51,9%

Q3 Answer Distribution (by Campus)

OC

14,4%

13,4%

15,4%

56,9%

WC

14,2%

16,6%

15,4%

53,9%

WP

17,0%

18,9%

15,1%

49,1%

60,0%

50,0%

40,0%

30,0%

20,0%

10,0%

0,0%

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EC

21,1%

26,4%

52,5%

0,0%

Q4 Answer Distribution (by Campus)

OC

21,4%

26,7%

51,9%

0,0%

WC

25,6%

23,5%

50,9%

0,0%

WP

30,2%

15,1%

54,7%

0,0%

Q1 Answer Distribution (by Discipline)

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AST

15,4%

7,7%

17,3%

59,6%

BOT

12,5%

4,2%

16,7%

66,7%

BSC

21,5%

13,4%

20,2%

44,9%

CHM

24,6%

14,6%

17,1%

43,6%

ESC

16,9%

13,0%

26,0%

44,2%

GLY

0,0%

0,0%

0,0%

100,0%

MCB

18,5%

10,3%

12,4%

58,8%

MET

22,4%

19,7%

10,5%

47,4%

OCE

9,1%

9,1%

18,2%

63,6%

Q2 Answer Distribution (by Discipline)

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10,0%

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AST

38,5%

17,3%

28,8%

15,4%

BOT

33,3%

12,5%

33,3%

20,8%

BSC

33,5%

20,6%

28,3%

17,6%

CHM

40,9%

22,6%

22,9%

13,6%

ESC

37,7%

14,3%

32,5%

15,6%

GLY

0,0%

33,3%

66,7%

0,0%

MCB

48,9%

12,4%

24,5%

14,2%

MET

36,8%

11,8%

35,5%

15,8%

OCE

54,5%

18,2%

9,1%

18,2%

Q3 Answer Distribution (by Discipline)

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10,0%

0,0%

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AST

17,3%

13,5%

13,5%

55,8%

BOT

4,2%

12,5%

25,0%

58,3%

BSC

16,0%

15,4%

16,4%

52,2%

CHM

15,4%

16,8%

15,4%

52,5%

ESC

13,0%

19,5%

9,1%

58,4%

GLY

0,0%

33,3%

33,3%

33,3%

MCB

14,3%

19,5%

51,9%

14,3%

MET

13,2%

14,5%

19,7%

52,6%

OCE

9,1%

9,1%

27,3%

54,5%

Q4 Answer Distribution (by Discipline)

80,0%

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AST

13,2%

11,8%

43,4%

31,6%

BOT

4,2%

20,8%

75,0%

0,0%

BSC

25,3%

27,0%

47,8%

0,0%

CHM

14,8%

19,9%

43,7%

21,6%

ESC

27,5%

22,5%

46,3%

3,8%

GLY

33,3%

0,0%

66,7%

0,0%

MCB

18,5%

17,7%

63,8%

0,0%

MET

25,3%

21,8%

40,2%

12,6%

OCE

9,1%

9,1%

27,3%

54,5%

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