ChabotCollege
AcademicServices
ProgramReviewReport
2017-2018
STUDENTLEARNINGOUTCOME
DOCUMENTATION
5/1/16
Contact:CommunicationStudies
Department:JasonAmes,Veronica
Martinez
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FINAL9/24/15
AppendixB:“ClosingtheLoop”Course-LevelAssessmentReflections.
Course
COMM50
Semesterassessmentdatagathered
Spring2016
Numberofsectionsofferedinthesemester
1
Numberofsectionsassessed
1
Percentageofsectionsassessed
100%
Semesterheld“ClosingtheLoop”discussion
Spring2016
Facultymembersinvolvedin“ClosingtheLoop”discussion JasonAmes&VeronicaMartinez
FormInstructions:
• CompleteaseparateAppendixB2formforeachCourse-Levelassessmentreportedinthis
ProgramReview.ThesecoursesshouldbelistedinAppendixB1:StudentLearningOutcomes
AssessmentReportingSchedule.
• PartI:CLODataReporting.ForeachCLO,obtainClassAchievementdatainaggregateforall
sectionsassessedineLumen.
• PartII:CLOReflections.BasedonstudentsuccessreportedinPartI,reflectontheindividual
CLO.
• PartIII:CourseReflection.InreviewingalltheCLOsandyourfindings,reflectonthecourseas
awhole.
PARTI:COURSE-LEVELOUTCOMES–DATARESULTS
CONSIDERTHECOURSE-LEVELOUTCOMESINDIVIDUALLY(THE
NUMBEROFCLOSWILLDIFFERBYCOURSE« )
(CLO)1:Recognize, define, and apply the principles of
communication theory.
(CLO)2:Listen to, evaluate, and respond appropriately to the
ideas of others.
(CLO)3:Understand the variety of value systems people use
in communication.
(CLO)4:Practice collaborative group decision-making.
(CLO)5:Adopt an ethical perspective when presenting original
ideas and/or incorporating the ideas of others.
DefinedTarget
Scores*
(CLOGoal)
75%oftheclass
scoredeither3
or4
75%oftheclass
scoredeither3
or4
75%oftheclass
scoredeither3
or4
75%oftheclass
scoredeither3
or4
ActualScores**
(eLumendata)
59%
100%
100%
100%
« IfmoreCLOsarelistedforthecourse,addanotherrowtothetable.
*DefinedTargetScores:WhatscoresineLumenfromyourstudentswouldindicatesuccessforthis
CLO?(Example:75%oftheclassscoredeither3or4)
**Actualscores:WhatistheactualpercentofstudentsthatmeetdefinedtargetbasedontheeLumen
datacollectedinthisassessmentcycle?
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PARTII:COURSE-LEVELOUTCOMEREFLECTIONS
A. COURSE-LEVELOUTCOME(CLO)1:
1. Howdoyourcurrentscoresmatchwithyourabovetargetforstudentsuccessinthiscourse
leveloutcome?
Goalwas75%,onlyhad59%.
2. Reflection:Basedonthedatagathered,andconsideringyourteachingexperiencesand
yourdiscussionswithotherfaculty,whatreflectionsandinsightsdoyouhave?
IneedtospendmoretimeonthefoundationofCommunication.
B. COURSE-LEVELOUTCOME(CLO)2:
1. Howdoyourcurrentscoresmatchwithyourabovetargetforstudentsuccessinthiscourse
leveloutcome?
All3’sand4’s.
2. Reflection:Basedonthedatagathered,andconsideringyourteachingexperiencesand
yourdiscussionswithotherfaculty,whatreflectionsandinsightsdoyouhave?
Excellentresults.Forasurveycoursethisisgoodnews.Studentsaregettingaclear
overviewofmanyoftheimportantconceptswithinthecommunicationdiscipline,such
aslisteningskills.
Ifthiswasnotasurveycourse,Imightbeconcernedthenumbersseemedinflatedbut
forthisparticularcourseIbelievethescoresaresuccessful.
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C.COURSE-LEVELOUTCOME(CLO)3:
1. Howdoyourcurrentscoresmatchwithyourabovetargetforstudentsuccessinthiscourse
leveloutcome?
All3’sand4’s.
2. Reflection:Basedonthedatagathered,andconsideringyourteachingexperiencesand
yourdiscussionswithotherfaculty,whatreflectionsandinsightsdoyouhave?
Excellentresults.Forthissurveycoursethisisgoodnews.Studentsaregettingaclear
overviewofmanyoftheimportantconceptswithinthecommunicationdiscipline,such
asvaluesystems.
Ifthiswasnotasurveycourse,Imightbeconcernedthenumbersseemedinflatedbut
forthisparticularcourseIbelievethescoresaresuccessful.
D.COURSE-LEVELOUTCOME(CLO)4:
1. Howdoyourcurrentscoresmatchwithyourabovetargetforstudentsuccessinthiscourse
leveloutcome?
All3’sand4’s.
2. Reflection:Basedonthedatagathered,andconsideringyourteachingexperiencesand
yourdiscussionswithotherfaculty,whatreflectionsandinsightsdoyouhave?
Excellentresults.Forasurveycoursethisisgoodnews.Studentsaregettingaclear
overviewofmanyoftheimportantconceptswithinthecommunicationdiscipline,such
asgroupwork.
Ifthiswasnotasurveycourse,Imightbeconcernedthenumbersseemedinflatedbut
forthisparticularcourseIbelievethescoresaresuccessful.
D.COURSE-LEVELOUTCOME(CLO)5:
1. Howdoyourcurrentscoresmatchwithyourabovetargetforstudentsuccessinthiscourse
leveloutcome?
All3’sand4’s.
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2. Reflection:Basedonthedatagathered,andconsideringyourteachingexperiencesand
yourdiscussionswithotherfaculty,whatreflectionsandinsightsdoyouhave?
Excellentresults.Forasurveycoursethisisgoodnews.Studentsaregettingaclear
overviewofmanyoftheimportantconceptswithinthecommunicationdiscipline,such
asgroupwork.
Ifthiswasnotasurveycourse,Imightbeconcernedthenumbersseemedinflatedbut
forthisparticularcourseIbelievethescoresaresuccessful.
PARTIII:COURSEREFLECTIONSANDFUTUREPLANS
1. Whatchangesweremadetoyourcoursebasedonthepreviousassessmentcycle,theprior
ClosingtheLoopreflectionsandotherfacultydiscussions?
ThisisthefirsttimewehaveassessedCOMM50.Itisstillafairlynewcourse.
2. Basedonthecurrentassessmentandreflections,whatcourse-levelandprogrammatic
strengthshavetheassessmentreflectionsrevealed?Whatactionshasyourdiscipline
determinedmightbetakenasaresultofyourreflections,discussions,andinsights?
COMM50isastrongintroductiontoourdiscipline.Studentsaregettingthebreadthof
thedisciplinewewerestrivingfor.
Weshouldstillresearchtextbooksthatofferthehistoryandprinciplesofcommtheoryat
afreshmenlevel,asourcurrenttextbookchoicemaybelackinginthisarea.Thesewere
theonlyscoresthatwereslightlylow.
WeshouldconsideraddingmoresectionsofCOMM50inthefuture.
3. Whatisthenatureoftheplannedactions(pleasecheckallthatapply)?
! Curricular
xPedagogical
xResourcebased
! ChangetoCLOorrubric
! Changetoassessmentmethods
! Other:_________________________________________________________________
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AppendixC:ProgramLearningOutcomes
Consideringyourfeedback,findings,and/orinformationthathasarisenfromthecourselevel
discussions,pleasereflectoneachofyourProgramLevelOutcomes.
Program:___AA-TCommunicationStudies___
• PLO#1:Pursueandevaluateknowledgethroughtheskillsofinquiry,researchandcritical
thinking.
•
PLO#2:Demonstrateeffectiveskillsinwrittenandspokencommunication.
•
PLO#3:
•
PLO#4:
Whatquestionsorinvestigationsaroseasaresultofthesereflectionsordiscussions?
Nothingnewwasgainedfromthisparticularassessment.
Whatprogram-levelstrengthshavetheassessmentreflectionsrevealed?
COMM50isastrongintroductiontoourprogram.
Whatactionshasyourdisciplinedeterminedmightbetakentoenhancethelearningof
studentscompletingyourprogram?
Wewillconsideraddingmoresections.
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Course
Comm.Studies48
Semesterassessmentdatagathered
Spring‘15
Numberofsectionsofferedinthesemester
1
Numberofsectionsassessed
1
Percentageofsectionsassessed
100%
Semesterheld“ClosingtheLoop”discussion
Spring‘16
Facultymembersinvolvedin“ClosingtheLoop”discussion JasonAmes,VeronicaMartinez
FormInstructions:
• CompleteaseparateAppendixB2formforeachCourse-Levelassessmentreportedinthis
ProgramReview.ThesecoursesshouldbelistedinAppendixB1:StudentLearningOutcomes
AssessmentReportingSchedule.
• PartI:CLODataReporting.ForeachCLO,obtainClassAchievementdatainaggregateforall
sectionsassessedineLumen.
• PartII:CLOReflections.BasedonstudentsuccessreportedinPartI,reflectontheindividual
CLO.
• PartIII:CourseReflection.InreviewingalltheCLOsandyourfindings,reflectonthecourseas
awhole.
PARTI:COURSE-LEVELOUTCOMES–DATARESULTS
CONSIDERTHECOURSE-LEVELOUTCOMESINDIVIDUALLY(THE
NUMBEROFCLOSWILLDIFFERBYCOURSE« )
(CLO)1:Adopt
an ethical perspective when presenting
original ideas and/or incorporating the ideas of others.
(CLO)2:Appraise, analyze, and synthesize topic
specific research and traditional and nontraditional
texts for competitive performance/competitive speech
production.
(CLO)3:Listen to, evaluate, and respond appropriately
to the ideas of others.
(CLO)4:Recognize, define and apply principles of
competitive communication and competitive
communication theory.
DefinedTarget
Scores*
(CLOGoal)
75%
ActualScores**
(eLumendata)
88%
75%
77%
75%
88%
75%
100%
« IfmoreCLOsarelistedforthecourse,addanotherrowtothetable.
*DefinedTargetScores:WhatscoresineLumenfromyourstudentswouldindicatesuccessforthis
CLO?(Example:75%oftheclassscoredeither3or4)
**Actualscores:WhatistheactualpercentofstudentsthatmeetdefinedtargetbasedontheeLumen
datacollectedinthisassessmentcycle?
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PARTII:COURSE-LEVELOUTCOMEREFLECTIONS
C. COURSE-LEVELOUTCOME(CLO)1:
3. Howdoyourcurrentscoresmatchwithyourabovetargetforstudentsuccessinthiscourse
leveloutcome?
Successful
4. Reflection:Basedonthedatagathered,andconsideringyourteachingexperiencesand
yourdiscussionswithotherfaculty,whatreflectionsandinsightsdoyouhave?
WediscussedhowCLO’sandSLO’sreflectionshavenorealbearingonstudentscores,
learningintheclassroom,oranythingelsemeaningful.
D. COURSE-LEVELOUTCOME(CLO)2:
3. Howdoyourcurrentscoresmatchwithyourabovetargetforstudentsuccessinthiscourse
leveloutcome?
successful
4. Reflection:Basedonthedatagathered,andconsideringyourteachingexperiencesand
yourdiscussionswithotherfaculty,whatreflectionsandinsightsdoyouhave?
WediscussedhowCLO’sandSLO’sreflectionshavenorealbearingonstudentscores,
learningintheclassroom,oranythingelsemeaningful.
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C.COURSE-LEVELOUTCOME(CLO)3:
3. Howdoyourcurrentscoresmatchwithyourabovetargetforstudentsuccessinthiscourse
leveloutcome?
successful
4. Reflection:Basedonthedatagathered,andconsideringyourteachingexperiencesand
yourdiscussionswithotherfaculty,whatreflectionsandinsightsdoyouhave?
WediscussedhowCLO’sandSLO’sreflectionshavenorealbearingonstudentscores,
learningintheclassroom,oranythingelsemeaningful.
D.COURSE-LEVELOUTCOME(CLO)4:
3. Howdoyourcurrentscoresmatchwithyourabovetargetforstudentsuccessinthiscourse
leveloutcome?
Successful
4. Reflection:Basedonthedatagathered,andconsideringyourteachingexperiencesand
yourdiscussionswithotherfaculty,whatreflectionsandinsightsdoyouhave?
WediscussedhowCLO’sandSLO’sreflectionshavenorealbearingonstudentscores,
learningintheclassroom,oranythingelsemeaningful.
E.COURSE-LEVELOUTCOME(CLO)5:ADDIFNEEDED.
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PARTIII:COURSEREFLECTIONSANDFUTUREPLANS
4. Whatchangesweremadetoyourcoursebasedonthepreviousassessmentcycle,theprior
ClosingtheLoopreflectionsandotherfacultydiscussions?
Aco-director/assistantcoachwasaddedtotheteamtodealwiththeworkloadthatwas
crushingthesouloftheDirectoroftheteam.We’vealsoutilizedmoreelectronicresources
likeBlackboardtoallowstudentstoperformtheirownresearchwhileawayfromthe
instructors.We’vealsoaddedtheuseofagoogledrivetoallowforreal-timeeditingand
filesharingfortheentireteam.Thisalsoallowsthestorageofspeechesfromthepastin
ordertoshowstudentsbettermodelsofsuccessfulmaterial.
5. Basedonthecurrentassessmentandreflections,whatcourse-levelandprogrammatic
strengthshavetheassessmentreflectionsrevealed?Whatactionshasyourdiscipline
determinedmightbetakenasaresultofyourreflections,discussions,andinsights?
TheForensicsprogramcontinuestobestrongdespitepoorfundingthathasn’trisenina
decade.Therisingcostsofentiresandhotelslimitstheamountoftournamentstheteam
cangoto,harmingCLO’sandprogrammaticsuccess.Wehavedecidedthatwewill
continuetoaskformorefunding…again,onlythisteamwemayhavesuccess.Aclear
ratioofnationalmedalstomoneydeservedwouldhelp.
Additionally,wearenowhiringanewDirectorofForensicstoaddmorediversityand
depthtothedepartment.Asofnow,thereisonlyoneDirectorandthismakesany
pedagogicalgrowthdifficult.
6. Whatisthenatureoftheplannedactions(pleasecheckallthatapply)?
! Curricular
! Pedagogical
!Resourcebased
! ChangetoCLOorrubric
! Changetoassessmentmethods
! Other:_________________________________________________________________
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AppendixC:ProgramLearningOutcomes
Consideringyourfeedback,findings,and/orinformationthathasarisenfromthecourselevel
discussions,pleasereflectoneachofyourProgramLevelOutcomes.
Program:_AA-TCommunicationStudies_____
• PLO#1:stillapplicable
•
PLO#2:stillapplicable
•
PLO#3:
•
PLO#4:
Whatquestionsorinvestigationsaroseasaresultofthesereflectionsordiscussions?
WhetherornotfillingoutSLO’sandclosingthelooparetrulyvaluabletoinclasslearning.
Also,Ibegantowonderwhenwestartgettingdataonwhetherornotouranalysisofthe
dataactuallyincreasesclassroomperformance.Mythoughtisisthatitsonlyfairforthis
closingtheloopdatabemeasuredandevaluatedtoseeifit’sausefulacademictool.
Whatprogram-levelstrengthshavetheassessmentreflectionsrevealed?
Me
Whatactionshasyourdisciplinedeterminedmightbetakentoenhancethelearningof
studentscompletingyourprogram?
Hiremorepeoplelikeme.Givetheteammoremoney.
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Course
COMM2A-OralInterpretationof
Literature
Semesterassessmentdatagathered
Fall2015
Numberofsectionsofferedinthesemester
1
Numberofsectionsassessed
1
Percentageofsectionsassessed
100
Semesterheld“ClosingtheLoop”discussion
Spring2016
Facultymembersinvolvedin“ClosingtheLoop”discussion EileenPippins,JasonAmes&
VeronicaMartinez
FormInstructions:
• CompleteaseparateAppendixB2formforeachCourse-Levelassessmentreportedinthis
ProgramReview.ThesecoursesshouldbelistedinAppendixB1:StudentLearningOutcomes
AssessmentReportingSchedule.
• PartI:CLODataReporting.ForeachCLO,obtainClassAchievementdatainaggregateforall
sectionsassessedineLumen.
• PartII:CLOReflections.BasedonstudentsuccessreportedinPartI,reflectontheindividual
CLO.
• PartIII:CourseReflection.InreviewingalltheCLOsandyourfindings,reflectonthecourseas
awhole.
PARTI:COURSE-LEVELOUTCOMES–DATARESULTS
DefinedTarget
ActualScores**
Scores*
(eLumendata)
(CLOGoal)
75%ofstudents 100%students
(CLO)1:
toscoreabove exceeded
Exploreandevaluatemulticulturalrepresentationsof
3/4
expectationswith
diversetextsandliterature
ActualScoresof
4/4
80%ofstudents 33%ofstudents
(CLO)2:
toscore3/4
didnotmeetthe
Recognize,define,andapplytheprinciplesof
DefinedTarget
practicalcommunicationandperformancetheory
withanaverage
scoreof2/4.66%
scored3or
higher.
100%of
100%ofstudents
(CLO)3:
metDefined
Listento,evaluate,andrespondappropriatelytotheideas studentsto
score3/4
Targetwithactual
ofothers
scoresof3or
higher.
75%ofstudents
DefinedTarget
(CLO)4:
toscore3/4
met.80%of
Appraise,analyze,andsynthesizeliteraturefor
studentsscored3
performanceandproduction
orhigher.
CONSIDERTHECOURSE-LEVELOUTCOMESINDIVIDUALLY(THE
NUMBEROFCLOSWILLDIFFERBYCOURSE« )
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PARTII:COURSE-LEVELOUTCOMEREFLECTIONS
E. COURSE-LEVELOUTCOME(CLO)1:
5. Howdoyourcurrentscoresmatchwithyourabovetargetforstudentsuccessinthiscourse
leveloutcome?
100%studentsexceededexpectationswithActualScoresof4/4
6. Reflection:Basedonthedatagathered,andconsideringyourteachingexperiencesand
yourdiscussionswithotherfaculty,whatreflectionsandinsightsdoyouhave?
Exploreandevaluatemulticulturalrepresentationsofdiversetextsandliterature
Consideringmyteachingexperiencesanddiscussionswithotherfaculty,weallagreethat
studentstendtomeetorexceedthisCLObasedonthewelcomedinclusionand
engagementinmulticulturalrepresentationsthatarebothrelevanttoandapartoftheir
personalexperiences.Theinvitationtoexplorenon-traditionaldiversetextsandliterature
encouragesstudentstoshareandexploreperformanceliteratureinnewandexciting
ways.
F. COURSE-LEVELOUTCOME(CLO)2:
5. Howdoyourcurrentscoresmatchwithyourabovetargetforstudentsuccessinthiscourse
leveloutcome?
33%ofstudentsdidnotmeettheDefinedTargetwithanaveragescoreof2/4.66%
scored3orhigher.
6. Reflection:Basedonthedatagathered,andconsideringyourteachingexperiencesand
yourdiscussionswithotherfaculty,whatreflectionsandinsightsdoyouhave?
IpersonallyexploredthisCLOwithstudentsaftertheassignmenttoexplorethe
challengesthataroseforthem.ThestudentsthatscoredbelowtheDefinedTargetfor
twoprimaryreasons:1)thechallengewithbeingwillingtoembracecommunicationand
performancetheoryassomethingcompletelyseparatefromactingandtheater.These
studentshadaDramabackgroundandfeltmorecomfortableaboutbeinginthe
presenceofanaudience,buthadachallengeacceptingPerformancetheoryasdifferent
fromtheirownexperiencesintheater.2)Studentsdelayedengageintheassigned
readings.Studentssharedthattheyweremoreexcitedabouttheirselectedtextsforthe
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performancepiecesthancombiningtheassignedreadingsandlecturestohelpthemin
theirdelivery.
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C.COURSE-LEVELOUTCOME(CLO)3:
5. Howdoyourcurrentscoresmatchwithyourabovetargetforstudentsuccessinthiscourse
leveloutcome?
100%ofstudentsmetDefinedTargetwithactualscoresof3orhigher.
6. Reflection:Basedonthedatagathered,andconsideringyourteachingexperiencesand
yourdiscussionswithotherfaculty,whatreflectionsandinsightsdoyouhave?
Listento,evaluate,andrespondappropriatelytotheideasofothers
Studentsfeelastrongersenseofcommunityandsafetyinprovidingfeedback,and
engagingintheclassdiscussionsduringandafterperformances.Allofthestudentseagerly
sharedintheirreflections,experiencesandinsightsoftheperformances,includingpeer
feedbackthatdidnotseeminglyconnecttotheassignedreadings.
D.COURSE-LEVELOUTCOME(CLO)4:
5. Howdoyourcurrentscoresmatchwithyourabovetargetforstudentsuccessinthiscourse
leveloutcome?
DefinedTargetmet.80%ofstudentsscored3orhigher.
6. Reflection:Basedonthedatagathered,andconsideringyourteachingexperiencesand
yourdiscussionswithotherfaculty,whatreflectionsandinsightsdoyouhave?
Appraise,analyze,andsynthesizeliteratureforperformanceandproduction
Studentsbegantohaveagreaterunderstandingofthesynthesisofliteraturefor
performanceandproductionbasedontheaudiencefeedback.Studentseasily
recognizedanddiscussednotonlytheirownexperienceasperformers,butalsohowto
appraiseeffectivenessinperformancebyaudiencefeedbackbothduringandaftertheir
performances.Theyrecognizedmostimportantlythateffectiveperformancerequires
morethanjustafamiliaritywiththetexts,butalsoavulnerabilitywiththeiraudiencein
sharingtheirinterpretationofthetextandtheirownvoice.
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