Area Effectiveness Plan Report - Four Column
El Paso Community College
Discipline - Child Development (SLO's)
Discipline Mission The Child Development discipline provides a comprehensive program of study of children birth to 8 years of age for
Statement: students that upon completion of their AAS will deliver high quality early care and education to the children and families
in our community. Both educational and experiential experiences are provided in the classroom as well as in the
community with our early care and education partners.
Means of Assessment & Standard Criteria for Success / Strategie(s)
Discipline - Child Development (SLO's) Means of Assessment:
Child Development Teaching Option A question was given to students at the end
Growth and Development - Students
of SS1 2009 to students in CDEC 1356 and
will demonstrate their knowledge of growth
CDEC 1339 to which students were to
and development of children birth to 8 years respond in essay format. The question is
of age by accurately documenting growth of most typical of Developmentally Appropriate
individual children in their social, emotional, Practice (DAP) that is critical in our field.
cognitive, physical, language and literacy
Assessment Tool:
development.
Essay
Standard - Criteria for Success:
Outcome Start Date:
75% of students completing course work in
08/01/2008
CDEC 1356 will answer a question at the
Outcome Status:
essays at the end of the course to measure
Active
the SLO.
Student Learning Outcomes
Discipline - Child Development (SLO's) Child Development Teaching Option Curriculum Development - ?Students will
develop and evaluate teaching materials for
children, birth to 8 years of age based on
developmental appropriateness and
learning environments.
?Students will develop dioramas of
appropriate environments and list the
appropriate materials for each age group
[Infants & Toddlers, Preschoolers, Primary
grade level children].
?Students will demonstrate an appropriate
pedagogy for each age group based on
their knowledge of growth and development
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Means of Assessment:
A question given to students at the end of
CDEC 1356 to which students were to
respond. The question is most typical of
Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP)
that is critical in our field and specifically for
curriculum development.
Assessment Tool:
Exit/Final Exam
Standard - Criteria for Success:
75% of students completing course work in
CDEC 1356 will answer a question at the
essays at the end of the course to measure
the SLO.
Results/Analysis
Use of Results for Improvement & Follow
-Up
03/25/2010 - 90% of students that participated in
08/28/2012 - The SLO will be rethe study answered the question correctly and
assessed as follow up with a
surpassed the expected target results. 15% of our different cohort.
students did not reach the expected target results.
Result Type:
Standard Met
Recommendation Status:
2 - Recommendation Documented
Evaluation of the Assessment:
Our students were able to respond correctly
over the expected results of 75% by 15%.
This is indicative that all our courses provide
students with critical information on DAP
thereby helping students connect these
theories to practice.
03/25/2010 - 85% of students that participated in
the study answered the question correctly and
surpassed the expected target results. 10% of our
students did not reach the expected target results.
Result Type:
Standard Met
Recommendation Status:
2 - Recommendation Documented
Evaluation of the Assessment:
Our students were able to respond correctly
over the expected results of 75% by 10%.
This is indicative that all our courses provide
students with critical information on DAP
thereby helping students connect these
theories to practice. It is interesting that the
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08/28/2012 - The SLO will be reassessed as a follow up with a
different cohort.
08/12/2011 - SLO will be reassessed as a follow up with a
larger number of students.
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Student Learning Outcomes
Means of Assessment & Standard Criteria for Success / Strategie(s)
and appropriate curriculum/learning
strategies.
Results/Analysis
Use of Results for Improvement & Follow
-Up
students scored lower in this SLO, but
understandable since several students have
just started the program and have not
completed their in-class internship or visited
early childhood programs as those that are
ready to graduate.
Outcome Start Date:
08/01/2008
Outcome Status:
Active
Discipline - Child Development (SLO's) Child Development Administrative Option Growth and Development. - Students
will demonstrate their knowledge of growth
and development of children birth to 8 years
of age by accurately documenting growth of
individual children in their social, emotional,
cognitive, physical, language and literacy
development.
Outcome Start Date:
08/01/2008
Outcome Status:
Active
Means of Assessment:
A question was given to students at the end
of SS1 2009 to students in CDEC 1356 and
CDEC 1339 to which students were to
respond in essay format. The question is
most typical of Developmentally Appropriate
Practice (DAP) that is critical in our field.
Assessment Tool:
Essay
Standard - Criteria for Success:
75% of students completing course work in
CDEC 1356 will answer a question at the
essays at the end of the course to measure
the SLO.
03/25/2010 - 90% of students that participated in
the study answered the question correctly and
surpassed the expected target results. 15% of our
students did not reach the expected target results.
Result Type:
Standard Met
Recommendation Status:
2 - Recommendation Documented
Evaluation of the Assessment:
Our students were able to respond correctly
over the expected results of 75% by 15%.
This is indicative that all our courses provide
students with critical information on DAP
thereby helping students connect these
theories to practice.
08/28/2012 - The SLO will be reassessed as a follow up with a
larger group of students.
Discipline - Child Development (SLO's) Child Development Administrative Option Curriculum Development. - ?Students will
develop and evaluate teaching materials for
children, birth to 8 years of age based on
developmental appropriateness and
learning environments.
?Students will develop dioramas of
appropriate environments and list the
appropriate materials for each age group
[Infants & Toddlers, Preschoolers, Primary
grade level children].
?Students will demonstrate an appropriate
pedagogy for each age group based on
their knowledge of growth and development
Means of Assessment:
A question given to students at the end of
CDEC 1356 to which students were to
respond. The question is most typical of
Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP)
that is critical in our field and specifically for
curriculum development.
Assessment Tool:
Exit/Final Exam
Standard - Criteria for Success:
75% of students completing course work in
CDEC 1356 will answer a question at the
essays at the end of the course to measure
the SLO.
03/25/2010 - 85% of students that participated in
the study answered the question correctly and
surpassed the expected target results. 10% of our
students did not reach the expected target results.
Result Type:
Standard Met
Recommendation Status:
2 - Recommendation Documented
Evaluation of the Assessment:
Our students were able to respond correctly
over the expected results of 75% by 10%.
This is indicative that all our courses provide
students with critical information on DAP
thereby helping students connect these
theories to practice. It is interesting that the
08/28/2012 - The SLO will be reassessed as a follow up with a
different cohort.
09/04/2012 2:10 PM
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08/12/2011 - SLO will be reassessed as a follow up with a
larger number of students.
03/25/2010 - SLO will be reassessed as a follow up with a
larger number of students.
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Student Learning Outcomes
and appropriate curriculum/learning
strategies.
Outcome Start Date:
08/01/2008
Outcome Status:
Active
09/04/2012 2:10 PM
Means of Assessment & Standard Criteria for Success / Strategie(s)
Results/Analysis
Use of Results for Improvement & Follow
-Up
students scored lower in this SLO, but
understandable since several students have
just started the program and have not
completed their in-class internship or visited
early childhood programs as those that are
ready to graduate.
Generated by TracDat a product of Nuventive.
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