Area Effectiveness Plan Report - Four Column
El Paso Community College
Discipline - Speech (SLO's)
Discipline Mission The mission of the Speech Communication Discipline is for students to learn, develop and apply communication
Statement: competencies in public interpersonal and group contexts, with ethical and multicultural sensitivity.
Student Learning Outcomes
Discipline - Speech (SLO's) - Speech Demonstrate Confidence with
Communicating with Others - With the goal
of achieving shared meaning, a student will,
when engaged in interpersonal, small
group, and/or public contexts, document
and demonstrate increased confidence in
communicating with others.
Outcome Types:
Student Learning
Outcome Start Date:
08/01/2008
Outcome Status:
Active
Means of Assessment & Standard Criteria for Success / Strategie(s)
Means of Assessment:
Standardized pre and post Personal Report
of Communication Apprehension (PRCA)
evaluation
Assessment Tool:
Presentation/Performance
Standard - Criteria for Success:
Students exhibit a quantitative decrease in
Communication Anxiety and an increase in
communication
Confidence of 10 or more percentage points
on the PRCA.
Results/Analysis
02/03/2010 - 1. Present a talk to strangers
Pre: 54.02
Post: 80.06
+26.04
2. Present a talk to friends
Pre: 80.03
Post: 91.20
+11.17
3. Present a talk to acquaintances
Pre: 65.72
Post: 83.91
+18.19
Cum Average
+18.46
Result Type:
Standard Met
Recommendation Status:
2 - Recommendation Documented
Evaluation of the Assessment:
Instructors are doing a good job guiding
students in overcoming their anxiety of
communicating in public.
09/01/2009 - 1. Present a talk to strangers
Pre: 54.02
Post: 80.06
+26.04
2. Present a talk to friends
Pre: 80.03
Post: 91.20
+11.17
3. Present a talk to acquaintances
Pre: 65.72
Post: 83.91
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Use of Results for Improvement & Follow
-Up
03/29/2010 - The PRCA is a
nationally used standardized tool
that is utilized to evaluate
Communication Anxiety. Using it as
a pre and post exam allows us to
see the change in the anxiety
quantitatively. Will make
adjustments to use the instrument
with Scantron bubble sheets next
time to simplify the statistical
process.
Follow-Up:
04/08/2011 - We tried a scantron,
but this particular one was not
useful for this assessment. We
are going to try another type of
scantron.
02/03/2010 - The PRCA is a
nationally used standardized tool
that is utilized to evaluate
Communication Anxiety. Using it as
a pre and post exam allows us to
see the change in the anxiety
quantitatively. Will make
adjustments to use the instrument
with Scantron bubble sheets next
time to simplify the statistical
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Student Learning Outcomes
Means of Assessment & Standard Criteria for Success / Strategie(s)
Results/Analysis
+18.19
Cum Average
+18.46
Use of Results for Improvement & Follow
-Up
process.
Result Type:
Standard Not Met
Recommendation Status:
2 - Recommendation Documented
Evaluation of the Assessment:
Instructors are doing a good job guiding
students in overcoming their anxiety of
communicating in public.
Discipline - Speech (SLO's) - Speech Identify Obstacles as a Listener to Effective
Verbal & Nonverbal Communication - With
the goal of achieving shared meaning, as a
listener, identify speaking and listening
obstacles to effective verbal and nonverbal
communication, and apply strategies to
overcome those obstacles.
Outcome Start Date:
08/01/2008
Outcome Status:
Active
Means of Assessment:
Objective Questions
Assessment Tool:
Inclass - Test
Standard - Criteria for Success:
of the randomly selected classes, the group
average will be 70% or higher.
Assessment Date:
05/05/2010
10/21/2010 - 76.07% met the standard
Result Type:
Standard Met
Recommendation Status:
2 - Recommendation Documented
Evaluation of the Assessment:
This objective assessment is valid for
testing this SLO and will continue to use it.
08/30/2012 - This previous result
was based on one data point. It
therefore does not reflect a pre- and
post-semester measure of any
changes. We recommend a
statistical test that can indicate any
changes from the beginning of the
semester, to the end of the
semester, in measuring this student
learning outcome. We will reassess
this SLO in the fall semester of
2012, using the recommendation
just noted.
Discipline - Speech (SLO's) - Speech Identify Obstacles as a Speaker in
Speaking & Listening & Ways to Overcome
Obstacles - With the goal of achieving
shared meaning, as a speaker, identify
speaking and listening obstacles to effective
Means of Assessment:
Objective questions.
Assessment Tool:
Inclass - Test
Standard - Criteria for Success:
70%
05/05/2010 - 75.09%
Result Type:
Standard Met
Recommendation Status:
2 - Recommendation Documented
Evaluation of the Assessment:
08/30/2012 - This previous result
was based on one data point. It
therefore does not reflect a pre- and
post-semester measure of any
changes. We recommend a
statistical test that can indicate any
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Student Learning Outcomes
verbal and nonverbal communication, and
apply strategies to overcome those
obstacles.
Outcome Start Date:
08/01/2008
Outcome Status:
Active
Discipline - Speech (SLO's) - Speech Demonstrate Proficiency In Incorporating
Research to support Informative &
Persuasive messages. - With the goal of
achieving shared meaning, a student will,
when engaged in interpersonal, small
group, and/or public contexts display
proficiency in incorporating research and/or
documentation to support informative and
persuasive messages.
Outcome Types:
Student Learning
Outcome Start Date:
08/01/2008
Outcome Status:
Active
Means of Assessment & Standard Criteria for Success / Strategie(s)
Results/Analysis
Use of Results for Improvement & Follow
-Up
changes from the beginning of the
semester, to the end of the
semester, in measuring this student
learning outcome. We will reassess
this SLO in the fall semester of
2012, using the recommendation
just noted.
Assessment Date:
05/05/2010
Assessment is satisfactory.
Means of Assessment:
Standardized Research Critique Rubric was
used on Persuasive Speech evaluating:
1. Quality and Quantity of research
2. Outlining formatting and style.
3. Source citation
4. MLA or APA writing style
10/21/2010 - 78.34%
Result Type:
Standard Met
Recommendation Status:
2 - Recommendation Documented
Evaluation of the Assessment:
Assessment is satisfactory.
08/30/2012 - This previous result
was based on one data point. It
therefore does not reflect a pre- and
post-semester measure of any
changes. We recommend a
statistical test that can indicate any
changes from the beginning of the
semester, to the end of the
semester, in measuring this student
learning outcome. We will reassess
this SLO in the fall semester of
2012, using the recommendation
just noted.
09/01/2009 - 1. Quality and quantity of research
average:
21.44/25 pts
2. Outlining formatting and style average:
20.54/25 pts
3. Source citation average
19.31/25 pts
4. MLA/APA writing style average:
18.28/25 pts
03/29/2010 - The Research Critique
Rubric worked fine and can be used
in all of the courses where research
writing and speaking is being taught.
Ongoing monitoring of research
methods and follow-up needs to be
addressed each semester with
faculty. Will make adjustments to
use the instrument with Scantron
bubble sheets next time to simplify
the statistical process.
Assessment Tool:
Inclass - Test
Standard - Criteria for Success:
Using the standard college grading scale, 70
-79% = average competence of the outcome
80-89% = good mastery of the outcome
90-100% = exemplary mastery of the
outcome
Total Group Research Average:
79.57/100
Result Type:
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Student Learning Outcomes
Means of Assessment & Standard Criteria for Success / Strategie(s)
Results/Analysis
Use of Results for Improvement & Follow
-Up
Standard Met
Recommendation Status:
2 - Recommendation Documented
Evaluation of the Assessment:
While the instructional staff is meeting the
requirements, more attention needs to be
given in the areas of source citation and
MLA/APA writing style
Discipline - Speech (SLO's) - Speech Demonstrate Teambuilding and Application
of Problem-solving skills - With the goal of
achieving shared meaning, the student will
demonstrate teambuilding and the
application of problem-solving skills.
Outcome Start Date:
08/01/2008
Outcome Status:
Active
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Means of Assessment:
Objective questions
Assessment Tool:
Inclass - Test
Standard - Criteria for Success:
70%
Assessment Date:
05/05/2010
05/05/2010 - 68.84
Result Type:
Standard Not Met
Recommendation Status:
2 - Recommendation Documented
Evaluation of the Assessment:
Assessment is satisfactory.
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