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TMCC
COURSE ASSESSMENT REPORT (CAR)
Revised 10/2112013
Course Prefix, Number and Title: RE 101 Real Estate Principles
Division/Unit: Division of Business/Business Studies
Submitted by: Ben C. Scheible
Contributing Faculty: N/A
Academic Year: 2014/2015
Complete and electronically submit your assessment report to your Department Chair/Coordinator/Director. As needed, please attach supporting documents and/or
a narrative description of the assessment activities in your course.
Course Outcomes
In the boxes below, summarize
the outcomes assessed in your
course during the year.
Outcome#!
Students will demonstrate the
ability to remember and
understand fundamental real
estate principles that are
generally applicable on the
national level.
Assessment Measures
Assessment Results
Use of Results
Effect on Course
In the boxes below, summarize
the methods used to assess course
outcomes during the last year.
In the boxes below, summarize
the results of your assessment
activities during the last year.
In the boxes below, summarize
how you are or how you plan to
use the results to improve student
learning.
Based on the results of this
assessment, will you revise your
outcomes? If so, please
summarize how and why in the
boxes below:
Three assessment devices are
used: 1. Statistics from the
license exam. 2. A midterm and
final exam 3. Quizzes
License exam statistics: The
passage rate, for TMCC students,
on the national portion of the real
estate license exam is 88%. The
statewide average, including
TMCC students, is 61 %. (See
narrative.)
License exam statistics: A
detailed item (topic) analysis will
be conducted to detennine areas
on the exam where students are
weak. The curriculum, material
presented and quizzes, will be
adjusted for items where students
are weak. (See Narrative.)
Outcome will not be revised.
Midterm & Final Exams:
Live class midtenn median 74%
Web class midtenn median 66%
Live class final median 78%
Web class final median 76%
The live class historically has
higher scores than the Web class.
Midterm & Final Exams:
In the live class the midtenn and
final are thoroughly reviewed in
class. Adjustments are made to
questions and course content.
Quizzes: Thirteen quizzes were
administered in the fall 2014
semester. Quizzes are open-book
and open-note. They are used
primarily as a review device.
Quizzes: In the live class
questions with which students
had difficulty are reviewed
during class. Adjustments are
made to Questions and course
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TMCC
Course Prefix, Number and Title: RE 101 Real Estate Principles
Division/Unit:
Submitted by:
Contributing Faculty:
Academic Year: 2014/2015
Course Outcomes
Outcome#2
Students will demonstrate an
ability to understand how real
estate principles relate to each
other.
Outcome #3
Students will demonstrate an
ability to understand basic real
estate processes.
Assessment Measures
Assessment Results
Use of Results
Effect on Course
Median scores are generally in
the low 90 percentile in both
classes.
content.
Same as Outcome #I.
Same as Outcome #I.
Same as Outcome #I.
Outcome will not be revised.
Same as Outcomes #2&3.
Except that a subjective
assessment is made by the
instructor based on ongoing class
discussion in the live class and a
graded discussion assignment in
the Web class.
Same as Outcomes # 1&2.
Based on an evaluation of the
discussions students seem to
grasp real estate transaction
processes.
Same as Outcomes #1&2.
Outcome will not be revised.
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TMCC
COURSE ASSESSMENT REPORT (CAR)
Course Prefix, Number and Title: RE 101 Real Estate Principles
Division/Unit:
Submitted by:
Contributing Faculty:
Academic Year: 2014/2015
Please enter your name and date below to confinn you have reviewed this report:
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Department Chair/Coordinator/Director
Dean
Vice President of Academic Affairs
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TMCC
COURSE ASSESSMENT REPORT (CAR)
Revised I 0/21/2013
REALESTATECARNARRATIVE
Table 1: National Portion of License Exam Results
Introduction
Most students take RElOl and REI03 to obtain a real estate salesperson's license
by passing the two classes and passing the National and State portions of the license
examination. Statistics from the license exam, (Table I to the right) provided by
the exam administrator PSI Exams Inc., are an excellent assessment tool.
Unfortunately, the statistics are not provided consistently which accounts for the
gaps shown in the results in the table. However, 11 months are shown from April
2013 -January 2015. The high passage rate, 88%, compared to the state average of
61%, demonstrates that we are achieving our course objectives and learning
outcomes for RE 10 I .
Use of Results
The overall result is significant. In addition, an item analysis is provided below.
The item analysis is used to identify strengths and weaknesses in specific topic
areas. The item analysis begins on the next page.
National Part TMCC
Date
01-2015
12-2014
08-2014
06-2014
05-2014
04-2014
03-2014
12-2013
06-2013
05-2013
04-2013
TOTALS
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Tested
Passed
4
3
1
8
3
1
1
5
5
1
1
4
3
1
8
3
0
0
4
33
%
National Part Nevada
Tested
Passed
%
1
1
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
0%
0%
80%
80%
100%
100%
190
173
215
237
186
253
236
145
185
168
150
116
108
135
144
121
160
145
88
100
92
93
61%
62%
63%
61%
65%
63%
61%
61%
54%
55%
62%
29
88%
2138
1302
61%
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COURSE ASSESSMENT REPORT (CAR)
TMCC
Course Prefix, Number and Title: RE l 0 I Real Estate Principles
Division/Unit:
Submitted by:
Contributing Faculty:
Academic Year: 2014/2015
Item Analysis
Table 2: Item Analysis
An item analysis is set forth in Table 2.
In weak areas curriculum content
changes will be made as well as
adjustments to the teaching/learning
approach. An 88% passage rate is
already very high so proposed changes
will be approached cautiously.
RE101
Items
Owne rship
Practice
Agency
Disclosures
7
12
01-2015
6
10.5
12-2014
6.33
8.33
08-2014
5
06-2014
6
11
12
10.S
Adjustments to Content and Approach
05-2014
6
The following items (topics) appear
relatively " weak":
04-2014
03-2014
Title
Specia lty topics
Math
71%
72%
73%
Transfer of title poses a difficult
analysis. It is not clear why this item has
relatively low results (73%). Transfer of
title includes common law and statutory
law which are currently mixed together.
As an experiment the common law and
statutory law will be presented separately
and then combined to briefly compare
and contrast them to each other.
MAX
10
9
Title
Contracts
Specialty
Math
11
s
6
2
10
3.75
4 .75
1.75
9.67
3.33
5.67
1.33
6
3
6
1
7
8
7
7.67
7
9
6.88
8.88
3.88
5.13
1.75
11
9
7.33
9.33
4
6
2
2
10
8
6
3
1
1
0
3
4
4
5
7
3
2
1
Average
4 .90
9 .86
7.76
6 .70
7.70
3.14
4.36
1.26
Percentage
70%
82%
78%
84%
70%
63%
73%
63%
Point values for items changed 4/2013
10
7
12
6
7
4
4
8
12-2013
8
6.20
9.40
4.80
4.80
2.80
3 .20
5.80
06-2013
8.6
5.8
9.4
4.4
S.8
2.8
2.4
6
05-2013
9.0
5
11
6
7
3
2
6
04-2013
9.00
10
6
6
4
4
8
9.95
5.30
5.90
3.15
2.90
6.45
Max
Average
8.65
6
5.75
Percentage
87%
82%
83%
88%
84%
79%
73%
81%
Overall avg.
78%
82%
80%
86%
77%
71%
73%
72%
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TMCC
COURSE ASSESSMENT REPORT (CAR)
Course Prefix, Number and Title: RE I 01 Real Estate Principles
Division/Unit:
Submitted by:
Contributing Faculty:
Academic Year: 2014/2015
Specialty areas is a difficult area to address. There is a huge amount of material but only two questions are extracted for the license exam. Some of the sub-topics
listed on the content-outline could easily be a three credit course, for example, commercial property. The 72% passage rate is not alanning, so for now, no changes
are anticipated.
Matlt is generally covered within the context of another topic. For example, commission calculations are studied in the brokerage unit and land area calculations
are studied in the land description unit. We will continue to teach math within content areas. In addition, a special math module will be presented to supplement
and strengthen this area. The math module will review fonnulas and calculations relevant to all topics in which calculations are done. The module will cross over
REIO! and RE103 and probably be presented as part of RE103. It will be first delivered in fall 2015.
Conclusion
The 88% passage rate on the national portion of the license exam demonstrates that RE I 0 l objectives and learning outcomes are being achieved. A plan to
improve is in place and will be implemented in fall 2015.
Results of the state specific portion of the exam will be covered in the RE l 03 CAR.
Respectfully submitted,
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