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TMCC
COURSE ASSESSMENT REPORT (CAR)
Revised I0/21/2013
Course Prefix, Number and Title: AM 145 (Sign Language I)
Division/Unit: Liberal Arts/J Jumanities
S11bmiUed by: Gabriela Brochu
Contributing Faculty: Toni Richard
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 descnption of the assessment activities in your course.
Course Oulcomcs
In the boxes below, summarize
the outcomes assessed in your
course during the year.
Outcome #1
Students will recognize, read,
comprehend, produce, and/or
utilize American Sign Language
at a Level I.
Assessment Measures
Assessment Results
In the boxes below, summarize
the melhods used to assess course
outcomes during the last year.
In the boxes below, summarize
the results of your assessment
activities during the last year
Demonstrate acquired knowledge
through examination evaluated
hy cstahhshcd standards which
will mca-;ure their ahility lo
rccogmzc. read. comprehend,
produce, and/or utilize American
Sign Language at a Level I.
In fall 2014, we decided to assess
the following core syntactical
indicators:
I.) Where time indicators arc
establish in the sentence
2.) How you show future tense
3.) Where you estabhsh female
gender.
4.) How to show plurals
5.) How grammar is indicated
during a conversation
6.) How to show a possessive
pronoun
7.) How you indicate the
difference between Wh
questions vs. Ycs/no
questions
Identify cultural diversity and
attitudes of the Deaf Community
through structured activities
evaluated bv established
We also decided to assess the
following cultural indicators:
8.) A culturally appropriate way
to tdentifv Deaf individuals.
Use of Results
Effect 011 Course
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? lfso, pleuse
summarize how and why in the
boxes below:
The assessment indicated that all
hut one indicators were ahovc
70% accuracy. How grammar is
indicated during a conversation
(Question #5) showed accurncy
of69.6 %. All the other questions
showed accuracy between 89 and
98%.
Previous assessment of AM 145
performed in spring 20 I0 showed
that question #4 How lo show
plurals was an area to be
reinforced in AM 145 (accuracy
of 54%) The present assessment
shows an improvement compared
to the previous assessment. How
grammar is indicated during a
conversation showed borderline
accuracy (almost 70%) and it is
an area to be reinforced in
AMl45
Outcomt # 2
Students will identify cultural
aspects and attitudes of the Deaf
Community.
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The assessment indicated that all
indicators were above 70%
accuracy. Questions showed
accuracv between 76 and 96%.
Previous assessment of AM 145
performed in spring 20 I0 showed
that two indicators were under
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COURSE ASSESSMENT REPORT (CAR)
TMCC
Course Prefix, Number and Title: (Sign Language I)
Division/Unit:
Submitted by:
Contributing Faculty: Toni Richard
Academic Year:
standards.
9.) A culturally appropriate
method of getting the
attention of a Deaf
individual.
10.) The cullurnlly appropriate
method of maintaining a
convcrsal ion.
Filly nine (59) assessments were
completed by three (3) AM 145
sections in fall 2014. The class
average was 8.8 correct an.-;wers
oul of 10. Three (3) sections of
AM 145 were offered in fall
2014. All the instruclors turned
m the asst.-ssmenls.
The followins indicates the
number of times out of fifty nine
an incorrect answer was chosen
for Jlems 1-1 O:
6 I .) Time indicators location
4 2.) Future tense
4 3.) Female gender
I 4.) Plurals
17 5,) Grammar
JO 6.) Possessive pronouns
2 7.) Difference between
questions
12 8.) Identification of Deaf
individuals
2 9.) Getting the auention ofa
Deaf individual
11 10.) Maintaining a
conversation
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70% accuracy: A culturally
appropriate way lo identify Deaf
individuals (question #8) showed
accuracy of 42% and The
culturally appropriate method of
maintaining a conversation
(question # I 0) showed accuracy
of 68%. The present assessment
shows a big improvement
compared to last assessment. all
indicators arc above 70%
accuracy.
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TMCC
COURSE ASSESSMENT REPORT (CAR)
Course Prefix, Number and Title: (Sign Language I)
Division/Unit:
Submitted by:
Contributing Faculty: Toni Richard
Academic Year:
Outcome #3
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Dean
Vice President of Academic Affairs
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