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TMCC
COURSE ASSESSMENT REPORT (CAR)
Revised I 012112013
Course Prdix, Number and Title: RUS 112, First-Year Russian II
Division/Unit: Liberal Arts/Humanities
Submitted by: Nancy Faires
Contributing Faculty: Nadya Surikova Klein
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
Jn the boxes belo\\, summarize
the outcomes assessed in your
course during the year.
Assessment Measures
Jn the boxes below, summarize
the methods used to assess course
outcomes during the last year.
Assessment Resulfs
Use of Results
Effect on Course
In the boxes below, summarize
the results of your assessment
activities during the last year.
Jn 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:
The category of adjectives
(both long and short) was
introduced. Students were
able to recognize adjectives
of three grammatical
genders in the nominative
case (singular and plural)
and later, after all the cases
were introduced, were able
to decline adjectives
correctly. The students used
the Exercise Book devised
by the instructor. In spring
2015, students showed a
complete understanding of
adjectives as a separate part
of speech and were able to
use adjectives in oral
presentations and written
The assessment showed
that I00% of students could
use adjectives correctly at
all times.
There is no need to revise
the outcomes.
Outcome #1
Students will read,
Students will demonstrate
proficiency in their ability
understand, interpret, and
communicate spoken and/or to read, understand,
interpret, and communicate
written Russian at an
advanced beginner's level.
spoken and/or written
Russian at an advanced
beginner's level by
completing exercises, inclass activities, and
examinations. For example,
a student must fully
understand the concept of
agreement between a noun
and an adjective or a
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possessive pronoun m
gender, case, and number.
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There is no need to revise
the outcomes.
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TMCC
COURSE ASSESSMENT REPORT (CAR}
Course Prefix, Number and Title: RUS 112, First-Year Russian II
Division/Unit: Liberal Arts/Humanities
Submitted by: Nancy Faires
Contributing Faculty: Nadya Surikova Klein
Academic Year: 2014-2015
essays.
Students learned four more
cases (genitive, accusative,
dative, and instrumental).
Among the four new cases
introduced this semester,
the genitive case was the
most difficult. Because of
its abundant use in Russian
the students were required
to do more exercises with
genitive case and do more
multiple choice tests. They
used the Exercise Book
devised by the instructor.
In spring 2015, students
showed a thorough
understanding of the
concept of cases and were
able to use them correctly
in written tests and oral
presentations.
The assessment showed
that only 10% of students
could not use different
cases correctly all the time.
Most students got an A or
A- in written tests.
Outtome# 2
A cultural comparative
Students will be able to
identify personal values and approach will be drawn
throughout the course.
cultural mores different
than their own in custom
Students will be able to
demonstrate global and
and usage.
cultural awareness bv
Students used cardinal and
ordinal numerals (from 0 to
a million) and declined
them correctly according to
the custom of usage.
Students used numerals in
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The assessment indicated
that only I 0% of students
got a B in a final written
test on the usage of
numerals in social
circumstances.
There is no need to revise
the outcome.
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COURSE ASSESSMENT REPORT (CAR)
TMCC
Course Prefix, Number and Title: RUS 112, First-Year Russian II
Division/Unit: Liberal Arts/Humanities
Submitted by: Nancy Faires
Contributing Faculty: Nadya Surikova Klein
Academic Year: 2014-2015
structured activities such as
research projects,
presentations,
examinations, and
discussions, etc. For
example, a student will be
able to identify Russian
historic facts.
conversations when telling
time, describing
somebody's age, or in any
other social instance.
Students used the Exercise
Book compiled by the
instructor and had several
multiple choice tests. In
spring 2015, students
showed a complete
understanding of this part
of speech and could use
numerals and decline them
appropriately.
Outcomr #3
Please enter your name and date below to confirm you have reviewed this report:
Title
Name
Date
Department Chair/Coordinator/Director
Thomas Cardoza
6/3/2015
Dean
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TMCC
COURSE ASSESSMENT REPORT (CAR)
Course Prefix, Number and Title: RUS 112. First-Year Russian II
Division/Unit: Liberal Arts/Humanities
Submitted by: Nancy Faires
Contributing Faculty: Nadya Surikova Klein
Academic Year: 2014-2015
Vice President of Academic Affairs
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