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TMCC
COURSE ASSESSMENT REPORT (CAR)
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Course Preru:, Number and Title: THTR 105 Fundamentals of Acting I
Division/Unit: Visual and Performing Arts
Submitted by: Carolyn Wray
Contributing Faculty: Carolyn Wray
Academic Yea r: 2012-2013
Assessment Semester: Fall D Spring 181
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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.
Assessment Measures
Assessment Results
Use of Results
Effect on Course
In the boxes below, summarjze
In the boxes below, summarize
the methods used to assess course the results of your assessment
outcomes during the last year.
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:
Engaging in the creative process
was graded by a participation
task list which tallied
participation points each week
The use of a points scale in
participation has proven to be
quite successful for
accountability. I will make a
stronger effort to contact the
students who are not attending
and get them to drop before the
cut off time
The Leaming Outcome does not
need changing. I changed to a
point system for the acting
classes to track accountability
and it is working for the students.
Outcome ##1
Students will engage in the
creative process of actor training
at the beginning level
The 34 students in the course
earned a median score of 3.5 out
of 4 points weekly. The median
score was lowered by three
students who dropped out of the
course without officially
dropping the class
Outcome # 2
Students will develop skills
required for learned
performances at the beginning
level
The skills are measured by a
graded performance form for a
monologue, a scene and a group
project. All assignments have a
predetermined rubric (attached)
All of the students who
completed the course (30 out of
34) earned between 85% and
I00% on their performance
projects. The median score again
was lowered by those three
students who did not complete
the course
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In this hybrid class the grading
rubrics are especially helpful for
those perfonnance projects for
which there is no right or wrong
"answer''. Student know how
they are being graded on their
work and feedback is in writing
(along with instantaneous oral
discussions)
No change to this Learning
Outcome is needed.
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TMCC
COURSE ASSESSMENT REPORT (CAR)
Course Prefix, Number and Title: THTR 105 Fundamentals of Acting I
Division/Unit: Visual and Perfonning Arts
Submitted by: Carolyn Wray
Contributing Faculty: Carolyn Wray
Academic Year: 2012-2013
Course Outcomes
Assessment Measures
Assessment Results
Use of Results
A 25 point online multiple choice
Quiz was administered at the end
of the course
Most students did very well on
the quiz, but a question analysis
picked up the fact that there was
some confusion about the
concept of objectives/obstacles in
acting. Also some students did
not turn in the quiz since it was
online and this is a hybrid class.
I will spend more time and
variety of learning techniques
and exercise to further explain
objective/obstacles in acting. I
think that 3 dimensional, real
time improvisation is a good tool
to use to instill these concepts. I
will also start earlier in the
course to encourage and track
student participation in the quiz.
Effect on Course
Outcome #3
Students will express and
incorporate basic theatrical terms
associated with the actor training
process.
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The Leaming Objective is fine,
but I will augment my
approaches to the subject.
THTR 105&205 Final Scene Rubric
Final Scene Perrormancc
Points
Ratings
Criteria
Criteria I Getting up
on Stage and
Performing with
Your Partner
You hemmed and hawed and
good, bad, indifferent. ..you
pretended you were going to
performed the; final scene
perform but. . .. .you did not do
with your partner!
il.
2 pts
I pts
Criteria 2 Rehearsal
with Partner
You worked well with your
partner in a shared scene, used
the class rehearsal time wisely
and even did some outside of
class rehearsals to accomplish
your goals
2 pts
Criteria 3
Characteri7Jltion and
Pacing
a well-crafted, complete,
consistent and congruent
characterization.; It is evident
that the actor understands the
internals and the externals of
the character. The pacing of the
scene worked well for the
audience.
2 pts
Criteria 4 Projection,
Blocking, Stage
Presence, Energy and
Commibnent
The actors did a fine,
theatrically appealing scene
with good projection,
blocking, Stage Presence,
Energy and Commitment.
2 pts
Three of the Criteria
. th tri
presen1 m ea. ca1
much
.fonn, but needing
.
improvement m two
ts
1p
Criteria S Use of
Props and Costumes
The use of costumes and
props were well thought out
and planned in advance, They
added to the scene
I pts
Not much thought
went into
costumes and
props
.50 pts
Criteria 6
Understanding of
your own personal
Learning Process
Actor appears to understand his/her Leaming A t
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c or comp 1e es
Process as 1t re 1ates to memorl7.2 on, stage th
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th
d
e scene process,
frigh t, pe11ormance
s an
but doesnot know
. streng
.
weaknesses, working with a partner, use of h
he/ h
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5
rehearsal time. Shares ideas and insights
thow
e go
· h the ClasS.
ere.
Wit
SQ ts
I pts
. p
Total Points: 10
You refused to
perform, and. . ..
you did not do it.
0 pts
2 pts
You never
rehearsed with
your partner, in
class or outside
of class.
0 pts
2 pts
Waited until the last minute to
choose a scene and then only
rehearsed a few times with
your partner and this was
evident in the perfonnance
I pts
Characterization process
incomplete or inconsistent.
Too much imitation from the
film version. Pacing and
energy between the actors
seemed stilted and unnatural
for the style of the piece.
I pts
No characterization
or pacing essentials
evident because we
didn't see anything
0 pts
2 pts
No Proj ection, Blocking,
Stage Presence, Energy or
Commitment evident
2 pts
because you d.d
ot pe11orm
..r.
1 n
th
,
e mono1ogue1.
0 pts
Some costumes and props used to
support the scene, but they were
very last minute additions and not I pts
well thought out.
0 pts
Can't tell what
you learned from
the process
) pts
because you d id
not share with us.
0 pts
THTR 105&205 Monologue Performance Rubric (Double Monologues for THTR 205)
Criteria
Monologue Performance Midterm
Ratings
You refused to
perform, and... .
you did not do it.
0 pts
2 pts
y
Monologue appears to be Good choice of
ou never
good choice for your
monologue for the actor h
.
c ose a
Criteria 2 Choice of talents and skills,
but was either too long,
t
.
d" .
h
mono1ogue o
monologue
espec1a11y as an au 1tlon too s ort or not
piece (good contrast for II) theatrically exciting
~ t;rm
2 pts
1 pts
p
2 pts
Criteria I Getting
up on Stage and
Performing
Good, bad, indifferent. .
.you performed the
midterm monologue!
2 pts
At least one week late
in performance past
deadline
1 pts
Points
m
Criteria 3
Characterization
A well-crafted, complete,
consistent and congruent
characterization.; It is
evident that the actor
understands the internals
and the externals of the
character.
2 pts
Criteria 4
Projection,
Blocking, Stage
Presence, Energy
and Commitment
The actor did a fine,
Three of the
theatrically appealing C . .
t.
"th od
n 1ena presen m;
l
mono ogue wi go
th m· al fi
b 1
. .
blocking,
ea
proJectmn,
ed' c orm,
h u
Stage Presence, Energy ~e mg muct .
.
d improvemen m
and Commitment. (goo tw
°ts
Transition for II)
1
2~
P
Good
characterization,
internals and
externals seem
congruent.
1 pts
No
characterization
evident because
we didn't see
anything
0 pts
2 pts
No Projection,
Blocking, Stage
p
E
resence, nergy or
Comm1tment
.
ev1'dent
2 pts
because you did not
rfi
th
pe orm e
monologue!!
o~
Can't tell what
Criteria 5
Understanding of
your own personal
Leaming Process
Total Points: 10
Actor appears to understand his/her A t . bl
. p
.
c or ts a e
you learned from
1earning rocess as it re1ates to
t
t ·
. .
fri h
o pu voice
the process
memonzatton, stage g t,
performance strengths and
weaknesses. Shares ideas and
insights with the class.
2 pts
to his/her
·
1earning
process.
1 pts
because you did 2 pts
not share with
us.
0 pts