Program/Discipline/Course Assessment Report
Discipline: Foreign Languages (Italian)
Course: ITAL 113
School/Unit: School of Liberal Arts/Humanities
Submitted by: Carlo Ferguson-McIntyre
Contributing Faculty:
Academic Year: 2009-2010
Complete and submit your assessment report to your Academic Dean. As needed, please attach supporting documents and/or a narrative description of the assessment activities in
your program/discipline.
Program/Discipline
Outcomes
In the boxes below,
summarize the outcomes
assessed in your program or
discipline during the last
year.
Assessment Measures
Assessment Results
Use of Results
Effect on the Program/Discipline
In the boxes below,
summarize the methods
used to assess program
or discipline 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 year,
will you revise your assessment
plan? If so, please summarize how
and why in the boxes below.
Outcome #1: Students will
read, understand, interpret
and communicate spoken
and/or written Italian at a
beginner’s level. At
semester’s end the students
will be required to write a
presentation of their choice
using the grammatical
structures studied throughout
the semester, at the
beginner’s level.
Students will be able to
demonstrate their
acquired knowledge
through examination
which will prove their
ability to read, write,
speak and/or
comprehend Italian at a
beginner’s level.
The following core indicators were
assessed in Spring 2010:
The assessment indicated that none
of the indicators assessed ( 95%
accuracy ) fell below a 70%
accuracy level.
At a 95% accuracy response of the
core indicators assessed, the levels
of ITAL 113 are well above
average and therefore an effort
should be made to maintain such
percentages.
Avere, Essere and Stare, Present
progressive, Demonstrative adjectives,
Dovere, Potere, Volere, Direct object
pronouns, Present perfect with avere and
Present perfect with essere.
These are the core indicators numbers
one through ten targeted:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Avere, Essere and Stare,
Present tense subject/verb
agreement.
Gerund, Present progressive.
Demonstrative adjectives
Dovere, Potere and Volere,
Present tense
Direct object pronouns
Present perfect tense con
Avere/Essere. Past participle
agreements
Indirect object pronouns.
The next assessment tool for ITAL
113 should focus on the oral skills
of the students participating in oral
presentations. See Outcome and
Assessment Measure #2.
Program/Discipline/Course Assessment Report
Discipline: Foreign Languages (Italian)
Course: ITAL 113
School/Unit: School of Liberal Arts/Humanities
Submitted by: Carlo Ferguson-McIntyre
Contributing Faculty:
Academic Year: 2009-2010
Piacere
9. Reflexive/Reciprocal verbs
10. Imperfect tense
Thirty (30) assessments were completed
in two sections of ITAL 113. The
average was 7 out of 10. The following
indicators indicates the number of times
out of thirty (30) an incorrect answer
was chosen for items I – 10:
0 1. Avere, Essere and Stare,
Present tense subject/verb
agreement.
1 2. Gerund, Present Progressive.
2 3. Possessive adjectives,
Articulated prepositions.
0 4. Demonstrative adjectives.
3 5. Dovere, Potere and Volere,
Present tense.
0 6. Direct object pronouns.
4 7. Present perfect tense con
Avere/Essere. Past participle
agreements.
2
8. Indirect object pronouns.
Piacere.
0 9. Reflexive/Reciprocal verbs.
3 10. Imperfect tense.
Outcome #2: Students will
be required to make an oral
presentation of their writings
making good use of their
newly acquired vocabulary
and grammatical structures.
Students will
demonstrate their
acquired knowledge
through an oral
presentation, which will
prove their ability to
speak Italian at a
beginner’s level.
Program/Discipline/Course Assessment Report
Discipline: Foreign Languages (Italian)
Course: ITAL 113
School/Unit: School of Liberal Arts/Humanities
Submitted by: Carlo Ferguson-McIntyre
Contributing Faculty:
Academic Year: 2009-2010
For Program, Discipline or Course Assessment Reports:
I have reviewed this report:
_Nancy Faires (signed electronically)____________________
Department Chair
Date__May 21, 2010 (2009-2010)
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Vice President of Academic Affairs and Student Services
Date_______________
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Dean
Date_______________