Liberal Education assessment annual report template for Goal Area 4 (Mathematical/Logical Reasoning) Goal Area 4 LEP Objective: Apply mathematics to analyze numerical relationships, solve problems, explain processes and interpret results. Students can meet this requirement through 1 approved course or experience. Student Learning Outcomes 1. Demonstrate knowledge of the basic theories and methods of mathematics. 2. Use quantitative methods to test hypotheses or to construct quantitative solutions to problems. 3. Apply mathematical skills and knowledge in other academic disciplines. 4. Communicate quantitative ideas, both orally and in writing. Course (e.g., PSY 115): Prepared by Date # of students assessed Term(s) taught Was this course face-to-face (F), online (O), or blended (B)? Basis of assessment (check all applicable): 1) Multiple choice test or test items ___; 2) short answer test/items___; 3) essay test/items____; 4) text (<750 words) ___; 5) text (750-1,000 words) ___; 6) paper (1,000-2,500 words) ___; 7) paper (>2,500 words) ____; 8) individual project ____; 9) group project ____; 10) individual presentation ____; 11) group presentation ____; 12) other____. Document1, Jul. 12, 16 In the table below, briefly describe the strengths and shortcomings regarding your students' learning for each SLO assessed. Provide just enough detail to communicate what you learned about your students' learning. The first two rows are sample entries. (You may delete contents and replace with your own text.) SLO # (from SLO list) Basis of assessment (from item #(s) checked above) In what way(s) was student learning most evident? 1 10 In what way(s) did student learning fall short? What teaching-learning or curricular innovations might address issues you identified? --------------SAMPLE------------------ --------------SAMPLE------------------ --------------SAMPLE------------------ Student individual presentations were strongest in terms of developing unique ways to present the new information to their audience. Many students assumed too much knowledge on the part of the audience. This was a frequent complaint on the peer review questionnaires that audience members completed. I will design an in-class exercise in which students briefly teach classmates about a topic about which they are knowledgeable, and get immediate feedback on whether they presented enough background information. --------------SAMPLE------------------ --------------SAMPLE------------------ --------------SAMPLE------------------ According to your assessment process and for the above SLO, what percentage of student work was…1 Exemplary __20__ Competent _60__ Developing __17___ Inadequate __3__ (should total 100%). Change(s) to course and/or assessment methods for next year (based on this year's results)? In some cases, these percentages will be estimates based on instructors' professional judgments. Note that the categories correspond to the grades of A, B, C, D/F. This information will be used and reported only in the aggregate for entire SLOs/Goal Areas and for multi-section courses. Data will never be reported by instructor or if the identity of the instructor can be determined by course and term. 1 Document1, Jul. 12, 16 Document1, Jul. 12, 16