Motlow State Community College
Program Student Learning Outcomes
Use of Assessment Results
Spring Semester 2012
Program Title: General Education, Tennessee Transfer Pathway
Course: BIOL 2020 (Anatomy and Physiology II)
Expected Student Learning Outcomes:
1.
Define and explain the anatomy and physiology of the Endocrine System (Questions 1, 2,
3, 4)
2.
Describe and explain the anatomy and physiology of the Reproductive System.
(Questions 5, 6, 7, 8)
3.
Describe and explain the anatomy and physiology of the Respiratory System. (Questions
9, 10, 11, 12)
4.
Describe and explain the anatomy and physiology of the Cardiovascular System.
(Questions 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
5.
Describe and explain the anatomy and physiology of the Digestive System. (Questions
18, 19, 20, 21)
6.
Describe and explain the anatomy and physiology of the Urinary System. (Questions 22,
23, 24, 25)
Performance Measure(s): Pre-test, Post-test
Effectiveness Standard: Effectiveness of this course will be determined according to the following two measures based upon the results of the Pre and Post-tests:
1.
The percentage of Post-Test correct responses per item will be at least 20 points higher than the percentage of Pre-Test correct responses per item if the Pre-Test values is below 50%.
2.
Each item will have at least 50% correct responses on the Post-test.
Assessment Results:
Results of the pre-test were as follows:
BIOL 2020 GE Pre-and Post-test Results for S12
Question
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Pre-
Test
#
Correct
83
95
153
65
86
Pre-
Test
%
Correct
37%
43%
69%
29%
39%
Post-
Test
#
Correct
67
112
135
89
97
Post-
Test
%
Correct
43%
72%
87%
57%
62%
%
Difference
6%
29%
18%
28%
24%

Q11
Q12
Q13
Q14
Q15
Q16
Q17
Q18
Q6
Q7
Q8
Q9
Q10
77
69
32
114
72
48
131
109
77
63
94
66
81
35%
31%
14%
51%
32%
22%
59%
49%
35%
28%
42%
30%
36%
116
102
80
129
98
93
124
138
103
73
94
65
128
74%
65%
51%
83%
63%
60%
79%
88%
66%
47%
60%
42%
82%
40%
34%
37%
32%
31%
38%
21%
40%
31%
19%
18%
12%
46%
Q19
Q20
Q21
153
87
84
69%
39%
38%
134
115
105
86%
74%
67%
17%
35%
30%
Q22
Q23
82
119
37%
53%
126
119
81%
76%
44%
23%
Q24 101 45% 85 54% 9%
Q25 53 24% 60 38% 15%
One hundred forty-seven students took the pre-test and158 students took the post-test. The average of the pre-test scores was 39% and the average of the post-test scores was 66%,
Assessment results showed a 27 percent point gain from pre-test to post-test, thus meeting the effectiveness standard that the post-test average score be at least 20 percent points higher that the pre-test average score.
The effectiveness standard that each item will have at least 50% correct responses on the posttest was met by all problems except questions 1, 15, 17 and 25, which more than 50% of the students answered incorrectly. Question 1 concerns endocrine system, questions 15 and 17 concerns the cardiovascular system, and question 25 concerns the urinary system.
This endocrine system, cardiovascular system and the urinary system were the systems that were identified by the post test as an area which needs more emphasis when BIOL 2020 is taught. The endocrine system was addressed in question 1 and 57% missed it, the cardiovascular system was addressed by questions 15 and 17, where an average of 56% of the students missed these questions, and 62% of the students missed the last question about the urinary system.
Faculty will begin to put more emphasis on these areas so that when BIOL 2020 is addressed in spring 2014, according to the assessment cycle, gains will be made in student learning. All questions on the test will be reexamined by a committee from the science department to make sure they all meet the expectations of the department.
Use of Assessment Results:

During the Math& Science Departmental meeting at the Fall Assembly on August 20, 2012, the science faculty discussed the fact that one question was missed by over 50% of the students concerning the endocrine and urinary system. Two questions were missed concerning the cardiovascular system by over 50%. The members of the science department agree that this system needs to be addressed with more intensity. The faculty will also create a committee to evaluate all the questions on the exam. This will assure that the question meets the standards of the department.