Template to Report Results of Assessment of General Education Learning Outcomes
Academic Year 2010-11
Subject Area: Mathematics
1. Identify the course(s) used in the assessment. Include the prefix, number, and title of each course.
MATH 1530 – Probability and Statistics
2. Indicate the number of students who were assessed. Was sampling used? If yes, briefly describe
the method of selecting student work and the percentage of students whose work was assessed.
168 students were assessed – No sampling was used
3. Do the procedures described in Items 1 and 2 represent any significant change from previous
assessments? If so, describe the changes and rationale.
MATH 1530 was previously called Elementary Statistics
4. Per the evaluation rubric utilized at you institution, adapt the table below to record the results of
the assessments of each learning outcome in the subject area discussed in the report. Below is an
example of a table for mathematics. Revise the table to reflect the descriptors used at your
institution. If you rephrased a TBR goal statement, type your institution’s version below the
corresponding TBR goal and within the same cell. If you addressed additional outcomes not
included in the TBR list, create rows for them at the bottom of the table.
Pre-Test Data
Mathematics
Expected Learning Outcomes
Solve problems and determine if the solutions
are reasonable
Question
Number
Number
Missed
Number
Correct
Percent
Missed
Percent
Correct
1
2
106
150
62
18
63%
89%
37%
11%
Model real world behaviors and apply
mathematical concepts to the solution of reallife problems.
3
4
157
103
11
65
93%
61%
7%
39%
Make meaningful connections between
mathematics and other disciplines
5
6
136
144
32
24
81%
86%
19%
14%
Use technology for mathematical
reasoning
7
8
137
67
31
101
82%
40%
18%
60%
Apply mathematical and /or basic
statistical reasoning to analyze data and
graphs
9
10
156
98
12
70
93%
58%
7%
42%
Post – Test Data
Mathematics
Question Number
Number Missed
Expected Learning Outcomes
Solve problems and determine if the
solutions are reasonable
Number
Correct
Percent
Missed
Percent
Correct
1
2
62
114
106
54
37%
68%
63%
32%
Model real world behaviors and apply
mathematical concepts to the solution of
real-life problems.
Make meaningful connections between
mathematics and other disciplines
3
4
78
93
90
75
46%
55%
54%
45%
5
6
71
89
97
79
42%
53%
58%
47%
Use technology for mathematical
reasoning
7
8
103
27
65
141
61%
16%
39%
84%
Apply mathematical and /or basic
statistical reasoning to analyze data and
graphs
9
10
52
9
116
159
31%
5%
69%
95%
5. Summarize your impressions of the results reported in item 4. Based upon your interpretation of
the data, what conclusions emerge about student attainment of the learning outcomes?
The goal of 50% correct responses was not met on Expected Student Learning Outcome
“Solve problems and determine if the solutions are reasonable”. However, the score was
48% and there was a 24 percentage points gain from pre-test to post-test.
6. Do you plan to implement strategies to correct any deficiencies that emerged from the data
obtained? If yes, please explain.
The Mathematics Department will form a committee to devise strategies to increase the
success rate on post-test questions pertaining to Expected Student Learning Outcome
“Solve problems and determine if the solutions are reasonable”
7.
Did you implement any plans to correct deficiencies based upon data obtained from the
assessment of 2009-10? If yes, please explain.
No