Program Assessment Report
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Degree Program(s):
Department Chair:
Report Prepared by:
Next Program Review?
Department:
Chinese
Foreign Languages
Dominique van Hooff
Phone:
4 4608
Yao Yao
Phone:
924-4613
E-mail:
yaoyao@email.sjsu.edu
2013
Note: Schedule is posted at:
http://www.sjsu.edu/ugs/programplanning/
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Location:
Person to Contact:
410G Clark
Yao Yao
(Bldg/Room #)
924-4613
(Name)
(Phone)
Does the information (e.g., Mission, Goals, and/or Learning Outcomes) posted on the web (see,
http://www.sjsu.edu/ugs/assessment/programs/ ) for this program need to be updated?
Yes
If yes, please submit changes to jacqueline.snell@sjsu.edu
No
SCHEDULE OF ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES*
Please complete the schedule of assessment activities below by listing all program Student Learning
Outcomes (SLOs) by number down the left column and indicating when data were/will be collected (C)
and when they were/will be discussed (D) by your faculty. You can also schedule/track program
changes resulting from your assessment activities by indicating an “I” (implemented changes) where
relevant. This schedule is meant to be fluid; providing a proposed schedule for future assessment while
at the same time, providing a record of your efforts as the program planning cycle progresses.
↓Semester after Program Review
SLOs
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
F-08D
D
S--09
Semester before next Program Review↓
F--09
S--10
C,
D
C
F--10
C
D
I
C
C
D
I
S--11
D
I
C
D
C
F--11
S--12
F--12
S--13
C
D
I
D
I
D
D
C
*Note: This template is based on a five-year program planning cycle. If your program planning follows another cycle
(e.g., based on accreditation), please feel free to add (or subtract) columns as necessary.
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Program Assessment Report
Student Learning Outcome #1

Develop competence in speaking and listening comprehension in Mandarin Chinese
RECORD OF ASSESSMENT
Begin generating a record of assessment for this Student Learning Outcome in which you record the
following areas of assessment activity. Start each entry with the semester in which the activity(s)
occurred followed by a description of the activity(s).These dates and activities should correspond with
the “Schedule of Assessment Activities” on the first page of this report.
I.
Data Collection:
[Spring 2008] – For this assessment cycle, how were the data collected and what were
the results?
Data were collected from Chin111 Advanced Chinese Conversation. Based on 4
listening comprehension quizzes given after watching films or listening to materials on
CD, 4 oral presentations on assigned subjects, and a final exam that tested mainly the
listening comprehension .
II.
What have you learn about this Student Learning Outcome?
[Spring 2008] – Based on the results in part I., briefly summarize the discussion surrounding
this outcome, i.e., what does the faculty conclude about student learning for this SLO?
Data were collected from a class of seven, among whom only 1 was a Chinese major. This
student met the Learning Objective easily, as the class was designed for non-native Chinese
speaker, and this student had extensive exposure to Mandarin Chinese since childhood. Her
personal objective of taking this class is not so much to improve her oral proficiency as to
learn how to teach Chinese language, which she achieved by serving as a tutor to other
students, as well as incorporating what she learned in this class in her job as a teacher’s aid
in a high school Chinese class.
III.
SAction Item(s) (if necessary):
[Fall 2008] – Based on the discussion in part II., what actions will the department take to
improve student learning, e.g., program changes, changes in pedagogy, process changes,
resources requests, etc?
The faculty of the Chinese Program will hold a meeting in September 2008 to decide actions
to improve student learning.
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Program Assessment Report
Student Learning Outcome #4

Write in Chinese simple narration and description about given topics and events
RECORD OF ASSESSMENT
Begin generating a record of assessment for this Student Learning Outcome in which you record the
following areas of assessment activity. Start each entry with the semester in which the activity(s)
occurred followed by a description of the activity(s).These dates and activities should correspond with
the “Schedule of Assessment Activities” on the first page of this report.
I.
Data Collection:
[Spring 2008] – For this assessment cycle, how were the data collected and what were the
results?
The data were collected from the class of Chin101B Advanced Chinese, including 4 written
tests, 1 essay and 4 one-page writing assignments. All students met the SLO #4.
II.
What have you learn about this Student Learning Outcome?
[Spring 2008] – Based on the results in part I., briefly summarize the discussion surrounding
this outcome, i.e., what does the faculty conclude about student learning for this SLO?
The writing exercises appear effective. Students began with constructing short (one line)
definition or description of given items. After the 7th week, the writing assignment expanded
to one-page compositions. Students showed improved accuracy in their wordings and
sentence structures.
III.
Action Item(s) (if necessary):
[Spring 2009] – Based on the discussion in part II., what actions will the department take to
improve student learning, e.g., program changes, changes in pedagogy, process changes,
resources requests, etc?
The faculty of the Chinese Program will meet before the next time Chin101B is offered (Sp
2009) to decide if any action is necessary.
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