Date Received
Semester Assessment Report Form: Fall 2007 Data
DUE March 31, 2008
Directions: Please complete a form for each of the programs within your department. This
form was designed to provide a format for assessment reporting and should not be used to limit
the amount of information provided. Each box that is attached to each of the sections is designed
to adjust to varying lengths. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Bea Babbitt at x51506
or via email at: bea.babbitt@unlv.edu.
***Please submit the report electronically to bea.babbitt@unlv.edu
1. Program Information:
Program HIS217 (Gen. Ed. Core Requirement)
Department History
College Liberal Arts
Program Elspeth Whitney
Assessment
Coordinator
Semester Data Fall 2007
Collected
Report Elspeth Whitney
Submitted by
Phone/email 895-3350 elspeth@unlv.nevada.edu
Date Submitted March 31, 2008
2. According to the Assessment Plan for this program, what were the planned assessments to be
conducted during the Fall 2007 semester? You may want to copy and paste from this program’s
assessment plan.
Which outcomes for
this program were
measured?
How did you measure
the outcomes?
What results did you expect? If the
students performed well what would
their performance look like, i.e.
percentages, means, or comparisons to
a national standard?
__2__outcomes out of a total of __3__ outcomes evaluated this semester.
1) demonstrate
Percentage of students
For 1) and 2) we expected at least
knowledge of the basic who passed a multiple 80% of the students to achieve a
content of the Nevada choice test on the
passing grade on the multiple choice
constitution, such as
Nevada Constitution.
test. If students performed well, a
the structure of the
Test questions are
higher percentage of students would
documents and the
drawn from a data bank achieve at least a passing grade. A
amending processes
created in 2006.
passing grade was defined as 12 or
2) demonstrate
more questions out of 20 answered
knowledge of the basic
correctly
concepts of the
Nevada constitution,
3. Results. What are the results of the planned assessments listed above? Describe below or
attach to the form.
Results
For objectives 1 and 2.
In HIST 217, in two sections, out of a total number of 83 students, 80 passed on the
first try. The test was available on WebCT for a month and the instructor offered to
help any student who was having trouble with using WebCT.
4. Conclusions and Discoveries. What conclusions or discoveries were made from these
results? Describe below or attach to the form.
Conclusions and Discoveries
Students who are motivated can pass the exam and demonstrate competence in
learning outcomes 1 and 2. Compared to Spring 07 data, a slightly higher percentage
of students passed the exam on the first attempt.
5. Use of Results. What program changes are indicated? How will they be implemented? If
none, describe why changes were not needed.
No program changes are indicated. Students performed better than expected. The results
so far indicate that the History Department is doing a good job in teaching learning
outcomes 1 and 2 with respect to the Nevada constitution.
6. Dissemination of Results, Conclusions, and Discoveries. How and with whom were the
results shared?
Results will be shared with the Department as a whole with special attention to
instructors who teach courses with fulfill the U.S. and Nevada Constitution requirements.