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Southern Union State CC Unit Planning
Unit Number
017090
Outcome
Number:
Year:
Outcome
Type:
Outcome:
Institutional
Goal:
Unit Name
Physical Science (PHS)
Person Responsible
Phillip Vernon
1
2014­2015
Student Learning Outcome
Fifty percent of the students enrolled in physical science will be able identify
characteristics of three types of convergent boundaries.
Goal 1 ­ Provide students comprehensive and accessible instructional opportunities
through community based education, dual enrollment, academic transfer, technical
education, health science, and work force development programs.
The initial result was 7% percent of the students were able identify characteristics of
three types of convergent boundaries for the face­to­face class. Twelve percent of the
Initial
students who enrolled in the online class were able to identify characteristics of three
Assessment:
types of convergent boundaries. The test results revealed a lack of understanding to
identify characteristics of three types of convergent boundaries.
Scheduled
Completion July 31
Date:
Budget
NA
Amount:
1. Instructors will spend more time on plate tectonics. 2. Students will be assigned a
lab on plate tectonics putting the convergent differences between ocean­ocean
Action Plan:
convergence, ocean­continent convergence and continent­continent the different
plates together.
Outcome
The outcome will be measured by multiple choice exam. (Pre to Post test).
Measure:
OVERALL RESULTS
The results were 52% of the students got the question correct. There was
Results:
improvement noted on the post test questions dealing with this outcome. Students
reached 50% on this outcome.
Instructors will continue to tweak their presentations to make sure that this topic is
Use of
covered fully. Furthermore, instructors will be encouraged to review over this topic on
Results:
you tube videos.
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The goal of 50% accuracy was met on the post test, and the students improved the
scores by 24% from the pre test. The updating of lecture materials and a total
Program
Improvement: readjustment of how assessment will be done in the future is a program improvement
that has resulted. From now on, assessment will be done on a yearly basis and
instructors will have a more immediate look at how the changes and additions to
instruction have impacted student success.
DISTANCE EDUCATION RESULTS
(if applicable to outcome)
Results:
The results were 23% of the students got the question correct. There was decrease
noted on the post test questions dealing with this outcome. Students did not reach
50% on this outcome.
Instructors will continue to tweak their presentations to make sure that this topic is
covered fully. Furthermore, instructors will be encouraged to review over this topic on
you tube videos.
The goal of 50% accuracy was not met on the post test, and the students improved
the scores by 4% from the pre test. The updating of lecture materials and a total
Program
readjustment of how assessment will be done in the future is a program improvement
Improvement: that has resulted. From now on, assessment will be done on a yearly basis and
instructors will have a more immediate look at how the changes and additions to
instruction have impacted student success.
Use of
Results:
Supporting File Attachment
PHS 111 Assessment..new 2012 to date tradional and online.docx Outcome
Number:
Year:
Outcome
Type:
2
2014­2015
Student Learning Outcome
Outcome:
Fifty percent of the students enrolled in Physical Science will be able to identify p
orbitals in electron configuration.
Institutional
Goal:
Goal 1 ­ Provide students comprehensive and accessible instructional opportunities
through community based education, dual enrollment, academic transfer, technical
education, health science, and work force development programs.
The initial result was 52% of the students identified p orbitals in electron configuration
for the face­to­face class. Thirty percent of the students who were enrolled in the
Initial
online class were able identified p orbitals in electron configuration. The test results
Assessment:
revealed a lack of understanding of p orbitals in electron configuration in the online
class.
Scheduled
Completion July 31
Date:
Budget
Amount:
NA
Action Plan:
1. The instructor will add in­class problems related to the number of electrons that go
in the p orbital. 2. Students will be assigned to watch a short video depicting where
the electrons go in the p orbital.
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Outcome
Measure:
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The outcome will be measured by multiple choice test.
OVERALL RESULTS
The results were 43% of the students got the question correct. There was
Results:
improvement from the last assessment cycle to the current assessment cycle.
Unfortunately, the 50% outcome was not reached.
Instructors will continue to tweak their presentations to make sure that this topic is
Use of
covered fully. Furthermore, instructors will be encouraged to review over this topic on
Results:
you tube videos.
Even though the goal was not met, the students decreased the scores by ­9%. The
updating of lecture materials and a total readjustment of how assessment will be done
Program
in the future is a program improvement that has resulted. From now on, assessment
Improvement:
will be done on a yearly basis, and instructors will have a more immediate look at how
the changes and additions to instruction have impacted student success.
DISTANCE EDUCATION RESULTS
(if applicable to outcome)
The results were 42% of the students got the question correct. Unfortunately, the 50%
Results:
outcome was not reached.
Instructors will continue to tweak their presentations to make sure that this topic is
Use of
covered fully. Furthermore, instructors will be encouraged to review over this topic on
Results:
you tube videos.
Even though the goal was not met, the students improved the scores by 12%. The
updating of lecture materials and a total readjustment of how assessment will be done
Program
in the future is a program improvement that has resulted. From now on, assessment
Improvement:
will be done on a yearly basis, and instructors will have a more immediate look at how
the changes and additions to instruction have impacted student success.
Supporting File Attachment
PHS 112 Assessment..new 2012 to date tradional and online.docx Outcome
Number:
Year:
Outcome
Type:
3
2014­2015
Student Learning Outcome
Fifty percent of the students enrolled in Physical Science will be able to compare an
earthquake's magnitude.
Goal 1 ­ Provide students comprehensive and accessible instructional opportunities
Institutional
through community based education, dual enrollment, academic transfer, technical
Goal:
education, health science, and work force development programs.
The initial result was 7% percent of the students were able compare an earthquakes'
magnitude for the face­to­face class. Twelve percent of the students who enrolled in
Initial
the online class were able to compare an earthquakes' magnitude. The test results
Assessment:
revealed a lack of understanding of an earthquakes magnitude compared to another
earthquakes magnitude, students did not comprehend the magnitude.
Scheduled
Completion Summer 2015
Outcome:
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Budget
Amount:
Action Plan:
Outcome
Measure:
NA
1. Instructors will spend more time and emphasis on Earthquake Epicenter. 2.
Students will be assigned a lab dealing with Earthquake Epicenter to calculate the
epicenter of an earthquake from P and S wave data. Faculty will update lectures and
spend additional lab time on this topic.
Outcome will be measured by multiple choice exam score gains from pre to post (Pre
to Post test).
OVERALL RESULTS
The result was 11% of the students got the question correct. There was improvement
Results:
noted on the post test questions dealing with this outcome. Lab activity questions
were answered as usual and checked for accuracy.
Use of
Results:
The faculty will spend more time in classroom lecture on this topic. Furthermore, since
this topic is covered early in the semester, instructors need to make sure that it is
reviewed during the semester and related to other topics covered when appropriate.
The goal was not met of 50% accuracy. The students scores increased from 7% to
Program
11% for an increase of 4%. The lecture materials and a total readjustment of how
Improvement:
assessment will be done in the future is a program improvement that has resulted.
DISTANCE EDUCATION RESULTS
(if applicable to outcome)
Results:
The result was 9% of the students got the question correct. There was improvement
noted on the post test questions dealing with this outcome. Lab activity questions
were answered as usual and checked for accuracy.
The faculty will spend more time in classroom lecture on this topic. Furthermore, since
this topic is covered early in the semester, instructors need to make sure that it is
reviewed during the semester and related to other topics covered when appropriate.
Even though the goal was not met, the students decreased the scores by ­4%. The
program decreased that occurred deals with how data are collected and how often
Program
data are analyzed. The entire Science Department is now going to assess each
Improvement:
course every year. This will help to see more immediate results and allow the
instructors to make the needed changes more quickly and efficiently.
Supporting File Attachment
PHS 111 Assessment..new 2012 to date tradional and online.docx Use of
Results:
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