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TMCC
COURSE ASSESSMENT REPORT (CAR)
Revised 8/28/2015
Course Preftx, Number and Title: SPAN 111- FIRST YEAR SPANISH I (ONLINE)
Division/Unit: Liberal Arts
Submitted by: Gabriela Brochu
Contributing Faculty:
Academic Year: Spring 2016
General Education: YesD No181
Complete and electronically submit your assessment report to your Department Chair/Coordinator/Director. As needed, please attach supporting documents and/or
a narrative description ofthe assessment activities in your course.
Coune Outcomes
ln the boxes below, summarize
the outcomes assessed in your
course during the year.
Assessment Measures
Assessment Results
Use of Results In the boxes below, summarize
the methods used to assess
course outcomes during the last
year.
ln the boxes below, summarize
the results ofyour assessment
activities during the last year.
In the boxes below, summarize
how you are or how you plan to
use the results to Improve
student learning. Demonstrate acquired
knowledge through examination
evaluated by established
standards which will measure
their ability to read, write, speak,
and/or comprehend at a
beginner's level.
Twenty-four (24) assessments
were completed by two (2)
sections of SPAN 111 online.
The class average was 86 %
accuracy. Two (2) sections of
SPAN 111 online were offered
in spring 2016.
The following indicates the
accuracy between brackets in
percentages for items 1-10:
The assessment indicates that one core indicator fell below
700/o accuracy: 10) present tense:
ser/estar and tener (66 %
accuracy). The rest ofthe
indicators showed accuracy
between 79% and 95.5%.
Effect on Coune
Based on the results ofthis assessment, will you revise course curriculum or course outcomes? lfso, please
summariz.e how and why in the
boxes below:
Outcome#!
Students will read, understand,
interpret, and communicate
spoken and/or written Spanish at
a beginner's level.
In spring 2016, we assessed the
following core indicators:
ser/estar, present tense, direct
object pronowu, and
noun/adjective agreement.
These are the core indicators
numbered one through ten
targeted:
1. ser/estar,
2. present tense: subject/verb
agreement, I. ser/estar (91)
2. present tense: subject/verb
agreement (88) 3. present tense: subject/verb agreement/stem-changing verbs (82.5) 4. direct object pronouns (95.5) 5. present tense: estar and tener (95.5)
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The previous Assessment of SPAN 111 online perfonned in 2010-2011 showed that one core indicator fell below 70%
accuracy: Reflexive verbs. The
Spanish online Program in 2010
was different than the in person
program, presenting difficulties
for students that go back and
forth between the two modes of
instruction. Based on retention
rates and assessment, we
concluded that we needed to reevaluate the online program and
adjust it so the whole Spanish
program-in person and
online-was consistent. We re­
designed the entire Spanish
online program using best
practices (Quality Matters
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COURSE ASSESSMENT REPORT (CAR)
TMCC
Coune Prero:, Number and Title: SPAN 111-FIRST YEAR SPANISH I (ONLINE)
Division/Unit: Liberal Arts
Submitted by: Gabriela Brochu
Contributing Faculty:
Academic Year: Spring 2016
Coune Outcomes
Outcome #2
Students will identify values and
cultural mores associated with
Hispanic Iberian and Latin
American cultures.
Assessment Measures
3. present tense: subJecvverb
agreement/stem-changing verbs,
4. direct object pronouns,
5. present tense: estar and tener,
6. present tense: subject/verb
agreement/stem-changing verbs,
7. noun/adjective agreement,
8. ser/estar and haber,
9. present tense: present
progressive, and
I0. present tense: ser/estar and
tener.
Assessment Results
o. present tense: subJecvverb
agreement/stem-changing verbs
Use of Results
(95.5)
7. noun/adjective agreement (84)
8. ser/estar and haber (79}
9. present tense: present
progressive (82.5)
10. present tense: ser/estar and
tener (66)
Not assessed.
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Effect on Course
rubncJ. 1 ne re-<1es1gne<1
program started in spring 2014.
As a consequence, Reflexive
verbs is not included in SPAN
111 anymore, and it is taught in
SPAN 112. The present
Assessment of2016 shows that
the present tense: ser/estar and
tener fell below 70% accuracy
(this core indicator had been
assessed in 2011 and accuracy
was above 70°/c,). We will
discuss these results during our
coordination meeting with all
instructors to make sure they
address this subject more
extensively and to come up with
strategies to help students better
understand this subject. SPAN
111 online course is QM
certified since spring 2015.
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COURSE ASSESSMENT REPORT (CAR)
TMCC
Course Prefo:, Number and Title: SPAN 111-FIRST YEAR SPANISH I (ONLINE)
Division/Unit: Liberal Arts
Submitted by: Gabriela Brochu
Contributing Faculty:
Academic Year: Spring 2016
DEAN COMMENTS:
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Depanment Chair/Coordinator/Director has reviewed the CAR's fonn with faculty member Ye~NoD
Please enter your name and date below to confinn you have reviewed this report:
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Signature
Department Chair/Coordinator/Director
Dean
Dr. Barbara Buchanan, Vice President of Academic
Affairs
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