Location
Daytona Beach, Florida
Description
General Education "Program" outcomes were developed and used to guide the assessment of student learning in a physics course. The student learning outcomes that mapped to program outcomes included assessing students' problem solving skills. The results of student performance on a summative exam in sections of PHYS 102 in the October 2008 term were compared to specific overall and content assessment goals. The author used a focus group to review the results and make recommendations for improving student learning. Changes were implemented to improve student problem solving skills, in a formative sense, prior to students taking the assessment in future sections of the course. The changes resulted in measureable improvement in student performance.
Using Direct Assessment to Improve Student Learning in a General Education Course Also Required in a Degree Program
Daytona Beach, Florida
General Education "Program" outcomes were developed and used to guide the assessment of student learning in a physics course. The student learning outcomes that mapped to program outcomes included assessing students' problem solving skills. The results of student performance on a summative exam in sections of PHYS 102 in the October 2008 term were compared to specific overall and content assessment goals. The author used a focus group to review the results and make recommendations for improving student learning. Changes were implemented to improve student problem solving skills, in a formative sense, prior to students taking the assessment in future sections of the course. The changes resulted in measureable improvement in student performance.