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An integral component of responding to the diverse and changing needs of FKCC’s constituency is to provide quality and comprehensiveGeneral Education. General Education at FKCC is designed to help students achieve their academic, career, and life-long goals. Acquiringknowledge, thinking critically, and utilizing the methodologies of various disciplines exposes students to experiences that serve to advancetheir personal growth.Therefore, it is important to assess whether FKCC’s General Education program, this critical component of the students’ academic andpersonal development, is successful in helping students achieve. Annually, objectives are established to assess General Education in the areasof reading, mathematics, critical thinking/problem-solving, social and behavioral sciences, humanities/fine arts, communication, computerskills, cultural awareness, and natural sciences. Results from these assessments are used to identify student success and to discoveropportunities for improvement in student learning.The development of goals to assess the areas of the General Education program supports College Goals (1) to provide quality educationalprograms and services and (7) to uphold an on-going institutional commitment to programs and services assessment with the objective ofcontinuous improvement. The objectives devised to measure the achievement of the General Education program areas’ goals, link into andsupport College Objective (2), to institute a complete cycle of a structured and comprehensive evaluation process of all programs, services,and general education. The assessed General Education program objectives that were established for 2003 to 2004 are listed below. Natural Sciences Goal:
To instruct all students in selected courses in the principles of cell biology and organismal biology
NaturalSciencesObjective
Means of Assessment
Measurement Process
Assessment Results
(use of actual data to describe performance)
Results
75% of students willdemonstrate anunderstanding ofmolecular biology,genetics of the cell,diversity oforganisms, and theecology ofpopulations
75% of the students taking thefinal exam in BSC 1010 and BSC1011 will correctly answer thequestion on the final exam thatinvolves the molecular biologyand genetics of cells, thediversity of organisms and theecology of populations.
One question on the Fall and Spring finalexam will specifically ask the student toanswer a question related to cell biology andorganismal biology and the success rate of thestudents taking the final on this question willbe tabulated then analyzed.
In the selected Fall term biology (BSC1010) course: of 20 students registered, 4students received an A, 5 studentsreceived a B, 9 students received a C, 2students failed the final.In the selected Spring term biology (BSC1011) course: of 13 students registered, 4students received an A, 4 studentsreceived a B, 3 students received a C, 1student failed the final.
Objective was met.90% of Principles ofBiology I studentspassed the coursefinal.77% of Principles ofBiology II studentspassed the coursefinal.
General Education Assessment Results for
2003 to 2004
Reading Goal:
Students will demonstrate the ability to obtain meaning from printed and graphical resources.
ReadingObjective
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80% of students willmeet minimalobjective forcompetence inreadingcomprehensionskills
80% of students will receive ascore of 72 or better on theFlorida College Basic Skills ExitExam
To measure objectives and student outcomes,faculty will administer the Florida CollegeBasic Skills Exit Exam in May of 2004. Thisexam consists of specific reading skills that aretaught in REA0003C. These skills are:recognize the main idea in a given passage;recognize supporting details;determine the meaning of words on the basisof context;recognize the author’s purpose;identify the author’s overall organizationalpattern;distinguish between statement of fact andstatement of opinion;detect bias;recognize the author’s tone;recognize relationships within and betweensentences;recognize valid arguments;identify logical inferences and conclusions.
34 students took the Florida College BasicSkills Exit Exam in May of 2004. 33students received a score of 72 or better onthis exam.
Objective was met.97% of students whotook the FloridaCollege Basic SkillsExit Exam in May of2004 met or exceededthe minimal objectivesfor competence.
Communication Goal:
Students will demonstrate the ability to write the five-paragraph essay
CommunicationObjective
Means of Assessment
Measurement Process
Assessment Results
(use of actual data to describe performance)
Results
70% of studentswho take the finalexam will showmastery of the fiveparagraph essay
70% of the students will receive agrade of “C” or better on the finalexam essay
To measure the objective, the ENC 1101students must write a five paragraph essay forthe final exam This essay must include athesis statement, an introductory paragraph, athree paragraph argument and a oneparagraph conclusion.
Of the 27 students who wrote a five-paragraph essay as part of their final exam,24 received a C or better.
Objective was met.89% of the studentsshowed mastery of the5-paragraph essay.
Social/Behavioral Sciences Goal:
Students enrolled in Social Science courses will acquire knowledge that permits them to
broaden their perspective and articulate conclusive viewpoints on world events and societal occurrences. Social/BehavioralSciencesObjective
Means of Assessment
Measurement Process
Assessment Results
(use of actual data to describe performance)
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60% of students inselect Social Sciencecourses willdemonstrate anunderstanding of theinfluence of societyand/or history on theindividual.
60% of students in select SocialScience courses will correctlyanswer three of five goal-relatedquestions included on finalexams.
Social Science faculty will develop five goal-related questions to be included on their finalexams in PSY 2012 and EUH 1000. Studentstaking the exams will be considered to havemastered the goal if they correctly answerthree of the five questions.
89% of students taking the PSY 2012 finalexam correctly answered at least 3 of the5 goal-related questions in psychology.79% of students taking the EUH 1000 finalexam correctly answered at least 3 of the5 goal-related questions in history.
Objective was met.Students in PSY 2012and EUH 1000 havedemonstrated masteryof the subject areagoal in the SocialSciences.
Computer Skills Goal:
Students will apply computer skills to retrieve, evaluate and use information
ComputerSkillsObjective
Means of Assessment
Measurement Process
Assessment Results
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Results
60% of allComposition I andCollege SurvivalSkills students willbe able toaccurately use acomputer databaseto retrieve anapplicable article foruse in a researchpaper.
Students will attend a researchin-service in the LearningResources Center, during whichtime they will successfully use anonline database to retrieve anarticle that they will use for theirresearch assignment.
Demonstrated ability to retrieve an appropriateresearch article
College Survival Skills: 100% of studentswho attended successfully retrieved anappropriate research article.English Composition I: 100% of studentswho attended successfully retrieved anappropriate research article.
Objective was metfor both classes at100%.Will continue topromote the academicand research benefitsof the in-serviceprograms held at theLRC to all students,especially those inEnglish Comp I
Critical Thinking/Problem Solving Goal:
To enhance the student’s knowledge and use of the target language.
CriticalThinking/ProblemSolvingObjective
Means of Assessment
Measurement Process
Assessment Results
(use of actual data to describe performance)
Results
70% or more of thestudents taking PHI2010 will demonstratecritical thinkingstrategies.
Students will successfullyrespond to a short essayquestion on the final examwhere they will have theopportunity to demonstratecritical thinking strategies.
A short essay question will measurestudent’s critical thinking strategies.These strategies include: examiningassumptions, questioning Socratically,analyzing experiences and evaluatingperspective.
Subject: PHICourse: 2010
GrandTotal
Grade^
A^
61.9%^
B^
9.5%^
F^
19.0%^
W^
9.5%^
Total^
Percent^
100.0%^
Objective was met.As the final gradebreakdown shows,71.4% of thestudents passed thecourse with either anA or a B.These studentsdemonstrated optimalcritical thinkingstrategies
