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Compton: Course SLOs (Div 2) - Sociology

SPRING 2015Assessment: Course Four Column

COM: SOCI 101:Introduction to Sociology

Course SLO Assessment MethodDescription Assessment Data & Analysis Actions

SLO #2 Sociological Concepts -Students will define and demonstratean understanding of sociologicalconcepts, such as social structure,culture, socialization, deviance, andsocial stratification by applying themto social scenarios.

Course SLO Assessment Cycle: 2014-15 (Spring 2015)

Course SLO Status: Active

Input Date: 12/21/2013

Faculty Assessment Leader: IkawebaBuntingFaculty Contributing to Assessment:Reviewer's Comments:

null.courseAction: In the future Imay incorporate and oral reportas part of the overall assessmentprocess for SLO2. Verbalcommand of the material is asimportant as writtenunderstanding. (05/04/2016)Action Category: TeachingStrategies

Semester and Year Assessment Conducted: 2014-15(Spring 2015)Standard Met? : Standard Met45 students completed all assessment instruments. Of these45 students, 39 performed successfully on the assessmentinstruments earning passing grades of C or better in theclass. This result approximately 37% above the expectedsuccess rate. (05/13/2015)

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Essay/Written Assignment - Theassessment used multipleinstruments (1) Midterm Exam, (2)Assignments, (3) Mini ResearchPaper and (4) Final Exam.Incorporating the SLO assessment inoverall assessment instruments ofthe entire course allows for a moreaccurate and holistic picture ofcurriculum deliverables related tooverall course objectives andlearning outcomes as opposed tohaving a single instrument assessinga single SLO instrument thatexplicates the SLO from the overallcontext and content of the course.All instruments, to varying degrees,required students to define anddemonstrate an understanding ofsociological concepts of socialstructure, culture, socialization,social stratification, the sociologicalperspective, social research methodsand social theory analysis applied tosocial scenarios.Students had to incorporate theirknowledge of theory, sociological

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Standard and Target for Success: Itwas expected that at least 50% ofthe students participating andcompleting the assessmentinstruments would earn a passinggrade on each assessmentinstrument and this will translateinto a passing grade for the entirecourse.

perspectives as a core element ofthe entire course. The responseswere assessed considering thefollowing criteria: (1) fact and/orterminology recognition and use; (2)concept-idea-knowledge application;(3) Demonstration of adistinguishable pattern of analysisrelated to the theory or theories andconcepts relative to the content ofthe assessment instruments and thecourse overall and responserequired;


COM: SOCI 102:The Family


SLO #1 Sociological TheoreticalPerspectives - Students willdemonstrate an understanding of thepurpose of theoretical perspectivesand apply sociological perspectivessuch as cognitive development andsocial learning theory to socialscenarios.



Input Date: 12/21/2013 Standard and Target for Success: Itis expected that 80% of students willscore a 75% or above on this SLO.

Faculty Assessment Leader: NikkiWilliamsFaculty Contributing to Assessment:Reviewer's Comments:

null.courseAction: Teachingstrategies need to be employedthat will further assist students indistinguishing betweensociological theories andperspectives to assist them inusing these to identify casestudies. The students did nothave a difficult time identifyingthe sociological perspectives ortheories but did find it challengingto apply them to the case studies.Having further practice thatpresents case studies as thestudents will see them on theexam will assist them in beingmore successful with applyingthese sociological perspectivesand theories to the case studies.(10/22/2015)Action Category: TeachingStrategies

Semester and Year Assessment Conducted: 2014-15(Spring 2015)Standard Met? : Standard Not MetA sample population of 10 students was used to assess theSLO. Of these 10 students, 7 successfully completed SLO #1with a 75% score or above on the SLO skills found in thefinal exam. (10/22/2015)

Exam/Test/Quiz - Students wereadministered a final course examthat tested knowledge ofsociological theories andperspectives. This exam wasmultiple choice and tested recall ofterminology and definitions of thesociological perspectives andtheories as well as contained casestudies that required application ofthe theories and perspectives.


COM: SOCI 104:Social Problems


SLO #2 Sociological Concepts -Students will define and demonstratean understanding of sociologicalconcepts, such as deviance, crime,racism, and globalization by applyingthem to social scenarios.



Input Date: 12/21/2013

Faculty Assessment Leader: IkawebaBuntingFaculty Contributing to Assessment:Reviewer's Comments:

null.courseAction: TeachingStrategies: Since we are meetingour targets there is nothingproposed that needs changing inregards to pedagogical approachand methods in the classroom.Challenges faced by the studentsthat impact academicperformance are primarily relatedto attitudes and methods inregards to learning culturally andat the institutional level in theU.S.A. and levels of academic skillsand critical thinking skills whichare also related to the culture andsocial inequities, race and socio-economic profile. Anyimprovement in rates of successe.g. from a ‘C’ to an ‘A’, or fromdropping out to graduating mustnecessarily address the fact thatimprovement of the profiles ofsuccess and failure are a functiondependent upon an overhaul shiftand reform in resourcedistribution, access, Americaneducation policy and attitudinalchanges related to pedagogicalfocus/purpose on this campus.(10/21/2016)Action Category: TeachingStrategiesnull.courseAction:Program/College: These resultsreinforce the perception andperhaps fact that the interactionbetween the faculty member and

Semester and Year Assessment Conducted: 2014-15(Spring 2015)Standard Met? : Standard MetIn relation to overall student success out of the 36 finalgrades earned, 11 did not take the final exam assessment; 5did not complete the project assignment i.e. they did notcomplete the assessment instrument.The result is: 25/36 students with a ‘C’ grade or better. Outof those 36 students 5 students received a D grade and 8failed the course. Of those 8 failures, none submitted thefinal exam assessment. Of those 8 failures, 6 did not submitthe project assignment.Therefore we can conclude that of all the students thatactually participated in the class and submitted one or bothassessment exercises 28 students received passing grade;and of those 28 students 25 received a grade of C or better.A majority of students 16/36 received marks above ‘C’The grading breakdown is: 8A’s; 12B’s; 5C’s; 3D’s; 8F’s (ofthese 8 failures, 6 did not participate in either assessmentexercise). (10/21/2015)

Case Study - Case Study and ExamThere were two exercises that wereused to assess overall studentlearning that was inclusive of SLO 2.The first is the Social ProblemAdvocacy Project and the secondwas the final itself. In both SLO #2was addressed and assessed.• Social Problem AdvocacyProject. Utilizing the text ‘Solutionsto Social Problems’ Students selectan issue or phenomena area thatcorresponds to the differentchapters in the text. For exampleSocial Movement for Democracy orSocial Movement for CorporateResponsibility, or Social Movementfor Social Justice; The student willthen design an advocacy program toaddress a social problem of concernto them and their communities. Theproject paper should be a minimumof 2000 words.

Course Final Exercise The film UntoldHistory of the United States byOliver Stone is a documentarywherein Stone frames an argumentand positon about a situation hesees a troubling social problem inAmerican society. He wants to drawattention to this by framing anargument about the situation. Afterwatching Segment 10 of the film theUntold History of the Unites Statesyou are to address the following sixpoints (see exam)



Standard and Target for Success:The two exercises made up 50% ofthe total possible number of pointsfor the course (140). Withoutscoring at least 50% of the possiblepoints on both items it would beimpossible for the student to earn apassing grade in the course. It isexpected that at least 50% ofstudents will score 50% or above onthese exercises used for SLOassessment.

the students has a lot to do withpedagogical methods andacademic success. Criticalpedagogy teaching methods andcommunications with studentsthat allows them to feel confidentand exploratory that reinforcesand values their knowledge andcultural base rooted in criticalpedagogy or a pedagogy of theoppressed coupled withapproaching social problems fromthe subjectivist paradigm andempowering students to use theirown concerns and social culturalexperiences as the basis ofanalysis and contextualization ofsocial problems is proven to beeffective by these results.However the managerial cultureand pedagogical emphasis doesnot facilitate nor is it conducivefor programs or structures thatallows for a critical pedagogy tobe incorporated institution wide.(1) Proposed Action: Allow andsupport (financially andadministratively) a faculty leadand directed initiative to developan institution wide plan of actiondesigned to rectify theinstitution’s attitudinalimpediments and deficienciesmost significantly and establishcritical pedagogy (a pedagogy ofthe oppressed) as the frameworkfor institutions engaged in theeducation of students fromsocially, economically, racially andculturally marginalized



communities. (10/21/2015)Action Category: Program/CollegeSupport


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