Compton: Course SLOs (Div 1) - Astronomy

SPRING 2015Assessment: Course Four Column

COM: ASTR 12:Astronomy Laboratory

Course SLO Assessment MethodDescription Assessment Data & Analysis Actions

SLO #2 Locating Celestial Objects -Using a Cassegrain reflectingtelescope, students will be able toalign the telescope and point it atseveral objects, including the Moon,planets visible to the naked eye,planets invisible to the naked eye,bright stars, faint stars, and diffuseobjects (clusters, nebulae, andgalaxies)

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

Course SLO Status: Active

Input Date: 12/17/2013

Standard and Target for Success: Allstudents should hit the Moon, brightstars, and visible planets. 50% of thestudents should hit 50% of theinvisible planets, faint stars, anddiffuse objects.

Related Documents:Astro12 SLO2 assessment guide

Faculty Assessment Leader: KentSchwitkisFaculty Contributing to Assessment:kasReviewer's Comments: Instrumentneeds to be validated, particularly inregards to the bright skys at theschool.

null.courseAction: Instrumentvalidation: compare to instrumentused at other campuses for similarrequirements. (05/15/2016)Action Category: SLO/PLOAssessment Process

Semester and Year Assessment Conducted: 2014-15(Spring 2015)Standard Met? : Standard Not Met12 students participated.1) All students located the Moon, visible planets, and brightstars.2) 5 students located 50% of the available "invisible"planets, faint stars, and diffuse objects. (05/15/2015)

Reviewer's Comments: This methodneeds validation.

Field Work/Internship - Eachstudent created a list of targets to goafter. These targets included 1)Moon, 2) visible planets, 3)"invisible" planets, 4) bright stars, 5)faint stars, and 6) diffuse objects.Each student was in a team of 3.Each student cycled throughobservation targets, and once atarget was found then he/sheinformed the instructor. Theinstructor then assessed whetherthe target was found. When thestudent finished their target list, thescope was "handed" off to the nextstudent.

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COM: ASTR 25:Stars and Galaxies

Course SLO Assessment MethodDescription Assessment Data & Analysis Actions

SLO#3 Universe Origin - Students willbe able to describe the moderntheory of the origin of the Universe(the Big Bang Theory) and discuss theevidence that supports the theory.

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

Course SLO Status: Active

Input Date: 12/17/2013

Standard and Target for Success:50% of the students score 50%correct

Related Documents:Astro25 SLO3 Instrument

Faculty Assessment Leader: KentSchwitkisFaculty Contributing to Assessment:kasReviewer's Comments: Instrumentneeds to be validated.

null.courseAction: Instrumentneeds to be validated bycomparison to another set ofCompton Center students.(05/15/2016)Action Category: SLO/PLOAssessment Process

Semester and Year Assessment Conducted: 2014-15(Spring 2015)Standard Met? : Standard Met5 students scored 5 answers correct or better. Thebreakdown is a) one student did not answer any questions,b) three students scored 2 or 5, c) one student each scoreda 4, a 6, or a 7. (05/15/2015)

Reviewer's Comments: Theinstrument needs to be validated.

Exam/Test/Quiz - Nine (9) questionsfrom the test bank questions fromthe course textbook Discovering theUniverse 10th Edition by Comins andKaufmann, W.H. Freeman andCompany, 2012.

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