ASSESSMENT REPORT
FOR
Bachelor of Arts with a major in Physical Science (BA)
Instructional Degree Program
Spring 2004
Assessment Period Covered
June 17, 2004
Date Submitted
Expanded Statement of Institutional Purpose Linkage:
Institutional Mission Reference:
Texas A&M International University, a Member of The Texas A&M
University System, is committed to the preparation of students for leadership
roles in their chosen profession and in increasingly complex, culturally
diverse state, national, and global society … Through instruction, faculty
and student research, and public service, Texas A&M International
University is a strategic point of delivery for well-defined programs
and services that improve the quality of life for citizens of the border
region, the State of Texas, and national and international communities.
College/University Goal(s) Supported:
The faculty and administrators of the College of Arts and Sciences
and the Department
of Mathematical and Physical Sciences are committed to providing a scholarly
environment
in which students prepare for productive lives in a dynamic world and
in a changing global and technologically advancing environment.
Intended Educational (Student) Outcomes:
1. Learner outcome: Students completing the physical science
program will acquire an understanding of the fundamental principles
of classical and modern physical science.
Expected Educational Outcome: Students completing the physical
science program will demonstrate skills related to applying the fundamental
principles of classical and modern physical science.
2. Learner Outcome: Students completing the physical science
program will acquire the ability to analyze and interpret experimental
data of physical science phenomena.
Expected Educational Outcome: Students completing the physical
science program will demonstrate an ability to analyze and interpret
experimental data of physical science phenomena including applications
of computers and software.
3. Learner Outcome: Students completing the physical science
program will learn to communicate, in form and content, verbally the
results of physical science investigative work.
Expected Educational Outcome: Students completing the physical
science program will demonstrate an ability to communicate the results
of physical science investigative work by making an oral presentation.
ASSESSMENT REPORT
FOR
Bachelor of Arts with a major in Physical Science (BA)
Instructional Degree Program
Spring 2004
Assessment Period Covered
June 17, 2004
Date Submitted
Intended Educational (Student) Outcome:
NOTE: There should be one form C for each intended outcome
listed on form B. Intended outcome should be restated in the box immediately
below and the intended outcome number entered in the blank spaces.
__1__ Learner outcome: Students completing the physical science
program will acquire an understanding of the fundamental principles
of classical and modern physical science. Expected Educational Outcome:
Students completing the physical science program will demonstrate skills
related to applying the fundamental principles of classical and modern
physical science.
First Means of Assessment for Outcome Identified Above:
__1__a.Means of Program Assessment & Criteria for Success:
Evaluation of student solutions to problems dealing with fundamental
principles of physical science in a qualitative/quantitative exam developed,
administered and evaluated by the physical science program faculty.
70% of students expected to score 70% or better on this physical science
exam.
__1__a.Summary of Assessment Data Collected: An Exam was created
but was not administered since no BA Physical Sciences majors graduated
in the Fall 2003 semester.
__1__a. Use of Results to Improve Instructional Program:
Identify the physical science concepts that need more emphasis and change
the instructional methods to accommodate findings.
Second Means of Assessment for Outcome Identified Above:
__1__b.Means of Program Assessment & Criteria for Success:
At a multimedia presentation, the graduating students will provide evidence
that they have the knowledge and experience necessary to apply the fundamental
principles methods of classical and modern physical science with score
60% or better as determined by a committee of Physical Science Faculty.
__1__b.Summary of Assessment Data Collected: A multimedia presentation
was not made since no BA Physical Sciences majors graduated in the Fall
2003 semester.
__1__b. Use of Results to Improve Instructional Program: Identify
the physical science concepts that need more emphasis and change the
instructional methods to accommodate findings.
ASSESSMENT REPORT
FOR
Bachelor of Arts with a major in Physical Science (BA)
Instructional Degree Program
Spring 2004
Assessment Period Covered
June 17, 2004
Date Submitted
Intended Educational (Student) Outcome:
NOTE: There should be one form C for each intended outcome
listed on form B. Intended outcome should be restated in the box immediately
below and the intended outcome number entered in the blank spaces.
__2__. Learner Outcome: Students completing the physical science
program will acquire the ability to analyze and interpret experimental
data of physical science phenomena.
Expected Educational Outcome: Students completing the physical
science program will demonstrate an ability to analyze and interpret
experimental data of physical science phenomena including the application
of computers and software.
First Means of Assessment for Outcome Identified Above:
__2__a.Means of Program Assessment & Criteria for Success:
Evaluation of student analysis and interpretation of experimental data
of physical science phenomena in a data analysis/interpretation exam
developed, administered and evaluated by the physical science program
faculty. 70% of students expected to score 70% or better on physical
science data analysis/interpretation exam.
__2__a.Summary of Assessment Data Collected: An Exam was created
but was not administered since no BA Physical Sciences majors graduated
in the Fall 2003 semester.
__2__a.Use of Results to Improve Instructional Program: Identify
the physical science concepts that need more emphasis and change the
instructional methods to accommodate findings.
Second Means of Assessment for Outcome Identified Above:
__2__b.Means of Program Assessment & Criteria for Success:
At a multimedia presentation, the graduating students will provide evidence
that they have the knowledge and experience necessary to analyze and
interpret experimental data of physical phenomena with score 60% or
better as determined by a committee of Physical Science faculty.
__2__b.Summary of Assessment Data Collected: A multimedia presentation
was not made since no BA Physical Sciences majors graduated in the Spring
2003 semester.
__2__b. Use of Results to Improve Instructional Program: Identify
the physical science concepts that need more emphasis and change the
instructional methods to accommodate findings.
ASSESSMENT REPORT
FOR
Bachelor of Arts with a major in Physical Science (BA)
Instructional Degree Program
Spring 2004
Assessment Period Covered
June 17, 2004
Date Submitted
Intended Educational (Student) Outcome:
NOTE: There should be one form C for each intended outcome
listed on form B. Intended outcome should be restated in the box immediately
below and the intended outcome number entered in the blank spaces.
__3__. Learner Outcome: Students completing the physical
science program will learn to communicate, in form and content, verbally
the results of physical science investigative work. Expected Educational
Outcome: Students completing the physical science program will demonstrate
an ability to communicate the results of physical science investigative
work by making a oral presentation.
First Means of Assessment for Outcome Identified Above:
__3__a.Means of Program Assessment & Criteria for Success:
Evaluation of student ability to communicate by an oral presentation
of physical science investigative work in a oral communication exam
developed, administered and evaluated by the physical science program
faculty. 70% of students expected to score 70% or better on physical
science communication exam.
__3__a. Summary of Assessment Data Collected: An Exam was created
but was not administered since no BA Physical Sciences majors graduated
in the Fall 2003 semester.
__3__a.Use of Results to Improve Instructional Program: Identify
the physical science concepts that need more emphasis and change the
instructional methods to accommodate findings.
Second Means of Assessment for Outcome Identified Above:
__3__b. Means of Program Assessment & Criteria for Success:
At a multimedia presentation, the graduating students will provide evidence
that they have the knowledge and experience necessary to communicate
the results of physical science investigations with score 60% or better
as determined by a committee of Physical Science Faculty.
__3__b. Summary of Assessment Data Collected: At a multimedia
presentation, the graduating students will provide evidence that they
have the knowledge and experience necessary to communicate the results
of physical science investigations with score 60% or better as determined
by a committee of Physical Science Faculty.
__3__b. Use of Results to Improve Instructional Program: Identify
the physical science concepts that need more emphasis and change the
instructional methods to accommodate findings.
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