Assessing the Plan
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The effectiveness of the FOCUS sessions will be measured through an assessment process
with a听听variety of instruments. The assessment instruments to be administered to students
enrolled in BIOL 1014 and 1020 include a nationally developed test to measure critical
thinking and real-world problem solving, two locally developed diagnostic assessments
to measure content specific knowledge, a national survey of student engagement to
measure perceived development of critical thinking skills, pass-rates of FOCUS-linked
courses, and longitudinal tracking of student performance in their subsequent science
course (whether it is BIOL or another science discipline).听
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QEP Goal
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Target
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听Success in FOCUS course
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听Grade in BIOL 1014 or BIOL 1020 Class
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听75% of students enrolled in a FOCUS-linked course will earn ABC
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听Success in subsequent science course
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听Grade in subsequent science course
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85% of students who received ABC in FOCUS-linked course will receive ABC in subsequent
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Learning Objectives听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听
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Student Learning Outcomes
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Measure
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Target
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Critical Thinking
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- Separate factual information from inferences
- Understand the limitations of correlational data
- Evaluate evidence and identify appropriate conclusions
- Identify alternative interpretations for data or observations
- Identify new information that supports/contradicts a hypothesis
- Explain how new information can change a problem
- Separate relevant information from irrelevant information
- Integrate information to solve problems
- Learn and apply new information
- Communicate ideas effectively
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CAT Test
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Scores improve for years 2020, 2021, and 2022
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Content Knowledge
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- Formulate a coherent understanding of the relationship between tissues, organs, and
organ systems (BIOL 1014)
- Formulate a coherent understanding of the characteristics of living things (BIOL 1020)
- Observe the natural world and explain the importance of the scientific method (BIOL
1014/1020)
- Communicate anatomical terminology (BIOL 1014)
- Use the basic components of models (BIOL 1014/BIOL 1020)
- Synthesize information to develop a conceptual understanding of biological processes
(BIOL 1014/BIOL 1020)
- Synthesize scientific data and information to develop hypotheses. (BIOL 1020)
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Locally Developed embedded Diagnostic Questions
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75% answer 75% correctly
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