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Implementation and Assessment Timeline
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Fall 2018
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- QEP Coordinator hired and starts
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Spring 2019
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- Submit QEP to SACSCOC
- Collect Baseline data of Diagnostic Assessment for each class
- Prepare materials (active learning, case studies, tutorials) for FOCUS sessions in
1014 and 1020
- Work with lecture instructors in BIOL 1014 and 1020
- Submit University Curriculum Committee paperwork to redesignÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýBIOL 1014 and 1020
to include the 1 hour FOCUS session
- Development of a critical thinking assessment test
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Summer 2019
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- Analyze Spring baseline data, including Spring 2018 NSSE
- Prepare first annual progress report on implementation progress, assessment results,
and continued directions
- Send QEP coordinator/faculty to Case Study Conference
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Fall 2019
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- Collect Baseline data in all sections of BIOL 1014 and 1020 by administering CAT before
the implementation of FOCUS sessions
- Collect Baseline data of Diagnostic Assessment for each class
- Continue to prepare materials (active learning, case studies, tutorials) for FOCUS
sessions in 1014 and 1020
- Work with lecture instructors in BIOL 1014 and 1020
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Spring 2020
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- Train FOCUS session GAs during University Week
- Implement FOCUS sessions in 1020
- Collect Diagnostic Assessment for each class
- Administer CAT at end of semester for BIOL 1020 sections
- Administer NSSE 2020
- Conduct Post-Mortem Focus Group
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Summer 2020
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- Analyze and evaluate assessment data
- Prepare second annual progress report on implementation progress, assessment results,
and continued directions
- Share results with university community
- Develop any course improvements based on results
- Conduct budget analysis
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Fall 2020
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- Train FOCUS session GAs during University Week
- Implement FOCUS sessions in 1014
- Collect Diagnostic Assessment for each class
- Administer CAT at end of semester for BIOL 1014 sections
- Continue implementation and data collection in BIOL 1020
- Collect success rates in BIOL 1014 and 1020 and subsequent classes for previous cohort
- Conduct Post-Mortem Focus Group
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Spring 2020 – Summer 2024
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- Continue with implementation, data collection, and analysis of FOCUS sessions in both
BIOL 1014 and BIOL 1020 each semester
- Administer NSSE 2022
- Conduct budget analysis
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