annual assessment report - University of Arkansas at Monticello

in 2012 who did not score at least 60 was caught cheating on part A of the test and
received a 0 on that portion but earned an 85 on part B.
The following table illustrates assessment test scores for the past four years:
School Year
Average Score
2011-12 79.57%
2010-11 77.40
2009-10 89.50
2008-09 85.04
Clearly, Early College students are demonstrating the expected outcomes. The decline in
scores the past two years is the result of a single student receiving a very low overall
score because of cheating.
6. As a result of the review of your student learning data in previous questions,
explain what efforts your unit will make to improve student learning over the next
assessment period. Be specific indicating when, how often, how much, and by whom
these improvements will take place.
Isabel Bacon will continue to mentor and supervise Fulbright Foreign Language
Assistants and Spanish-course adjuncts and will advise them as follows:
‣ Require students to use the Foreign Language Lab, where they can receive
tutoring and use Rosetta Stone software.
‣ Set up Blackboard shells for online class discussions and completion of
various other written assignments so that more class time can be given to oral
instruction and discussion of Hispanic cultures.
Lesly Jean-Francois will begin offering French literature courses to enhance
students‟ knowledge of Franco cultures.
The French Foreign Language Teaching Assistant will work a greater number of
hours in the Foreign Language Lab to give French students more opportunity to
seek tutoring.
Dr. Jean-Francois will train the French FLTA to use Tell-Me-More to enhance
instruction in the sections taught by the FLTA.
Yukiko Shepherd is planning a Study Abroad course for Japanese students to be
conducted in Japan. This language immersion should contribute tremendously to
students‟ ability to understand and speak Japanese.
7. What new tactics to improve student learning has your unit considered,
experimented with, researched, reviewed or put into practice over the past year?