annual assessment report - University of Arkansas at Monticello

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disciplinary curricula, certification programs, and
vocational/technical education or workforce training. The
University assures opportunities in higher education for
both traditional and non-traditional students and strives to
provide an environment that fosters individual
achievement and personal development.
3. Provide an analysis of student learning data. How is the data used as evidence of
learning?
Spanish assessment
Every semester, students taking SPAN 1013 Elementary Spanish II or a higher-level
course are given assessment report forms (see Appendix A for a copy of the
Assessment Report Form). Correlated with the Expected Student Learning Outcomes as
outlined in the class syllabus, this form includes student self assessment, instructor
assessment of the student, and pre-test and post-test scores of each student (see Appendix
A for sample pre-tests and post-tests).
Starting with Spanish 2203 (Intermediate Spanish I) Professor Bacon keeps an
assessment portfolio for each student so as to evaluate individual student progress
throughout his/her career and to use as an assessment tool in evaluating the total program.
Thus, faculty members use multiple tools in their efforts to gain an accurate assessment
of a student‟s initial ability in the target language and to measure the student‟s progress.
The extent to which Spanish students demonstrate SLOs upon completion of a class
determines modifications in both the program‟s content and instructors‟ pedagogical
approaches.
Portfolio Assessment—Average Scores by Course and by Semester
(Scores are out of 100)
Semester: Spring 2012 Reading Writing Speaking Listening Cultural Knowledge
Spanish Intermediate I 95 78 80 78 80
Spanish Intermediate II 98 88 95 80 88
AP Spanish in Review 90 80 90 70 90