1. Assessment of Student Learning College of Arts and Sciences Progress Report March, 2008 Assessment and Continuous Improvement Office (A+ Office) Dr. Vivian Navas Dr. Eddie Marrero Dr. Mario Núñez

3. Arts and Sciences Assessment Office (A+) Structure

9. Model used by College of A&S to assess student learning

12. Assessment cycle template Assessed criteria What was assessed – skill or content? Justification Why focus on the selected item? Participants Numbers of students and faculty members impacted by the project? Pre intervention What was done to determine the student’s status on the chosen skill or content before the intervention? Intervention What activities were implemented to improve student performance in the chosen skill or content? Post intervention How was the effectiveness of the intervention determined? Results& discussion What results were obtained? Why? Course of Action Results Dissemination What actions were taken based on these results? Where did you present the results?

15. Assessment achievements in the Departments of the College of Arts & Sciences

16. Department Learning Assessment Plan Loop 1 Presentation Loop 1 Final report Loop 2 Presentation Loop 2 Final Report Published in A+ Journal 1.Biology X X X X X 2. Marine sciences X X X X X 3. Social Sciences X X X X X X 4. Economy X X X X X X 5. Nursing X X X X X X 6. Physical Education X X X X X 7. Hispanic Studies X X X X X X 8. Physic X X X X X 9. Geology X X X X X X 10. Humanities X X X X X 11. English X X X X X 12. Math X X X X X X 13. Chemistry X X X X X

17. Sample Department Learning Assessment Loop I – August 2006 Learning Assessment Loop II – January 2007 Partiipants Assessed Criteria Participants Assessed Criteria Faculty Students Faculty Students Biology 3 429 Learning in the Introductory Biology II course. 4 279 Learning in the Introductory Biology I course. English 6 250 Written Communication skills 2 60 Written Communication skills Hispanic Studies 5 111 Technological skills 2 57 Writing skills Humanities 118 Critical thinking 8 25 Critical thinking Physical Education 1 21 Sports teaching skills 2 10 Sports teaching skills

21. Department Loop 3 Assessed Criteria Biology Contemporary scientific issues Social Sciences Technological skills Economy Content Nursing Basic concepts knowledge Humanities Social bookmarking in teaching English Written Communication skills Math Math learning in advance course

23. College of Arts and Sciences Dissemination Strategies

24. Office Weblogs: (http://www.uprm.info/avaluo )

25. http://uprm.info/avaluo/cierres/

27. Avalúo Plus: Learning Assessment Journal (http://uprm.info/avaluoplus/ )

28. Summary

29. A+ Team

31. QUESTIONS?