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How do I analyze a single
course offering?
What
is a single offering analysis?
How
do I conduct a single offering analysis?
What
is a single offering analysis?
A single offering analysis
is a review and comparison of all evaluation information obtained
from one specific course offering. This information includes
data on student enrollment, student achievement, and student
and instructor feedback about strengths, opportunities, and
plans for revision. These are all available in a single report.
A
single offering analysis will help you identify which features
of a course were effective and which features could be improved.
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How
do I conduct a single offering analysis?
After selecting a course to review, follow these steps
to conduct a single offering analysis:
- Review student
enrollment information.
- Review student achievement
information.
- Compare Student
Critique of Training and Instructor
Feedback.
- Develop a revision
strategy.
- Review student enrollment information.
Student enrollment provides some insight into who is or
is not passing a course and why. This information is helpful
in determining if there is a problem area in a course, but
it does not indicate specifically what the problem is. For
instance, a high number of students not passing a course
may indicate an opportunity for improvement. Also, a high
number of Academic Review Boards may indicate that students
are having difficulties with the course. From this analysis,
enter strengths, opportunities, and plans for revision.
There are nine classifications
of student enrollment:
- Starting enrollment is the
number of students enrolled in a course on the first day
of class.
- Average Final Grade is an
average score of all student final grades at the end of
a course.
- Review student achievement information.
Review the percentage of students passing each terminal
and enabling objective. The test identification number and
percentage of passing students are listed for each objective.
Reviewing this data can help you pinpoint particular parts
of the course that were strong and parts of the course that
may need to be revised. If there is a low percentage of
passing students for a terminal objective, then each of
the corresponding enabling objectives should be considered
for revision, even if they have a high percentage of passing
students.
Also, review reasons for students
passing the objectives. Reflect on instructional strategies,
class activities, and events that helped students pass
these objectives. Finally, review reasons for students
not passing objectives. This
information may be found in the student critique of training
and the instructor feedback. From this analysis, enter
strengths, opportunities, and plans for revision.
- Compare Student Critique of
Training and instructor feedback.
Items on the Student Critique and items on the instructor
feedback form are available in a chart for you to compare.
Each student item has been placed next to its corresponding
instructor item(s) to make comparisons easier. Also included
in the chart are the instructor rating, average student
rating, and an S (strength) or an O (opportunity) for each
student critique item. Note similarities and differences
between students and instructor. Items that were rated low
by both instructor and students or items that have a discrepancy
between instructor and students are areas that should be
considered for revision. Also, note similarities between
student and instructor
plans for revision. From this comparison, enter strengths,
opportunities, and plans for revision.
- Develop a revision strategy.
After examining student enrollment, student achievement,
and student critique and instructor feedback comparisons,
you should be able to pinpoint areas that are strengths
or opportunities for improvement. Look for frequent positive
comments, high ratings, or high student achievement as areas
of the course that worked well and should be repeated. Specify
plans for revision in areas of the course with frequent
negative comments, low ratings, or low student achievement.
Previously entered strengths, opportunities,
and plans for revision within this tab are a good starting
point in making your revision strategy. Determine the
frequency and emphasis placed on the suggested plans.
More frequent and greater emphasized suggestions should
take priority over other comments.
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