Program: Classics (BA)
Degree: Bachelor's
Date: Thu Oct 13, 2011 - 3:48:58 pm
1) Below are your program student learning outcomes (SLOs). Please update as needed.
SLO 1: Demonstrate an ability to read and understand a variety of classical literary texts in the target language (i.e., ancient Greek or classical Latin).
SLO 2: Demonstrate a knowledge of vocabulary items, grammatical constructions, and inflections found on the average page of a classical literary text.
SLO 3: Demonstrate a familiarity with the styles of authors in the major genres of prose (e.g., history, philosophy, novel) and poetry (e.g., epic, lyric, drama).
SLO 4: Demonstrate an understanding of the classical literary texts in a historical context and an understanding of cultural information about the Greeks and Romans.
SLO 5: Demonstrate an ability to conduct research on classical subjects by using different reference works and sources.
2) Your program's SLOs are published as follows. Please update as needed.
Department Website URL: We are in the process of modifying our Department web page and are planning to include our divisional SLO..
Student Handbook. URL, if available online: Information Sheet, Flyer, or Brochure URL, if available online: UHM Catalog. Page Number: Course Syllabi. URL, if available online: NA Other: We are in the process of modifying our course syllabi, information brochure. Other: 3) Below is the link(s) to your program's curriculum map(s). If we do not have your curriculum map, please upload it as a PDF.
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4) For your program, the percentage of courses that have course SLOs explicitly stated on the syllabus, a website, or other publicly available document is as follows. Please update as needed.
0% 1-50% 51-80%
81-99% 100%5) For the period June 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011: State the assessment question(s) and/or assessment goals. Include the SLOs that were targeted, if applicable.
We are beginning to assess our SLOs as a way of finding out to what extent the students who receive a B.A. in Classics are able to perform them.
We do have data from our Greek 202 and Latin 202 student exit surveys and are planning to discuss the results with all faculty members in the Classics department.
6) State the type(s) of evidence gathered to answer the assessment question and/or meet the assessment goals that were given in Question #5.
We are beginning to assess our SLOs as a way of finding out to what extent the students who receive a B.A. in Classics are able to perform them.
We do have data from our Greek 202 and Latin 202 student exit survey in which:
Greek 202 (89% response rate)
50% of the students say they plan to continue studying ancient Greek or classical Latin;
50% say they were “somewhat satisfied” and 38% say they were "very satisfied" with academic standards and expectations;
38% say that were “somewhat satisfied” and 50% say they were "very satisfied" with the overall quality of the instruction.
88% say that they would "definitely" recommend the program to other students.
Latin 202 (84% response rate)
22% of the students say they plan to continue studying ancient Greek or classical Latin;
39% say that they were “somewhat satisfied” and 54% say they were "very satisfied" with academic standards and expectations;
12% say they were “somewhat satisfied” and 85% say they are "very satisfied" with the overall quality of the instruction.
76% say they would "definitely" recommend the program to other students.
7) State how many persons submitted evidence that was evaluated. If applicable, please include the sampling technique used.
8 students in ancient Greek responded to the survey (an 89% return rate).
41 students in classical Latin responded to the survey (an 84% return rate).
8) Who interpreted or analyzed the evidence that was collected? (Check all that apply.)
Course instructor(s) Faculty committee Ad hoc faculty group Department chairperson Persons or organization outside the university Faculty advisor Advisors (in student support services) Students (graduate or undergraduate) Dean/Director Other: 9) How did they evaluate, analyze, or interpret the evidence? (Check all that apply.)
Used a rubric or scoring guide Scored exams/tests/quizzes Used professional judgment (no rubric or scoring guide used) Compiled survey results Used qualitative methods on interview, focus group, open-ended response data External organization/person analyzed data (e.g., external organization administered and scored the nursing licensing exam) Other: