General Education Assessment Record For Goal #5: Computer Proficiency

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General Education Goal # 5: Computer Proficiency Students who have made progress toward developing computer proficiency will be able to accomplish at least one of the following:

• Complete an assignment using an application software program, such as a word processing program • Search for and use information from the internet • Employ at least one operating system or computer programming language

Assessment Activity and Criteria for Evaluating Student Performance:

1. Describe one specific activity that you used to determine if your students demonstrate computer literacy and indicate which of the above objectives can be met by this activity. The activity can be a specific question on an exam, a report, or any assignment that you believe is appropriate for measuring a student’s computer proficiency.

2. What were the elements of the activity (specific criteria) that enable you to differentiate between students who demonstrated computer proficiency and those who did not? Describe your standard of performance on these elements.

Note: A grade is the result of some assessment. The grade is not the assessment; therefore, if a grade or score is the outcome, what performance elements and criteria were used to assign the particular grade/score?

3. (a.) How many students did you assess? _________

(b.) How many of the students assessed successfully demonstrated computer proficiency based upon your criteria? _____

4. Provide / attach an example of your assessment activity (e.g., exam question, class assignment, etc.).

Action Plan (based on assessment results):

Plans for the Instructor: How will you use your assessment results to enhance student potential to develop computer proficiency? Based on your results, what will you START doing, STOP doing, or CONTINUE doing? Plans for the Institution: Based upon the results of your assessment, what additional resources or professional development activities could TCC provide that would enhance teaching and learning of this goal in your area?