Core Science Assessment Documentation

Last updated: December 22, 2010

• Local Philosophy of Assessment - from June 2000


• Condensed Course Goals


• Results of Pre-Assessment Quiz from August 2008


• 081-082 Analysis of Cores 5 and 6 Assessment Questions from Common Exams


• Documents from May 2009


• June 2009 Workshop


• August 2009 document containing John Nichols' suggestions on What Cores 5 & 6 can contribute to the Core Curriculum overall


• October 2009 document containing rationale for Separate Bio/Bio-Chem Sections of Cores 5 & 6


• Minutes of August 19, 2009 Core 5 Meeting


• 2009 Pre-Assessment Questions Bank


• 2009 Pre-Assessment Quiz


• 2009 Pre-Assessment Quiz with Results


• Cumulative Pre-/Post-Assessment Excel Spreadsheet data as of September 11, 2009


• Minutes of September 11, 2009 Core 5 Meeting


• Minutes of October 9, 2009 Cores 5 & 6 Meeting


• Fr. Stang's Core 5 assessment assignment on Deep Time
  • Fr. Stang's assessment data and commentary from Fall 2008


• 2009 Core 5 Final Exam with 3 Questions from Pre-Assessment Quiz with Results



• The 2009 final exam had the following essay question:
  "As you reflect on your semester in Core 5, please discuss what you saw as the purpose of the course, including the most important ideas that you think the faculty want you to take away from this course and remember for a long time."
  Assessment from Fr. Stang's section, n=18



• Minutes of August 18, 2010 Core 5 Meeting


• Fall 2010 core 5 midterm analysis meeting


• Section syllabi from Fall 2010


• Minutes of December 8, 2010 Core 5 planning meeting


• 2010 Pre-Assessment Quiz with comparative results from Core 5 final exam