Course Assessment Form

Department:English	Sections: all sections	
Course Title:First-year Composition (ENG101)		
Academic Year: 2004-2005		
Course Outcomes / Competencies  (List the course competencies or outcomes to be assessed.)  
10.  Write an essay of argumentation that demonstrates sound logical development.	
Assessment Method & Criteria for Success (Describe the assessment method used and your criteria for successful learning outcomes.)
Over the past three years, the English department has developed and revised a scoring rubric for the argumentative essay taught in English 101.  Faculty submitted their scores to the committee, and those were compiled and the sub-set scores derived from the rubric were analyzed.  According to this data, 80% of students (N=299) passed the argumentative essay with a grade of C or better.  However, an analysis of the sub-set scores indicated that 15% of essays received the lowest possible score for documentation.  This problem was confirmed by the Project SAILS results for GCC.	
Fall__X___  Spring_ ___  Summary of Data Collected (Record the results of the course outcomes / competencies assessed  (rubrics and more detailed reports are available online at 
http://www.gc.maricopa.edu/English/assessment/

Fall 2004:  28% As, 32% B’s, 30% C’s, 8% D’s, 2% F’s
Total number of scores submitted: 299	
Use of Results (Describe course changes you will or have already made as a result of this assessment.)
--The English Department is working with the library to identify specific elements of documentation that students do not understand and will help us develop instructional strategies and materials to address those problems.
--The Assessment Committee will work to help faculty understand additional uses of the sub-set scores from rubrics in improving classroom instruction.
--The department will work on improving faculty use of the rubrics and reporting of scores.