Instructor & Student Assessment
Math Students
Listed below you will find the educational goals for this course, and the strategies used to accomplish these goals. Please rate the extent to which the goals were achieved, and answer the questions posed at the end of each set of strategy statements.
GOAL: Students will master a common core of content and activities embodying those rudiments of mathematical modeling accessible to students with a background consisting of Introductory Algebra and Geometry.
To what extent was this goal achieved?
Completely Mostly Somewhat Not Well Not at All
Objective: Each student will demonstrate mastery of the common core.
Was this objective achieved?
Yes No Unsure
Strategy 1: Students work individually and cooperatively to solve and comprehend core problems.
Was this strategy used?
Is this strategy appropriate to the program?
This strategy should have been used:
More Less About the same
Strategy 2: Students work individually and cooperatively under the supervision of the instructional staff to master randomized computer test over core content.
More Less About the Same
Strategy 3: Instructional staff will deliver lectures and conduct problem sessions as needed to assist students with mastery of core content.
Strategy 4: Instructional staff will devise and administer a weekly test over core material and will provide students with ample feedback on their performance.
Strategy 5: Instructional staff will meet regularly with individual students to discuss progress.
Objective: Students will the opportunity to select from a wide range of activities and content areas.
Strategy 1: Instructional staff will provide instructional support for any activity made available to students.
Strategy 2: Instructional staff will encourage students to explore various alternative selections of content and activities.
GOAL: Students will develop enhanced communication and cooperative learning skills.
Objective: Each student will deliver a presentation to his or her peer group and will contribute to a written compilation of course content and activities.
Strategy 1: Instructional staff will assist each student to focus on a specific area of interest.
Strategy 2: Instructional staff will provide motivational activities to allow students a deep investigation of a chosen area of focus.
Strategy 3: Instructional staff will assist each student in the development of a multimedia presentation presenting the results of the student's investigation.
Objective: Each student will have the opportunity to work with other students on topics of shared interests.
Was this strategy achieved?
Strategy 1: Instructional staff will encourage cooperative ventures among students.
Strategy 2: Instructional staff will assist students in the development of strategies designed to enhance cooperative learning.
GOAL: Students will develop their higher-level learning skills, an understanding of the nature, and importance of these skills.
Objective: Students will demonstrate enhanced ability to engage in high level learning tasks.
Strategy 1: Students will be encouraged and motivated by the instructional staff to work through levels.
Strategy 2: Students will be encouraged by the instructional staff to synthesize computer, lab, and analytical work.
Objective: Students will be able to verbalize the difference between the learning strategies employed at various levels in the text/workbook materials.
Strategy 1: Individual students will discuss the nature of the learning processes used at different levels with one another and with instructors.
Strategy 2: Instructors will assist students to develop a vocabulary with which to think and communicate about the nature of the learning process.
Strategy 3: Students will keep an electronic journal of their work, with a place specified for reflections on their learning processes.