Oral and written communication skills will be emphasized with students in the Kinesiology BS program.
Objective
Effective Communication
Kinesiology BS students will communicate in oral and written form their personal philosophy pertaining to a career in kinesiology.
Indicator
Evaluation Of Oral And Written Communication Skills
A common embedded assignment in each section of KIN 131 will require students to communicate their personal philosophy of a career in kinesiology using both oral and written communications skills developed by the faculty.
Criterion
Communication Assignments
Students must score at least 70% correct on the faculty-developed common rubric for the personal philosophy oral and written communication skills assignment.
Finding
Communication Skills Findings
Of the 164 students enrolled in KIN 131 during the 2009-2010 academic year, 80% of the students scored above the 70% target, 10% of the students scored at the 70% target, and 10% of the students scored below the 70% target on the common embedded communication skills assessmen
Action
Communication Skills Enrichment
After a review of the current performance of students on the communication skills assignment in KIN 131, the program faculty have decided that more focus and emphasis should be placed on mechanics, grammar, sentence construction, and basic presentation skills. Kinesiology core courses will include at least two common embedded oral and written assignments/projects that will address these short-falls of the students (10%) that did not meet the target.
Goal
Technology Skills
Technology skills will be emphasized with students in the Kinesiology BS program.
Objective
Technology Knowledge
Students majoring in Kinesiology will be able to identify and describe web sites that provide useful and accurate information about the field of Kinesiology.
Indicator
Technology Application Evaluation
A common embedded portion of the Adaptive Kinesiology Notebook assignment, section 8, will be used to determine if students have met this objective. The rubric for the Adaptive Kinesiology Notebook was developed by the faculty.
Criterion
Technology Assessment
At least 80% of the students must identify and briefly describe at least 3 web sites that provide accurate information about the field of Kinesiology and include this information in the Adaptive Kinesiology Notebook.
Finding
Technology Findings
Of the 140 students enrolled in KIN 469 during the 2009-2010 academic year, 90% of the students scored above the 80% target, and 10% of the students scored at the 80% target on the common embedded technology assignment.
Action
Technology
After review of student performance on the common embedded technology assignment, the program faculty have decided that technology skills are important and will continue to be a required assignment in the Kinesiology BS program. All Kinesiology core courses will include at least two common embedded technology assignments/projects.
Goal
Content Knowledge
Content knowledge will be emphasized in the BS Kinesiology Program.
Objective
Learning
Students will be able to gain and apply knowledge of the 12 sub-disciplines of kinesiology.
Indicator
Standard
A common embedded portion of each KIN 131 exams will require knowledge and application of the 12 sub-disciplines of kinesiology developed by the faculty.
Criterion
Target
Students must score at least 70% correct on the common 12 sub-disciplines of kinesiology exam.
Finding
Content Knowledge Findings
90% of the students met the 70% target, 8% exceeded the target, and 2% did not meet the target for mastery on the common embedded 12 sub-disciplines on the kinesiology exam.
Action
Content Knowledge Analysis
After a review of the current performance of students on the content knowledge assignment, the program faculty have decided that two additional assignments will be added to address the two areas of weaknesses identified, facts and application of content knowledge skills. Kinesiology core courses will include at least two more common embedded content knowledge assignments/projects that will address these short-falls of the students (2%) that did not meet the target.