MATH 112: 2020-2021

Intended Outcomes Means of Assessment Criteria for Success Summary & Analysis of Assessment Evidence Use of Results
SLO 1: Find the inverse of a given function. Evaluation 1: Rubric based assessment of related common final exam problems. Eval 1: 70% of students learning at a rubric level of 2 or higher. Data collected during SPR21 and SU21 semesters.

97% of students achieved a rubric level of 2 or higher (486/501).

Shelby Campus
Level 4 1/5 20%
Level 3 0/0 0%
Level 2 1/5 20%
Level 1 2/5 40%
Level 0 1/5 20%

Clanton Campus
Level 4 2/6 33.3%
Level 3 0/0 0%
Level 2 2/6 33.3%
Level 1 2/6 33.3%
Level 0 0/6 0%

Online
Level 4 293/490 59.8%
Level 3 26/490 5.3%
Level 2 161/490 32.9%
Level 1 8/490 1.6%
Level 0 2/490 0.4%

Observations/Changes based on previous cycle (19-20): Suggestions included assigning corresponding homework problems as part of the students’ grade to encourage participation and additional practice to improve performance on finding the inverse of a function.

Observations/Changes based on current cycle (20-21): The department will add instructional videos for this objective to re-enforce the concept and help more students achieve level 4 success when finding the inverse of a function.



SLO 2: Use properties of exponents/logarithms to solve given problems. Evaluation 2: Rubric based assessment of related common final exam problems. Eval 2: 70% of students learning at a rubric level of 2 or higher. Data collected during SPR21 and SU21 semesters.

96.8% schoolwide performed at level 2 or higher. (485/501)

Shelby Campus
Level 4 1/5 20%
Level 3 0/5 0%
Level 2 0/5 0%
Level 1 4/5 80%
Level 0 0/5 0%

Clanton Campus
Level 4 1/6 16.7%
Level 3 0/6 0%
Level 2 0/6 0%
Level 1 5/6 83.3%
Level 0 0/6 0%

Online
Level 4 424/490 86.5%
Level 3 38/490 7.8%
Level 2 16/490 3.3%
Level 1 6/490 1.2%
Level 0 6/490 1.2%

Observations/Changes based on previous cycle (19-20): Suggestions included assigning corresponding homework problems as part of the students’ grade to encourage students’ participation and additional practice to improve performance when using properties of exponents/logarithms to solve problems.

Observations/Changes based on current cycle (20-21): While level 4 success is high for this objective, there is still room for improvement in the percentage of students performing at level 4. The department’s goal for 2021-2022 is to increase this percentage. Therefore, MTH 112 instructors will add instructional video(s) on this objective to re-enforce the concept and help more students achieve level 4 success when solving a logarithmic equation. These videos will be delivered during the semester and again before the final exam.








SLO 3: Find the zeros of a polynomial function. Evaluation 3: Rubric based assessment of related common final exam problems. Eval 3: 70% of students learning at a rubric level of 2 or higher. Data collected during SPR21 and SU21 semesters.

98.2% schoolwide performed at level 2 or higher. (492/501)

Shelby Campus
Level 4 3/5 60%
Level 3 1/5 20%
Level 2 1/5 20%
Level 1 0/5 0%
Level 0 0/5 0%

Clanton Campus
Level 4 1/6 16.7%
Level 3 0/6 0%
Level 2 5/6 83.3%
Level 1 0/6 0%
Level 0 0/6 0%

Online
Level 4 397/490 81.0%
Level 3 39/490 8.0%
Level 2 45/490 9.2%
Level 1 4/490 0.8%
Level 0 5/490 1.0%















Observations/Changes based on previous cycle (19-20): Suggestions included continuing to monitor if a high level of performance will be sustained for this objective as students return to campus. It was also suggested that the department assign homework problems as part of the students’ grade. Awarding points for completing the assignments should bolster student participation and additional practice to improve performance on finding the zeros of a polynomial function

Observations/Changes based on current cycle (20-21): To increase the percentage of students scoring at level 4, the department will add instructional video(s) for this objective to re-enforce the concept and help more students achieve level 4 success when finding the zeros of a polynomial function.





SLO 4: Graph transformations of basic functions. Evaluation 4: Rubric based assessment of related common final exam problems. Eval 4: 70% of students learning at a rubric level of 2 or higher. Data collected during SPR21 and SU21 semesters.

95.4% schoolwide performed at level 2 or higher. (478/501)

Shelby Campus
Level 4 3/5 60%
Level 3 2/5 40%
Level 2 0/5 0%
Level 1 0/5 0%
Level 0 0/5 0%

Clanton Campus
Level 4 2/6 33.3%
Level 3 0/6 0%
Level 2 4/6 66.7%
Level 1 0/6 0%
Level 0 0/6 0%

Online
Level 4 269/490 54.9%
Level 3 52/490 10.6%
Level 2 146/490 29.8%
Level 1 17/490 3.5%
Level 0 6/490 1.2%








Observations/Changes based on previous cycle (19-20): Suggestions included assigning corresponding homework problems as part of the students’ grade to encourage students’ participation and additional practice to improve performance on graphing transformations of basic functions.

Observations/Changes based on current cycle (20-21): The department will add instructional video(s) targeted specifically for this objective to re-enforce the concept and help more students achieve level 4 success when graphing transformations of functions.