Assessment

"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go." ~ T.S. Eliot

AC 131/1 - Accounting 1 (section 1)

Performance Indicators - Weeks 1 to 4

FIRST DAY OF INSTRUCTION

Results of PRETEST given during the first day of instruction. Sixteen (16) students took the test.
Success rate (with grades of C or higher): 0%
Highest individual grade: 50%
Class average: 35%
Lowest individual grade: 18%.

WEEKS 1 - 4 OF SPRING 2013 | COMPARE: WEEKS 1 - 2

	Distribution of GRADES at the end of the fourth week of Spring 2013. Basis for grade computations: 20% Homeworks, 20% Class Works, 20% Quizzes Success rate (with grades of C or higher): 50% up Highest individual grade: 86% down Class average: 67% up Lowest individual grade: 31% up
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) assessed during this assessment period: #1.1 - Define accounting and related terms; identify the users of accounting information, the three forms of business organizations, and the three types of business operations. #1.2 - Record business transactions in an expanded accounting equation. #1.3 - Explain the double-entry accounting framework, describe the standard form of account and the T account, state the rules of debit and credit, and record business transactions in T accounts. #1.4 - Discuss the business entity concept; state and explain the generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) of objective evidence, cost, realization, matching. #2.2 - Record business transactions in the general journal. #2.3 - Prepare a trial balance and three basic financial statements.
Individual Performance Indicators \| COMPARE: WEEKS 1 - 2
		ATTENDANCE during Weeks 1 - 4 of Spring 2013 Highest individual attendance: 100% no change Class average attendance: 91% up Lowest individual attendance: 42% down NOTE: Student with lowest attendance rating has 7 recorded absences, and is therefore candidate for automatic withdrawal.
		HOMEWORKS during Weeks 1 - 4 of Spring 2013 Success rate (with grades of C or higher): 45% up Highest: 90% down Class average: 64% up Lowest: 13% down
		CLASS WORKS during Weeks 1 - 4 of Spring 2013 Success rate (with grades of C or higher): 65% down Highest: 91% down Class average: 75% down Lowest: 38% down NOTE: All indicators were down. There was only one (1) class work given during the first couple of weeks, compared to four (4) classroom activities of varying levels of difficulty during the third and fourth week.
		QUIZZES during Weeks 1 - 4 of Spring 2013 Success rate (with grades of C or higher): 40% up Highest individual grade: 85% up Class average: 63% up Lowest individual grade: 22% down
REMARKS: No change, up, or down following each performance indicator above are with reference to previous assessment period, i.e., first two weeks of Spring 2013. Although compared to the first two weeks there were fewer students who got failing (F) grades at the end of this assessment period (5 students as opposed to 7 before), this is still a disturbing result and needs closer attention as well as timely intervention. Of these five students, two were observed to be having difficulty in Accounting 1 and will be referred to the A+ Center for tutorial assistance. One appeared to be doing okay, except that two missed classes, homeworks and quizzes pulled the student's grades down. Student still has chance to get maximum grade of 70% (C) at the end of the term. Another student had three absences, and missed homeworks, class works, and quizzes. Like the other one, this student still has chance to pass the course, provided said student stops missing classes and turns in all requirements in the future. Finally, one student who has lots of potential but was (unfortunately) having difficulty coming to class on time, already stopped coming to class since February 4, 2013 and expressed intention to withdraw from the course.
See also assessment results: AC 131/2