Assessment

"Personally I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught." ~ Sir Winston Churchill

AC 131/2 - Accounting 1 (section 2)

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): 68% up Highest individual grade: 97% up Class average: 73% up Lowest individual grade: 51%. 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: 89% down Lowest individual attendance: 13% down (Student exceeded maximum allowed absences on January 30, 2013 and was automatically withdrawn from the class.)
		HOMEWORKS during Weeks 1 - 4 of Spring 2013 Success rate (with grades of C or higher): 45% up Highest: 98% up Class average: 69% up Lowest: 21% up
		CLASS WORKS during Weeks 1 - 4 of Spring 2013 Success rate (with grades of C or higher): 85% down Highest: 95% down Class average: 81% down Lowest: 54% 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): 70% up Highest individual grade: 98% up Class average: 71% up Lowest individual grade: 16% 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. Of the three students who got failing (F) grades at the end of this assessment period, one was particularly observed to be struggling with Accounting 1 from the beginning. I advised the student to see me or ask classmates in case student has questions, and also to seek help from the A+ Center. The second student failed due to absence on the day when there were two scheduled quizzes. Student should be able to recover from this temporary setback soon, since student's assignments and class works showed good results so far. The third student, who also got the lowest failing grade among the three, missed two classes, two homeworks, and two class works.
See also assessment results: AC 131/1