Assessment / Spring 2010 / AC 131/1 - ACCOUNTING 1
PRETEST VS POSTTEST / SLO
These assessment data are for AC 131/1 - ACCOUNTING 1 (Section 1) in Spring Semester 2010. Updates are posted as soon as information become available.
The number of students who took the pretests were fewer than those who took the posttests, because pretests were given on the first day of instruction during which the add/drop period is in effect.| PRETEST-POSTTEST SUMMARY | ||||
| ASSESSMENT | PRETEST (18 STUDENTS) | POSTTEST (26 STUDENTS) | ||
| SLO # | AVERAGE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS | PERCENT | AVERAGE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS | PERCENT |
| 1 | 11 | 61% | 22 (of 24) | 90% |
| 2 | 9 | 50% | 20 (of 24; 23) | 87% |
| 3 | 8 | 44% | ||
| 4 | 7 | 37% | ||
| 5 | 6 | 35% | ||
| 6 | 7 | 37% | ||
| 7 | 7 | 37% | ||
| 8 | 8 | 44% | ||
| 9 | 8 | 44% | ||
| 10 | 5 | 28% | ||
| 11 | 5 | 28% | ||
| 12 | 7 | 37% | ||
| AVERAGE | 7 | 37% | 21 | 88% |
ASSESSMENT DETAILS
| PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOME (PLO) NO. 1 | ||||
| Demonstrate basic knowledge of each of the functional areas of business – accounting, finance, marketing and management – by defining the emphasis of each of the areas in an organization and describing their interrelationship in an organization’s attempt to achieve its objectives. | ||||
| STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOME (SLO) NO. 1 | ||||
| Identify the users, preparers, and purposes of accounting information. The student will also be able to identify the forms of business organizations and types of business transactions and prepare a balance sheet. | ||||
| ASSESSMENT | PRETEST (18 STUDENTS) | POSTTEST (24 STUDENTS) | ||
| PRETEST QUESTIONS (EMBEDDED AS POSTTEST IN QUIZ IN CHAPTER 1) | NUMBER OF STUDENTS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS | PERCENT OF STUDENTS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS | NUMBER OF STUDENTS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS | PERCENT OF STUDENTS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS |
| 1 | 7 | 39% | 22 | 92% |
| 2 | 13 | 72% | 24 | 100% |
| 3 | 13 | 72% | 19 | 79% |
| AVERAGE | 11 | 61% | 22 | 90% |
| PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOME (PLO) NO. 1 | ||||
| Demonstrate basic knowledge of each of the functional areas of business – accounting, finance, marketing and management – by defining the emphasis of each of the areas in an organization and describing their interrelationship in an organization’s attempt to achieve its objectives. | ||||
| STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOME (SLO) NO. 2 | ||||
| Identify and discuss the broad classes of accounts. Explain the basic purpose of the principal financial statements and the type of information contained in each. Additionally, the student will be able to prepare a simple trial balance, balance sheet, income statement, and owner's equity statement with at least 70% accuracy. | ||||
| ASSESSMENT | PRETEST (18 STUDENTS) | POSTTEST (24 STUDENTS FOR CHAPTER 1, 23 FOR CHAPTER 2) | ||
| PRETEST QUESTIONS (EMBEDDED AS POSTTEST IN QUIZZES - CHAPTERS 1* & 2) | NUMBER OF STUDENTS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS | PERCENT OF STUDENTS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS | NUMBER OF STUDENTS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS | PERCENT OF STUDENTS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS |
| 4* | 6 | 33% | 20 | 83% |
| 5* | 8 | 44% | 16 | 67% |
| 6* | 7 | 39% | 19 | 79% |
| 7 | 18 | 100% | 21 | 91% |
| 8 | 6 | 33% | 22 | 96% |
| 9 | 7 | 39% | 22 | 87% |
| 10 | 4 | 22% | 20 | 87% |
| 11 | 16 | 89% | 23 | 100% |
| AVERAGE | 9 | 50% | 20 | 87% |
