SACSCOC Fifth Year Interim Report
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Assessment : 2011 - 2012 : Educational Programs :
Kinesiology BS (Sports Medicine)
Kinesiology BS (Sports Medicine)
3 Goals 3 Objectives 3 Indicators 3 Criteria 3 Findings 3 Actions
| GOAL: Biomechanics Skills |
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Students majoring in Kinesiology Sports Medicine will be able to successfully interpret important biomechanical principles associated with the skills of striking, throwing, catching, running, walking, and jumping. |
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One exam in KINE 3362 will require students to thoroughly explain the biomechanical principles associated with striking, throwing, catching, running, walking, and jumping. |
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Students enrolled in KINE 3362 must score 78 percent or higher on the exam that assesses student knowledge of the biomechanical principles associated with striking, throwing, catching, running, walking, and jumping. |
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55.1 percent of the students correctly addressed the biomechanical principles associated with striking, throwing, catching, running, walking, and jumping embedded in questions in Exam I. A total of 254 students took the exam and 140 met the criterion established in the goal. Just over half the students meeting the criterion is unacceptable. |
Actions for Objective:
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Findings from Exam I indicated that 44.9 percent (N=114) of the students failed to demonstrate mastery of the concepts regarding the biomechanical principles associated with striking, throwing, catching, running, walking, and jumping. The Exercise Science faculty has decided to add a class assignment specifically designed to improve the student’s knowledge regarding the biomechanical principles associated with striking, throwing, catching, running, walking, and jumping. This assessment should enhance the student’s knowledge of this content area of the course. Our goal will be to raise the percentage of students meeting the criterion to at least 75 percent. |
| GOAL: Communication Skills |
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Students majoring in Kinesiology Sports Medicine will be able to effectively communicate the athletics trainer’s role in evaluating an injury in the absence of a physician in an oral and written format. |
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An oral presentation and written report rubric developed by the faculty will measure the student’s ability to effectively communicate the athletic trainer’s role in evaluating an injury in the absence of a physician. |
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Students must successfully discuss seven out of the ten indicators stating the athletic trainer’s role in evaluating an injury in the absence of a physician. |
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53.24 percent (N=41) of the students met the minimum criterion of identifying seven out of the ten indicators of the athletic trainer’s role in evaluating an injury in the absence of a physician on the embedded questions in Exam I and Exam II. 46.75 percent (N=36) of the students failed to meet the criterion established in the goal. We are pleased that at least half of the students met the criterion but are not satisfied with that percentage; we will work toward 75 percent of students meeting the minimum criterion. |
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After reviewing all of the findings, it was noted that not all Kinesiology-Sport Medicine students are achieving the expected outcomes in the area of identifying seven out of the ten indicators of the athletic trainer’s role in evaluating an injury in the absence of a physician. In an effort to address this learning outcome, the program faculty has decided to develop additional common embedded assignments, projects, and exams for developing competencies in this area for the 2012-2013 academic year. Our goal will be to have at least 75 percent meet the minimum criterion. |
| GOAL: Content Knowledge |
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Students majoring in Kinesiology Sports Medicine will be able to successfully explain, demonstrate, and prescribe exercises designed to improve the components of physical activity--muscular strength, flexibility, balance, power, speed, and cardiovascular endurance. |
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One exam in KINE 3373 will require students to thoroughly explain, demonstrate, and prescribe exercises designed to improve the components of physical activity--muscular strength, flexibility, balance, power, speed, and cardiovascular endurance. |
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Students enrolled in KINE 3373 must score 78 percent or higher on the exam that assesses student content knowledge of the components of physical activity--muscular strength, flexibility, balance, power, speed, and cardiovascular endurance. |
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74.0 percent of the students demonstrated mastery of the content knowledge associated with the principles of physical activity embedded in questions in the Final Exam. A total of 144 students took the exam and 107 met the minimum 78 percent criterion established in the goal. Even though the percentage of students who met the criterion is decent, we would prefer to see the percentage between 75 percent and 80 percent. |
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Findings from the Final Exam indicated that 26.0 percent (N=37) of the students failed to demonstrate mastery of the content knowledge associated with the principles of physical activity. The Kinesiology-Sport Medicine faculty has decided to add a class assignment specifically designed to improve the student’s knowledge regarding the principles and components associated with physical activity-muscular strength, flexibility, balance, power, speed, and cardiovascular endurance. This assessment should enhance the student’s knowledge of this content area of the course. We aim to raise the percentage of students meeting the criterion of 78 to between 75 percent and 80 percent. |
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After reviewing all of the findings, it was noted that not all Kinesiology-Sport Medicine students are achieving the expected outcomes of the criterion established for the program goals. The content areas that require additional course instruction include: the biomechanical skills associated with the movement skills of striking, throwing, catching, running, walking, and jumping; the indicators of the athletic trainer’s role in evaluating an injury in the absence of a physician; and the components of physical activity in organized sport related activities. In an effort to improve these learning outcomes, the Kinesiology Sport Medicine faculty has decided to develop additional common embedded assignments, projects, and exams for developing competencies in these critical areas for the 2012-2013 academic year. It is also our goal to raise the percentage of students reaching the criterion to at least 75 percent.
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