SACSCOC Fifth Year Interim Report
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Assessment : 2012 - 2013 : Educational Programs :
Kinesiology BS (Sports Medicine)
Kinesiology BS (Sports Medicine)
4 Goals 4 Objectives 3 Indicators 3 Criteria 3 Findings 5 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 75 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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One exam in KINE 3362-Biomechanics, is structured with embedded questions that assess the Sport Medicine student’s knowledge of the biomechanical principles associated with striking, throwing, catching, running, walking, and jumping. Four majors were enrolled in KINE 3362 in the 2012-2013 assessment cycle. Three students (75%) scored a 75 percent or higher on the KINE 3362 exam. |
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The Kinesiology Sport Medicine Program faculty were a bit disappointed with the findings of this goal. The faculty will include additional subject content and activities focusing on the biomechanical principles associated with sports. An additional course, Functional Kinesiology, has been developed for students to take as a prerequisite for the biomechanics course. The goal of this course is to help students comprehend the principles of biomechanics. |
| 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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Two exams developed by the faculty in KINE 3370-Prevention and Care of Injuries, 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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At least 75 percent of the Kinesiology BS (Sport Medicine) students must successfully address 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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Two exams in KINE 3370 addressed the ten indictors stating the athletic trainer’s role in evaluating injuries in the absence of a physician. A total of 83% of the Sport Medicine students successfully answered the questions relating to communication skills on Exam I. A total of 79% of the Sport Medicine students successfully answered the questions relating to communication skills on Exam III. |
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The Kinesiology Sport Medicine Program faculty were pleased with the findings of this goal. The faculty has determined this goal is important to the professional development of the Sport Medicine students and will therefore maintain the criteria for the 2013-2014 academic year. |
| 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 75 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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One exam in KINE 3373-Physiology of Exercise was developed with embedded questions that focused on the components of physical activity-muscular strength, flexibility, balance, power, speed, and cardiovascular endurance. A total of 57% of the students achieved a score of 75% or higher on the exam. |
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The Kinesiology Sport Medicine Program faculty were disappointed with the findings of this goal. The faculty will include additional subject content and activities focusing on injury prevention, treatment, and physical activity that should improve content knowledge. |
| GOAL: Evaluation Of Injury Skills |
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A practical examination in KINE 3369- Theraputic Modalities of Athletic Training, will require students to accurately assess common musculosketal injuries in practice and competition |
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The Kinesiology Sport Medicine Program faculty were disappointed with the findings of this goal. The faculty will include additional subject content and activities focusing on the prevention, treatment, and recognition of musculosketal injuries. This knowledge is critical for students to successfully pass the sate licensure exam. |
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The Kinesiology Sport Medicine Program faculty were disappointed with the findings of this goal. The faculty will include additional subject content and activities focusing on the prevention, treatment, and recognition of musculosketal injuries. This knowledge is critical for students to successfully pass the sate licensure exam. |
| Previous Cycle's "Plan for Continuous Improvement" |
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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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| Update on Previous Cycle's "Plan for Continuous Improvement" |
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Additional skill and content knowledge assessments were integrated into KINE 3369 and KINE 3370 to determine the student’s comprehension of important elements of the profession of Athletic Training. The content associated with these skills was emphasized through greater discussion, lecture, and demonstrations. Comprehension of biomechanical principles associated the athletic related injuries has not reached the target percentage. Students are also having difficulties conveying the application of the components of physical activity into the field of Sports Medicine. |
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Upon review of the data for the 2012-2013 assessment cycle, the Kinesiology Sport Medicine faculty was pleased that the students had met the target established for the communication skills objective; however, they were not satisfied with the results of the other objectives established for the program. A review of Athletic Training curriculums will be conducted to determine the instructional strategies that are used to teach the content of the curriculum as well as the assessments that are used to determine student success. The current curriculum is being revised to align with national standards, and the degree program will be entitled, “Athletic Training.” Additionally, a program director will be hired to facilitate curriculum needs, conduct assessments, and train instructors. The date for the implementation of the degree program is fall 2014.
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