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ERIC Number: EJ741822
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 11
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0015-718X
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Outcomes Assessment for Beginning and Intermediate Spanish: One Program's Process and Results
Houston, Tony
Foreign Language Annals, v38 n3 p366-376 Fall 2005
Outcomes assessment is a process by which an academic unit defines and articulates its program goals and assesses its attainment of those goals. This article chronicles one language division's efforts at outcomes assessment for beginning and intermediate Spanish. The evidence used for program assessment consisted of WebCAPE placement scores, student satisfaction surveys, learner portfolios, and oral proficiency interviews (OPIs). The results of the project suggest that the target goals for student progress were being met and that students were generally satisfied that the program met its stated goals. The results also suggest areas of improvement to the means by which outcomes are measured as well as areas of improvement to the curriculum. (Contains 7 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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