Review Assessment Report

Part 1: Contact & Program Identification

Report Year and Contact Information
Academic YearModified ByDate Modified
2020-2021[email protected]2021-12-06T18:58:40.765Z
SchoolName of ProgramCourses
MSEEarth and Planetary Science DegreeNone

Part 2: Program Summary

Provide a high level review of the program to include highlights, successes, challenges, significant changes, and significant resources needed to support the program
The Earth & Planetary Science program performed admirably during the pandemic. The number of sections offered was comparable to pre-pandemic times. Our mix of full-time and part-time faculty remained solid. All courses, including Dinosaurs and Earth History/Earth History Lab were successfully migrated onto DL platforms. The Clayton Lake Dinosaur Trackway Project, begun in 2019, saw the addition of a "website" in the Spring of 2021. This website continues to evolve and showcases the efforts of CNM students and faculty.

Part 3: Data Review

2018-20192019-20202020-2021
Annual number of graduate awards is greater than 10214
Number of declared majors817362
Average Class Sizen/an/an/a
Annual Average Class withdrawal rate is 30% or below (SAGE 35%)n/an/an/a
Annual C-Pass rate for coursework is 60% or aboven/an/an/a
Average class fill rate at 60% or above capacity within a term or over a yearn/an/an/a
Graduate Transfer to 4-year Schoolsn/an/an/a
Full-time Faculty Coverage by Sectionn/an/an/a
Summarize how your program met or did not meet the target measures based on the data above
There are not enough students completing the program to produce some of this information. However... Average class fill rate exceeded 60% Annual retention rate is not in the chart above unless it is disguised as "Annual Average Class withdrawal rate, in which case targets were met. Annual C-pass rate for coursework is above the 60% target.

Part 4: Program Learning Outcome Analysis

Learning OutcomePopulation or Course(s) AssessedDescriptionSummary of Assessment Results
Apply the scientific method.
1110 or 1101L2110 or 2110L
    Compare and contrast the different plate tectonic settings.
    1110 or 1101L2110 or 2110L
      Identify and classify minerals and rocks, and interpret the origin and formation history of a given mineral or rock sample.
      1110 or 1101L2110 or 2110L
        Interpret the geologic history of a rock, rock unit, or map.
        1110 or 1101L2110 or 2110L
          Interpretation of Assessment findings
          The student success rate (% of correct answers) for all questions in both lecture and lab were acceptable. Fall2020 Lecture Question 1 - 81%; Question 2 - 79% Spring2021 Lecture Question 1 - 77%; Question 2 - 70% Fall2020 Lab Questions 1 ,2a, 2b, and 2c - 67, 75 ,63, and 63% Spring2021 Lab - 63, 93, 90, and 83% Although all instructors administered these questions via final examinations, the manner/format with which these questions were administered varied. This resulted in varied results.

          Part 5: Additional Action Plan in Support of Student Learning (If Appropriate)

          Upcoming YearChanges Planned for the upcoming yearData Motivating this change
          2021-2022
          Some new LOs will need to be cycled in beginning 2022. Earth History lecture and lab will be assessed.
          2021-2022
          2021-2022
          Please select all of the following that characterize the types of changes described in the above action plan
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