Archived Assessment Report
| Program | CNM Fire Academy Certificate |
| Assessment Reporter | [email protected] |
| Theme | Practicing Community |
| Review Year | 2024-2025 - Midpoint Report |
| Learning Outcome (or Gen Ed Essential Skill) | Focus Area |
|---|---|
| 1. Explain and promote fire protection and prevention within the community. | At the conclusion of the fire academy, learners will understand their role in promoting fire protection and prevention within the community. |
| Learning Outcome (or Gen Ed Essential Skill) | Description of Assessment Tool | Population or Courses Assessed | Hypothetical Analysis/Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Explain and promote fire protection and prevention within the community. | Learners will be assessed on fire related curriculum. Assessments will include written responses and multiple choice quizzes and exams. | FS 1010 Principles of Emergency Services FS 2215 Firefighter I & II Theory | Students will perform better in once class than the other on specific learning outcomes. I will compare quizzes and exams from 2-3 different courses that assess the same learning outcome. My threshold will be 80% and higher compared to any students that scored under 80% correct on questions assessing the particular learning outcome. |
| Learning Outcome (or Gen Ed Essential Skill) | Summary of Results | Reflection on Focus Area | Intepretation of Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Explain and promote fire protection and prevention within the community. | FS 1010: Fall 2023 85% met threshold, Spring 2024 59% met threshold, Summer 2024 60% met threshold, Fall 2024 57% met threshold. FS 2215: Fall 2023 62% met threshold, Fall 2024 57% met threshold | Results were similar across all term offerings. | Students are not performing as well as expected. Using an 80% threshold may be too high, however, when looking at student grades, students who scored between 70% and 79% did not make a large difference. There was little difference between face to face and online learners. |
| 1. Explain and promote fire protection and prevention within the community. | |
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| Describe the change that was implemented. | Ensure pertinent material is thoroughly covered during the term and learners have the ability to ask questions. Create discussion questions that focus on the promotion of fire protection and prevention within the community. Ensure the appropriate quizzes are being evaluated. |
| Type of Change |
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| Change in Assessment Approach or Tools? | Yes. We need to ensure that the assessment tool is capturing the correct quizzes and exams |
| What data motivated the change? | The data shows that either the learners did not meet the desired outcome. |
| Hypothesis about the effect the change will have? | The changes should improve outcomes and provide learners with a more clear understanding of the curriculum. |
| Learning Outcome (or Gen Ed Essential Skill) | Description of Assessment Tool | Population of Courses Assessed |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Explain and promote fire protection and prevention within the community. | Learners will be assessed on fire related curriculum. Assessments will include written responses and multiple choice quizzes and exams. | FS 1010 Principles of Emergency Services FS 2215 Firefighter I & II Theory |
| Learning Outcome (or Gen Ed Essential Skill) | Summary of Second Round Results | Intepretation of Results, Pre- and Post-Change | Follow up questions, possible next steps |
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Describe any change in student achievement observed as part of this assessment process, and what led to those changes.
Describe long-term changes in the program(s) that the assessment process led to, and what motivated those changes?
What did you learn about the teaching and learning of "Practicing Community" in your programs?
Describe any external factors affecting the program or affecting assessment of the program.