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FALL 2015
QLP TA Training Workshop
AGENDA (Morning)
9:00 – 9:10 Introduction to QLP Team9:10 – 9:20 Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) Kim Massaro9:20 – 9:30 Data Collection Overview & Parscore
TutorialKimberly Ward
9:30 – 9:40 Data Entry and Submission (QLCDS-upper division only)
Kim Massaro
9:40 – 9:50 Tips for TA/Graders and Resources Kimberly Ward9:50 – 10:00 Tips for Grading Writing Gail Pizzola
AGENDA (Afternoon)
1:00 – 1:10 Introduction to QLP Team1:10 – 1:20 Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) Kim Massaro1:20 – 1:30 Data Collection Overview & Parscore
TutorialKimberly Ward
1:30 – 1:40 Data Entry and Submission (QLCDS-upper division only)
Kim Massaro
1:40 – 1:50 Tips for TA/Graders and Resources Kimberly Ward1:50 – 2:00 Tips for Grading Writing Gail Pizzola
What is the QLP?
The Quantitative Literacy Program is part of UTSA’s Quality Enhancement Plan to address the critical need for quantitative skills in students by enhancing core curriculum of select courses.
The goal is to teach students to think critically when solving problems that involve observing andinterpreting data.
Quantitative Literacy Program (QLP) Program Goals
Develop quantitative skills in undergraduate students
Implement effective teaching pedagogies and assessments to support the development of an exemplary quantitative scholarship program at the undergraduate level
Provide the organizational framework and resources for an institutional transformation to graduate a quantitatively informed citizenry
Q-Course
Current Course QLP Q-Course
• Learn Quantitative Skills• Think critically• Interpret and use data
that naturally exist in the subject area• Make informed
decisions• Makes the course more
engaging
Data + Q. Methods + Redesign
In regular (non-Q) courses, information and data are presented to students in a lecture format and discussed.In a Q-course, students generate and analyze real-world data sets appropriate for the subject.
Example: Physical Anthropology students visited the San Antonio Zoo to collect data on primate activities and created charts and graphs for study
How are Q-courses different from regular courses?
Why is it important? Get More Out of Courses
QLP courses help students1. Acquire basic quantitative literacy and numeracy skills2. Effectively communicate the results of their quantitative
analysis3. Acquire discipline-specific advanced quantitative skills
By incorporating data analysis into existing classes, students will see how informed decisions can be made in the context of their discipline.
These skills are useful in everyday life.
QLP Growth
Year One (2011-12)
Year Four (2014-15)
20 faculty 100 faculty10 Q-Courses 27 Q-Courses113 Sections 556 Sections
6,845 enrollments 26,599 enrollments
2015-16 Q-course List
ANT 2033ANT 2043ARC 4183ARC 4283BIO 1233BIO 1404COM 3073CRJ 3013ECO 2003ECO 2013ECO 2023ENG 2413ES 2013
HIS 2123 HIS 2133 KIN 3323MAT 1043MDS 4983PHI 1043POL 1013POL 1113
SOC 1013SOC 3323SPE 3603STA 1053WRC 1013WRC 1023
27 Q-courses 19 core, 8 upper division
LEARNING TO EVALUATE
QLP Student Learning Outcomes
EXPLORE
Students will demonstrate the ability to explore data to define problems and identify solutions in a variety of real-world contexts.
VISUALIZE
Students will demonstrate the ability to visualize data through converting information into different graphical and tabular forms.
ANALYZE
Students will demonstrate the ability to analyze data using different quantitative methods and draw appropriate conclusions.
TRANSLATE
Students will demonstrate the ability to translate quantitative language into verbal assumptions and vice versa.
EXPRESS
Students will demonstrate the ability to express quantitative evidence effectively in oral or written communication.
Taxonomies
PRE-TESTASSIGNMENT(S)
POST-TEST
Data Collection Overview
Different Courses—Different Processes
Depending on the course, the data collected will differ.
Core courses still give and grade Q-assignments, but no longer need to upload data to QLCDS website
Core Courses (1000 or 2000 level) Upper-Division (3000 or 4000 level)
Pre/post-test including one short written question (SLO: Express)
Pre/post-test including one short written question (SLO: Express).
Q-Assignment data not collected/submitted to the QLP
One common Q-assignment that covers four or more SLOs, including Translate and Express
PRE/POST-TEST
How to grade Parscore
Parscore Process
1. Faculty register for Parscore for their Q-course sections at the beginning of every new semester.
2. The students fill out the Parscore forms for pre/post-test.
3. The faculty/grader grades the Express piece for student.
4. The grader puts the Express score on student’s Parscore form
5. Faculty/Grader create a Parscore “key” and drop off forms to Parscore office, indicating it is a Q-course and give permission for Testing Services to send student results to the QLP.
Parscore Types
Parscore Form #F-14507-PAR-L (small one)ParScore Form #F-1712-ERI (large one)
Or
How to Grade Express Piece (large form)
Write the score that the student received in the far right column of the SUBJ SCORE box.
Bubble in the score that the student received for the Express piece in the same column.
5
How to Grade Express Piece (small form)
Write the score that the student received in the far right column of the EXAM # box.
Bubble in the score that the student received for the Express piece in the same column.
How to create a ParScore Key
Bubble in the correct answers into the multiple choice questions Write and bubble in the maximum number of points student could receive on the
Express question in Express box Write Instructor’s Name, Course ID, Section #, “Pre-test” (or “Post-test”), and “KEY.”
Or
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IS 1013.002 Pre-test KEY
08/28/2015 MW
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COLLECTING ASSESSMENT DATA
BEST PRACTICES
TA/Grader Resources
Resources Available:Your faculty should be your first resource for questions related to the Q-course.
Blackboard Learn Gradebook permissions Parscore Rubrics/grading materials
You and the faculty member can contact the QLP Team ([email protected]) for questions related to
QLCDS Data entry/submission
For those using Blackboard Learn, there are helpful tutorials available online for use (https://learn.utsa.edu/resources_instructors.html)
TIPS FOR GRADING WRITING
Any Questions?