Project Status Reports
Computer Assessment
Computer Assessment—Through funds from our CITI grant we were able to purchase 200 copies of the assessment tool from our publisher. We first asked for volunteers from across the college (employees) to take the test and give us feedback. Once we deliberated over the responses we then put together what we felt was an accurate testing instrument for our pilot population. We set up several tests and advised students accordingly. We are now tracking those students to measure their success over two semesters of sequential computer courses. Once this is complete we hope to revisit the possibility of requiring a computer assessment module with the reading, writing and math components.
In addition to our preliminary tests our CIS110 text books this semester include a disk (free to the student) that allows them to practice skills they learn in their text books. This CD mirrors the assessment tool in terms of style and delivery of questions. We hope to have positive feedback from the students who are using the CD at the end of the semester. This will assist us in determining the assessment tool we choose if we decide to incorporate an assessment for computer skills into our MAPS program.
