Name of Study	Math -- Assessment of Student Learning, 2006
Study Date	05/31/2006
Researcher Name	Ivona GreGorczyk, Ph.D.
Researcher Email	ivona.grze@csuci.edu
Researcher Phone	805.437-8868

Executive Summary

For the 2005-2006 academic year, the Mathematics Program selected three learning outcomes to assess: (1) demonstrate knowledge of some of the current applications of mathematics in the sciences, industry, and/or education; (2) demonstrate communication skills by expressing mathematical ideas in oral and written form; and, (3) demonstrate a sense of exploration that enables one to pursue lifelong learning. To assess the degree to which students met these three outcomes, Mathematics developed a rubric for evaluating student presentations, distributed them to the entire CSUCI mathematics faculty (including part-time instructors), and solicited evaluations from them for student presentations. These presentations were made at (1) the Mathematics Colloquium in which Math seniors are required to make a presentation, and on June 11, 2006, and the CSU Student Research Competition, held on May 5, 2006, at CSUCI. The presentations were scored along a number of dimensions relevant to the student learning outcome. Statistical tests provided strong evidence that each of the three learning outcomes was met.  However, Math also decided that further depth should be sought from student projects.  In the future, further depth will be solicited from student projects in Math 492 and 499.

Citations
Math Report (PDF, 41KB)

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