STUDENT LEARNING ASSESSMENT PROGRAM SUMMARY FORM AY 2016-2017 Degree and Program Name: Submitted By: Please use size 10 font or larger. PART ONE What are the learning objectives? How, where, and when are they assessed? What are the expectations? What are the results? Committee/ person responsible? How are results shared? 1. Apply accepted research practices to the study of Music. Graduate theses, Graduate recital analyses (Performance concentration only), written and oral comprehensive exams evaluated by graduate faculty on graduate examination committees; exit interviews conducted upon completion of the program; Classwork: grades from MUS 5100 (Introduction to Research in Music) and MUS 5880 (Seminar in Music History) Rubrics for graduate Recital Analyses and Theses with the percentage of students expected to be at each level in parentheses: (Theses must be at the superior level in order to pass) Superior (50%), Good (50%), Developing (0%), Not Acceptable (0%); [Students writing a Thesis must achieve a Superior on our evaluation rubric–16/16 points–in order to receive Superior ranking; Students giving a Graduate Recital plus Recital Analysis paper must achieve a Good or better on our evaluation rubric– min. 12/16–in order to receive a Good ranking. If a Recital Analysis paper achieves a 16/16, that paper is treated as a Thesis and deposited.] AY 16-17 – Three students submitted Recital Analysis papers or Theses; Four students took Comprehensive Examinations; Three students held Oral Examinations. Two Recital Analyses in the Superior category; One Recital Analyses in the Good category. One Recital Analysis received Deferred Credit in May 2017. AY 16-17 Written and oral comprehensive examinations: Four out of four students achieved Pass or Conditional Pass on the Written Exam (the two that received Conditional Pass on a question submitted the necessary paper to qualify for a Pass) and three out of three students passed the Oral Exam. One student has not yet taken the Oral Comprehensive Exam and will take it following The graduate examining committee formed for each student performs the evaluations and reports results to the Graduate Coordinator. In AY 16-17 the exit survey was distributed anonymously and electronically. The Graduate Coordinator evaluates the data and reports to the Chair and Graduate Committee (GC). Graduate Coordinator compiles results and distributes to Graduate Faculty. The Graduate Coordinator and Graduate Committee are responsible for making any consequent modifications to the assessment process and for formulating any
Comprehensive Written Exam evaluations indicate that a student receives Pass (100%), Conditional Pass, or Not Pass; Oral Examinations must be approved unanimously by the Graduate examination committee; Exit interview questions are expected to give the Graduate Coordinator feedback to share with faculty for purposes of improving the program. In AY 16-17 4 /4 students responded to an electronic survey. Grades in Intro to Research and Seminar in Music History completion of the Analysis Paper Exit interview: Graduate Coordinator learns the most/ least successful parts in the Core curriculum and Concentration courses in the MA degree program. AY 16-17- out of four students agree or strongly agree they are prepared to apply research practices to the study of music. One student “somewhat agrees.” Three out of four students experienced significant growth and learning from the final project. Two out of four students received an A in Intro to Research and Seminar in Music History and two out of four students received a B in Intro to Research and Seminar in Music History consequent curricular modifications and presenting them to the faculty. 2. Demonstrate a scholarly approach to the study of music history, literature, and analysis. Graduate theses, Graduate Recital analyses, results of written and oral comprehensive exams evaluated by graduate faculty on graduate examination committees, exit interviews conducted upon completion of the program; Classwork: grades in MUS 5100 (Introduction to Research in Music) and MUS 5880 (Seminar in Music History) and MUS 5170 (Analytical Techniques) Rubrics for Graduate Recital Analyses or Theses with the percentage of students expected to be at each level in parentheses: Superior (50%), Good (50%), Developing (0%), Not Acceptable (0%); Comprehensive Written Exam evaluations indicate that a student receives Pass (100%), Conditional Pass, or Not Pass; Oral examinations must be approved unanimously by the AY 16-17 –Two Recital Analyses in the Superior category; One Recital Analyses in the Good category. One Recital Analysis received Deferred Credit in May 2017. AY 16-17 Written and oral comprehensive examinations: Four out of four students achieved Pass or Conditional Pass on the Written Exam (the two that received Conditional Pass on a question submitted The graduate examining committee formed for each student performs the evaluations and reports results to the Graduate Coordinator. The Graduate Coordinator conducts exit interviews. The Graduate Coordinator evaluates the data and reports to the Chair and the Graduate Committee (GC). Graduate Coordinator compiles