Assessment will be based on course objectives and will be carried out in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy. Instructors may use a student’s record of attendance and/or level of active participation in a course as part of the student’s graded performance. Where this occurs, expectations and grade calculations regarding class attendance and participation must be clearly defined in the Instructor Course Outline.
Students will receive ongoing feedback from the instructor throughout the course. Evaluation will be based on learning outcomes and course content. Mastery will be granted to students who achieve an average of at least 70% on the items listed below. Evaluation will include, but need not be limited to, the following tasks:
-A collection of outlines, annotations, and paraphrased main ideas and key details for at least 2-3 written texts of up to 3 pages in length and for at least 2-3 spoken texts of up to 12 minutes in length that discuss issues in academic culture. At least 1 of the outlines must be based on a formatted text (map,graph, table, etc.).
-At least 1 project based on the information from the written and spoken texts. Students will demonstrate their understanding of issues in education and academic culture. The final product should be a compilation task. Possible projects might be:
- A display or exhibition of narrated videos, posters, or Pecha Kucha presentations
- A study tips infographic
- A note-taking and summarizing portfolio
-At least 1 in-class reading assessment and 1 in-class listening assessment to demonstrate mastery of skills (such as distinguishing between supporting details and examples, recognizing point of view, bias, and tone, scanning for specific information, guessing the meaning of vocabulary in context, or identifying rhetorical patterns).
-A final in-class exam to demonstrate mastery of reading and listening skills. This may be comprehensive or based on selected course elements.
-Attendance and participation in labs.
-At least 1 self-assessment of learning strategies, progress, and study skills (to be discussed with the instructor).
Sample grade breakdown:
A collection of outlines worth up to 20% (total)
Project worth up to 25%
In-class assessment worth up to 20% (total)
A final exam worth up to 10%
Lab attendance and participation worth 10%
Participation worth up to 10%
Self-assessment worth up to 5%
Total: 100%