Incoming Students are assigned an advisor in the Science/Health
Department based on their interests in the Sciences or Health Professions.
They are required to meet with this advisor at the beginning of each
semester when they sign up for classes and required to get an advisor’s
signature when changing, dropping, or adding courses.
Those students not directly pursuing a program in this department are
encouraged to take courses in the department but at the proper level and with
the proper prerequisites.
Assessment Procedure
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Students are placed in courses based on their experience and level of
education (See figure 3).
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Within each course the students are evaluated by the instructor by
various methods depending upon the course.
Course requirements and the method of student evaluation is usually
stated in the syllabus or given to the students at the beginning of the course
in class.
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Field Practicums, internships, and/or research receiving credit require
the students to work in their area of interest for the number of credit hours
per week. The students are
evaluated on student written weekly reports or journals and by a supervisor
assessment. (Attachment A).
Science/Health Student Assessment Levels
1 through 5 are based on student interviews and/or transcripts.
The course sequence for each level is described.
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LEVEL 1: GED students or students
with little or no science background are recommended to take this course
sequence:
Basic Scien
Personal Community
Health
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LEVEL 2: The student who has studied some science in high school;
who is a high school graduate; or who has received a GED diploma is recommended
to take the following course sequence:
Earth Science
Environmental Science
Medical Terminology
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LEVEL 3: The student who has experience in a science course, who has
received a GED diploma, is a high school graduate, and or is a student who can
handle advanced work is recommended to take:
Chemistry I
Gerontology
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LEVEL 4: Students who have completed a level 3 course , Biology I or
Chemistry I are recommended to take the following:
Biology II
Chemistry II
Survey of Biochemistry
Nutrition
Bacteriology
Anatomy & Physiology
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LEVEL 5: Students who have completed core courses for individual programs
are recommended to take:
Internships
Field Practicums
Research
Placing students in any of the above levels is based upon a student’s
interview with an advisor and transcripts.
Each department assesses students in a way the faculty members determine
appropriate.
Based upon the text of the Adult Basic Literacy Evaluation (ABLE), a
standardized test for reading, math and English, students were either placed in
preparatory courses or the regular academic courses.
Students were also offered academic assistance through various projects
available. A pre-test and post-test
procedure was begun in courses where faculty members agreed they would try this
type of assessment.
To summarize, the process and activities of the assessment was just the
beginning for the LCO Ojibwa Community College.
The second part of the process was to research other methods, revise and
improve the design, and then test the activities within the plan.