Biology and Marine Biology

dissertation have been

submitted for publication or

have already been

published.

and likelihood of
publication. Dissertation
quality was high, with 100%
scoring very likely to be
published, and submission
and publication were at
77%.
SLO 5: A graduate student
should be able to create
new teaching materials.
Link to UNCW Learning
Goals: thoughtful
expression, critical thinking,
information literacy, and to
some extent global
citizenship.

Successful completion of

Teaching practicum course

and a formal lecture or

laboratory presentation in

an undergraduate course.

The student’s committee

evaluates the teaching

ability of the student using

the Last question on the

Evaluation of Teaching form

that asks about the overall

effectiveness of teaching.

Each student in the program

is assessed by each of

his/her committee

members. Data on overall

effectiveness of teaching

are collected.

Implementation of the

assessment of this SLO was

planned for the 2010 - 2011

year.

For 2013-2014 there were 3

respondents for this SLO.

All respondents rated

“student understanding of

teaching responsibilities at

the university level” at level

5. However, we have
   identified some confusion
   over the evaluation of this
   SLO, as the assessment tool
   should be a question about
   the overall effectiveness of
   teaching. The teaching
   practicum is not taught
   every year, which is one of
   the reasons we have not
   been able to collect very
   much data on student
   performance on this SLO. In
   2010 - 2011 we had only one
   respondent for this SLO.
   The program is small and we
   may not necessarily have
   any students completing
   requirements to be
   assessed each year for this
   SLO. We will likely need to
   wait several years before
   we have an adequate
   sample size for this SLO.

At the 2012-2013 faculty

retreat, the lack of data for

this SLO was discussed. At

the September 2013 faculty

meeting the following

motion was passed by the

department: That the

Graduate Assessment

Coordinator works with the

Graduate Secretary to

better coordinate the

teaching practicum

evaluation for the Ph.D.

program (SLO#5). We have

managed to collect some

data during 2013-2014, but

now need to ensure that the

correct assessment tool is

being used. The Graduate

Assessment Coordinator will

work with the Graduate

Secretary in 2014-2015 and

future years to correct this

issue.