Measuring Course Learning Outcome for Large Class of Introductory Statistics Course
Nurakmal Ahmad Mustaffa1, Malina Zulkifliand2, Rusdi @ Indra Zuhdi Murat3
1Nurakmal Ahmad Mustaffa, School of Quantitative Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences, University Utara Malaysia, Malaysia.
2Malina Zulkifliand, School of Quantitative Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences, University Utara Malaysia, Malaysia.
3Rusdi @ Indra Zuhdi Murat, School of Quantitative Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences, University Utara Malaysia, Malaysia.
Manuscript received on 15 May 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 22 May 2019 | Manuscript Published on 02 June 2019 | PP: 382-388 | Volume-8 Issue-7S2 May 2019 | Retrieval Number: G10650587S219/19©BEIESP
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Abstract: This paper describes a framework for providing quantitative measurement of a Course Learning Outcome (CLO)in assessing students’ achievement at higher learning institutions under the situation of a course taught by many lecturers in a large class size. Under such situation, the existence of different views on assessment method sand measurements from lecturers and diversity of students’ ability to achieve each CLO can be a burdensome task in order to have a standard measurement for assessment in Outcome Based Education (OBE) system. The study in this paper was conducted for the course of Introductory Statistics, which being taught to the students of Universiti Utara Malaysia. Methodology –The course’ result of 110 students in one semester were collected and used to calculate the CLOs’ score. In order to calculate the CLOs’ score, the analysis in this study used three different methods, which are average, threshold and performance vector methods. After the process of calculating the CLOs is completed by using the methods, all CLOs’ achievement is grouped and tabulated in a table as a Course Performance Report. The report is used to assess the students’ performance for the course. Findings –From the study, overall result showed that all CLOs of the course is success to achieve based on the outcome from the three different methods. Nevertheless, detail outcome from each of the methods be able to present different pattern of the CLOs attainment of the course. Significance – From the students’ achievement perspective, it can be an indicator to identify which course’s CLO the students have failed to achieve. Meanwhile from the course assessment design perspective, it also can be an indicator to assess the consistency of various assessment tools in measuring all CLOs.
Keywords: Outcome Based Education (OBE), Course Learning Outcome (CLO), Assessment, Assessment Tools.
Scope of the Article: Learning Software Design Engineering