Evaluation of the New Writing/Grammar Curriculum – the ...

Evaluation of the New Writing/Grammar Curriculum ? the Culture and Intensive English Program at the University of Northern Iowa

Submitted to: Carolina Coronado-Park, Director of the Culture and Intensive English program University of Northern Iowa

An earlier draft of this program evaluation report was submitted to fulfill the requirement for Program Evaluation Practicum class at the University of Iowa under the supervision of Professor

Donald Yarbrough.

Submitted January, 2015

Asih Asikin-Garmager Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

N491 Lindquist Center Iowa City, Iowa 52242 asih-asikin@uiowa.edu

Table of Contents

LIST OF FIGURES .............................................................................................................3

LIST OF TABLES ...............................................................................................................4

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................7

PROGRAM AND CONTEXT DESCRIPTION .................................................................9 Accreditation History......................................................................................11 The Writing Curricula.....................................................................................12

EVALUATION QUESTIONS ..........................................................................................16

METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................................17 Background of the Evaluation Study ..............................................................17 Design and Data Sources ................................................................................17 Content Analysis .....................................................................................18 Surveys ....................................................................................................19 Interviews ................................................................................................25 Trustworthiness of the Study ..........................................................................26

FINDINGS ...........................................................................................28 How effective are (were) administrative, organizational, and personnel functions of the project? .................................................................................28 Administrative Support ...........................................................................29 Time and Competing Priorities ...............................................................31 Organizational Climate............................................................................32 In what ways and to what extent does the new writing/grammar curriculum meet the needs of the students? ......................................................................34 General Experience .................................................................................34 Standardized Midterm and Final Exams .................................................38 Writing Rubric.........................................................................................41 Placement Exams and Rubrics ................................................................42 New Grammar and Writing Textbooks ...................................................42 Classroom and Homework Assignments.................................................48 How is the new curriculum implemented in the classroom? ..........................49

CONCLUSION ..................................................................................................................53

REFERENCES ..................................................................................................................55

CIEP WRITING/GRAMMAR CURRICULUM EVALUATION REPORT 2

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: Organizational Chart of the CIEP .....................................................................10 Figure 2: Chronological Timeline of Writing Curriculum Revision Project ....................13 Figure 3: Design of the Evaluation ...................................................................................17 Figure 4: Instructors' Perceptions Regarding Administrative Support .............................31 Figure 5: Instructors' Perceptions Regarding the Effectiveness of the New Curriculum .35 Figure 6: Instructors' Perceptions regarding the Alignment between Grammar and Writing

Textbook ...................................................................................................................43 Figure 7: Level 7 Students' Perceptions regarding Course Packet ...................................47 Figure 8: Writing Instructors' Responses to Teaching Approach .....................................50 Figure 9: Instructors' Responses to Checking Student learning Objectives .....................51

CIEP WRITING/GRAMMAR CURRICULUM EVALUATION REPORT 3

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1. Data Sources for Program and Context Description.............................................9 Table 2. Data Sources to Answer Research Questions .....................................................18 Table 3. Survey Administration Dates and Response Rates.............................................19 Table 4. Examples of Original End-of-Term Survey Items and Modified Items ..............20 Table 5. Demographics of Writing 4, 5, and 6 Student Survey Respondents...................21 Table 6. Demographics of Writing 7 Student Survey Respondents .................................22 Table 7. Demographics of CIEP Alumni Survey Respondents ........................................24 Table 8. Interview Dates ...................................................................................................25 Table 9. Evaluation Question #1 Data Sources ................................................................28 Table 10. Evaluation Question #2 Data Sources ...............................................................34 Table 11. Alumni's Perceptions regarding Their Writing Classes ....................................36 Table 12. Writing 4, 5, and 6 Students' Perceptions regarding Their Writing Classes.....37 Table 13. Writing 7 Student Survey Results: General Experience ..................................38 Table 14. Instructors' Perspectives regarding Writing and Grammar Exams ...................39 Table 15. Alumni's Perceptions regarding Writing and Grammar Exams .......................40 Table 16. Level 4, 5, and 6 Students' Perceptions regarding Writing and Grammar Exams

..................................................................................................................................41 Table 17. Instructors' Perceptions regarding Effectiveness of New Textbooks ...............44 Table 18. Alumni's Perceptions regarding Grammar Textbooks......................................44 Table 19. Levels 4, 5, and 6 Students' Perceptions regarding Grammar Textbooks ........45 Table 20. Alumni's Perceptions regarding Writing Textbooks.........................................46 Table 21. Levels 4, 5, and 6 Students' Perceptions regarding Writing Textbooks ...........46 Table 22. Alumni's Perceptions regarding Assignments ..................................................48 Table 23. Levels 4, 5, and 6 Students' Perceptions regarding Assignments .....................48 Table 24. Level 7 Students' Perceptions regarding Assignments .....................................49

CIEP WRITING/GRAMMAR CURRICULUM EVALUATION REPORT 4

Table 25. Instructors' Response to Items regarding Use of Supplementary Materials .....51 CIEP WRITING/GRAMMAR CURRICULUM EVALUATION REPORT 5

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