The ultimate measure of success of our efforts is enhanced learning.
Summaries of our success are offered below, as well as links to the
details of our scholarly work in teaching and learning.
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explicit statements, supported by evidence,
regarding success in student learning.
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established benchmarks against which students? learning
outcomes are assessed.
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celebrations and public statements of student learning,
performance, and achievement.
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Successes in student learning
When our assessment plan becomes more fully implemented, we will begin
sharing statements and data in this space, reflecting our progress in
student learning.
Learning outcomes benchmarks
We will continue to track coverage of our learner outcomes by an annual
student survey as an indirect measure. Our benchmark will be 1.0 or
greater (on a scale from 0.0 to 2.0) as acceptable, with less than 1.0
requiring steps toward improvement. Student portfolios will be reviewed by
the OA commitee. Benchmarks will be developed as faculty begin to
review the portfolio over a period of several years.
Successes in student performance and achievement
While our outcomes assessment program is still not fully completed, the
students in our department are operating already at a high level of
achievement. Some examples* of these achievements are:
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February 2004 Turf Bowl. A team from the ISU turf club placed
1st in the Turf Bowl Competition for the second straight year.
The competition was held at the GCSAA National Conference in
San Diego, California.
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February 2003 Turf Bowl. A team from the ISU turf club placed
1st in the Turf Bowl Competition at the GCSAA National
Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Of 71 teams entered, ISU
fielded 6 teams with 5 teams placing in the upper 25 % and all
6 teams placing in the upper 50%.
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March 2004 Hort Club competition at MACHS (Mid-America
Collegiate Horticulture Society). The Iowa State team captured
1st place in the team competition for the second straight year.
Individual students placed 1st overall, and 1st in general
knowledge.
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March 2003 Hort Club Competition at MACHS (Mid-America
Collegiate Horticulture Society). In the team competition, the
Iowa State team won 1st place in plant ID and 1st place in
overall (plant ID, general knowledge and plant judging
combined). Individual students placed 2nd and 3rd in plant ID,
1st and 2nd in general knowledge, and 2nd in overall.
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August 2003 Mendenhall Award. Marcus Jones, a turf major in the
Department of Horticulture, won the award, given to the top
turf student in the U.S. each year by the Golf Course
Superintendents Association of America.
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October 2003. At the American Society for Horticultural Science
(ASHS) annual meeting in Providence, Rhode Island, Kim Hilgers,
a senior Horticulture major, won the best-paper competition in
the Association of Collegiate Branches of the ASHS oral
competition.
*Courtesy of Department of Horticulture Alumni Newsletter, 2003 and
2004
