<p> Los Angeles Valley College Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Cycle Report Courses and Programs</p><p>Discipline: Art Department: Art</p><p>Program/Course: Art 116 – History of Women and Art Semester/Year: Fall 2010</p><p>SLO Representative: Eugenia Sumnik-Levins Department Chair: E. Sumnik-Levins</p><p>Student Learning Outcome “Correctly identify, analyze and describe selected examples of artworks by Western Assessed women artists that are characteristic of the period, culture, or artist, using proper art historical terminology. A rubric will be used to assess their use of appropriate terminology in describing the artworks, in verbal/written form.”</p><p>Description of Assessment On the first day of the class, images of paintings by three historically very important Method Western women artists were shown: a. Describe the assessment tool and how the data was analyzed (e.g., 1) Angelica Kauffmann, Cornelia Pointing to Her Children as Her Treasures, 1780s student activity, rubric elements, 2) Adelaïde Labille-Guiard, Self Portrait With Two Pupils, 1780s etc.). Attach rubric if applicable. b. Describe the sampling methodology 3) Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun Marie Antoinette and Her Children, 1780s (i.e., how sampling was done, number of students and faculty/staff Angelica Kauffmann was one of the founding members of the Royal Academy of Art, and involved out of the total) one of the leading figures in the international artistic movement of Neo-Classicism. c. Describe how inter-rater reliability was achieved Adelaïde Labille-Guiard and Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun were prestigious artists, two of only four female artists to have been admitted to the French Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in their time, both artistically and financially successful. Labille-Guiard was one of the first women artists to have the privilege of being granted an apartment in the Louvre. All three were celebrity artists in their day. All of them had become neglected or forgotten in Western art history due to gender bias.</p><p>Students were asked whether they recognized and/or could identify any of the paintings or their artists. There was no correct response.</p><p>The same three paintings were shown during the final exam. Students were asked to identify the artist, title, medium and date of each, and answer questions about their style, meaning, and socio-political/historical significance, incorporating art historical terminology appropriate to the stylistic period represented in the artwork (e.g., draughtsmanship, chiaroscuro, linear perspective, frieze composition, idealization, light logic). The sample size was 38 students. Only one section of the class was offered in this semester. Assessment Results SAMPLE SIZE: 38 students a. Describe the relevant findings according to the criteria set by the Percentage of students who could correctly identify the artists: 1) 92; 2) 97; 3) 95 assessment tool Percentage of students who could correctly identify the titles: 1) 97; 2) 100; 3) 100</p><p>Percentage of students who could correctly answer questions about their style, meaning, and socio-political/historical significance of the art work: 1) 92; 2) 100; 3) 89 How Results were Used for The results are consistent with the goals stated in the Student Learning Outcomes, Course/Program Improvement suggesting that the tools employed in instruction are effective and can be applied by a. Describe how the results are going faculty in future sections of the class to achieve effective results. It also shows that the to be used for the improvement of students were able to effectively recall and employ the technical terminology and teaching, learning, or institutional perform visual analysis. The assessment will be used by the Art Department to track effectiveness based on the data consistency in future offerings of the class. The data will also be used to compare with assessed. similar SLOs for other art history classes, e.g., ability to describe art works using correct b. Describe how results will be shared terminology particular to the specific culture/area/period of the specialized field. with others in the discipline/area.</p>