University Daily Kansan / Friday, April 21, 1989
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Committee stresses basics to keep students on track
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because students were less likely to withdraw with the new requirement.
draw with the new requirement.
She noted, however, that in Math 101, the withdrawal rate remained high — 21 percent of the freshmen enrolled dropped the course after the add/drop period in Spring 1988.
"Obviously, it needs to be looked into." Twombly said.
Don Bushell, professor of human development and family life, is chairman of the committee assessing the self-taught mathematics program. He said that in addition to gathering statistics on the courses, the committee was comparing the self-taught system to Math 104, a pre-calculus course taught in the traditional manner.
The committee also is having interviews conducted with students and tutors involved in the program and looking at data that might predict the background variables necessary for success in mathematics, such as ACT scores.
"There is a lot of folklore about Math 002 and Math 101," Bushell said. "We want to get to it straight. We would be a shame if our study just got filed away, but I don't think it will. The department wants to use it next fall."
With the primary plans already in place in assessment of basic skills, another area the University hopes to focus on is assessment in majors.
By January 1990, a committee
from each academic unit will define the goals of its particular program. Using these goals as a basis, each unit must develop an assessment plan by August 1990 and have it completed by May 1991.
The assessment plan for each major must include at least one external activity, such as an accreditation report or an alumni survey. Students should also entrance exam or a student-oriented report on job placement.
"There is an attempt here to make sure assessment doesn't become so big of an activity that you forget you are here to teach." Bass said.
But with four years of work and hundreds of hours of effort ahead, assessment is a large undertaking.
Sharon Bass, associate professor of journalism and chairman of the assessment subcommittee on committee was trying to keep it simple.
From administrators to employers.
From faculty to students and
from legislators to taxpayers, every-
body must directly or indirectly
taking part.
"I am very pleased with the plan we have put together," said Ray Hiner, professor of history and chairman of the University assessment committee. He also learned from his pitfalls of other programs and chosen a plan appropriate to KU. I don't think this will turn into just another pile of paper."
Famed Portuguese guitarist to give modern recital at KU
by Christine Winner
Kansan staff writer
many artists are hesitant to play the music of their own time, but Portuguese guitarist Pino Nagy is an exception, said Stephen Anderson, professor and chairman of the department of music and dance.
"We try and train composers, but no one wants to play their music," he said. "They all want to play the old music they like." Good music that is not getting played."
However, Nagy is known for his performances of 20th century music such as the works of Fernando Lopes-Grena and Helitor Villa-Lobos.
Nagy will perform a solo recital at 8 p.m. Saturday in Swarthout Recital
Hall at Murphy Hall. The performance is free.
Sequenza Costa, Cordelia Brown Murphy distinguished professor of piano, said that Nagy was currently on a tour of the United States and would be conducting some classes on the East Coast.
He said that Nagy performed at KU about three and a half years ago.
"It was an enormous success and this is why it was rather easy to convince the department that he should come back," Costa said.
Costa said that Nagy did not compose original music but did transcribe music written for other string instruments such as violins and harps.
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