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Essential Learning Outcomes: Quantitative Reasoning

Overview of Tri-C's Essential Learning Outcomes

Description

Guide to Quantitative Reasoning

Intended Learning Outcome:

Analyze problems, including real-world scenarios, through the application of mathematical and numerical concepts and skills, including the interpretation of data, table, charts or graphs.

Assessment may include but is not limited to the following criteria and intended outcomes:

Identifies and explains information or data

  • Identifies appropriate data to solve a problem
  • Accurately seeks information and data from appropriate sources
  • Expands upon ideas to foster new lines of inquiry
  • Forms relevant assumptions using sound quantitative reasoning

Performs relevant calculations and/or converts information/data

  • Applies appropriate formulas in mathematical calculations
  • Converts charts, graphs and/or other numerical data effectively
  • Evaluates costs and benefits of potential solutions

Analyzes results to address the problem/scenario

  • Applies sound quantitative reasoning to the analysis of data and information
  • Accurately and proficiently synthesizes data and information to form logical conclusions
  • Uses analysis/synthesis in response to problems, including real-world scenarios
  • Understands limitations of analysis
  • Interprets data and information to analyze real-world problems based on analysis/synthesis

Elements, excerpts, and ideas borrowed with permission form Assessing Outcomes and Improving Achievement: Tips and tools for Using Rubrics, edited by Terrel L. Rhodes. Copyright 2010 by the Association of American Colleges and Universities.

Rubric

Quantitative Reasoning Rubric

Analyze problems, including real-world scenarios, through the application of mathematical and numerical concepts and skills, including interpretation of data, tables, charts or graphs.

Criteria Inadequate Developing Competent Proficient
Identifies relevant
information or data		 No relevant
information or data
is identified		 Some relevant
information or data
is identified but not
accurately		 Accurately identifies
some, but not all
relevant information
or data		 Accurately
identifies all
relevant
information or data
Performs relevant
calculations and/or
converts
information/data		 Does not calculate
and/or convert
information/data		 Calculates and
converts with many
errors		 Calculates and
converts with a
few errors		 Calculates and
converts with no
errors
Analyzes results to
address the
problem/scenario		 Does not analyze
the results		 Analyzes results
with no relevant or
usable conclusions		 Analyzes results
with relevant or
usable conclusions,
but with some gaps		 Analyzes results
with relevant and
usable conclusions

Elements, excerpts, and ideas borrowed with permission form Assessing Outcomes and Improving Achievement: Tips and tools for Using Rubrics, edited by Terrel L. Rhodes. Copyright 2010 by the Association of American Colleges and Universities.

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