Kinesiology Mission
Goals
To prepare professionals to teach physical education, coach,
officiate, and enter commercial/public recreation, athletic
training, commercial/ corporate fitness, and driver and traffic
safety education ventures.
- SHSU Kinesiology
majors and minors who were admitted to the teacher education
program will:
- show an ExCET passing
rate that is equal to or greater than the state average.
- show a 2% improvement in scores obtained on the ExCET when
comparing data from spring and fall of 1993 with spring
and fall 1994. Each area will be evaluated independently.
- Employers of SHSU Kinesiology
graduates will evaluate the quality of work shown by
those individuals on each separate 5-point Likert-type
scale with an average of greater than or equal to 4.
- SHSU Kinesiology
alumni who are currently employed in one of the professions
listed in Goal A will evaluate the quality of reparation
they received at SHSU as
equaling or exceeding an average of 4 on each of the
separate 5-point Likert-type scales.
- To offer contemporary basic instructional skills experiences
for university students.
- Comparison of the KIN basic
instructional skills program at SHSU to
the 1993 NASPE report
will show that SHSU 's
activity based offerings encompass a minimum of 75%
of those suggested by the NASPE guidelines.
- A needs assessment comparing activities currently
being offered with those seniors desire will indicate
that the instructional program is adequately meeting
the students' needs as evidenced by an average of 3.5
or greater on a 5-point Likert-type scale.
- To offer a contemporary-based wellness course (i.e. "Fitness
for Living") for all university students.
- Results from a needs assessment comparing the content
of KIN 215 to the
topics students believe most important for a wellness class
will show that 60% (____ out of ____ topics presently included
in the 215 course) will rank in the upper half of the distribution.
- Results from the survey administered to seniors who completed KIN 215
in either their freshman or sophomore years will indicate
that:
- 15% will report change in one or more attitudes
towards a more healthy lifestyle as a result of completing
the KIN 215
class.
- 10% will report one or more behavioral changes
which are directed toward a more healthy lifestyle
as a result of completing the KIN 215
course.
- To develop knowledge through research and additional study.
- A minimum of 10% of the graduate students will complete
either a thesis or an independent study where data
collection and analysis are required.
- A minimum of 80% of 3-hour undergraduate theory classes
will require students to complete class assignments
requiring library research.
- All graduate classes will require students to complete
class assignments requiring library research.
- A minimum of 20% of all graduate classes will require
students to collect and analyze data for research projects.
- Average faculty productivity will increase by 10%
form academic year 1993-94 compared to academic year
1994-95 as evaluated by the FES 3 divisional point
system.
- To develop a comprehensive preventative medicine program
for the university and community.
- Academic year 1994-95 will serve as the period during
which base level data will be collected. These data
will include
- number of clients served
- number of physicians providing referrals
- number of services offered
- number of clients per service offered
- This information will be used to compare against
future years to assess growth of the preventive medicine
program.
- Results from a survey of physicians providing referrals
and clients receiving services will show overall means
of at least 4 based upon a 5-point Likert-type scale.
- To provide expertise through faculty presentations and
workshops.
- There will be an overall average increase of 10%
in the number of points earned from presentations and
workshops given by KIN faculty
in academic year 1994-95 as compared to 1993-94.
- In workshops and presentations where assessing the
quality of the presentation is possible, 80% of those
in which evaluations occurred will show an overall
mean rating of 4.0 or greater based upon a 5-point
Likert-type scale.
- To expand and/or build appropriate facilities to meet the
needs of developing programs.
- A university committee will evaluate the following
activity facilities to determine whether they meet
the accessibility standards set forth by the federal
government:
- HKC
- White Hall tennis courts
- Each activity facility should be utilized at least
thirty percent of the time that the university is accessible
to students. (This includes instructional and recreational
time.)
- To develop positive public relations within the university
and community.
- Using the 1993-94 academic year as the base period,
the kinesiology department will increase the average
number of university and community services by 10%
in 1994
- Using the 1993-94 academic year as the base period,
the kinesiology department will increase the number
of services, notable accomplishments and awards afforded
media coverage by 10% in 1994-95.
- To ensure quality instruction within the academic program.
- The overall student evaluation means of each class
taught by each full-time kinesiology faculty member
at the lecturer level or above will be greater than
or equal to 6.0.
- The chairperson's evaluation of teaching for each
full time kinesiology faculty member and coach will
be greater than or equal to 5.5.
- The number of nominations and awards for excellence
in teaching 1994-95 will be greater than the 1993-94
count.
- Seventy-five percent of alumni who have taken kinesiology
course work at other universities and colleges will
indicate that the quality of instruction delivered
by full-time SHSU kinesiology
faculty met or exceeded that given by full-time kinesiology
faculty from other institutions of higher education.
- To continue to improve the quality of kinesiology graduate
students.
- The average undergraduate GPA of graduate students
admitted during academic years 1992-93 and 1993-94
will be .3 points less than those admitted during academic
year 1994-95.
- The average MAT and/or GRE scores
of graduate students admitted during academic years
1992-93 and 1993-94 will be 5 points and 50 points
lower than those admitted during academic year 1994-95.
(For calculator purposes, the highest score will be
used where a student has repeated an exam.)
- The percentage of graduate students scoring at or
above 40 on the MAT and at or above 800 on the GRE will
increase by 10% for those individuals admitted during
academic year 1994-95 as compared to those admitted
during 1992-93 and 1993-94.
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