Course pass rates for a required pre-clinical subject have declined over two years. You have limited resources and need to present an improvement plan to the department. What data would you gather, how would you analyze it, and what initial interventions might you propose?

I’d start by collecting quantitative and qualitative data: pass rates by cohort for the last three years, item-level exam performance, question blueprint coverage, assignment scores, attendance, LMS engagement (login frequency, time-on-task), remediation uptake, and student feedback surveys. I’d segment by demographics and prior GPA to spot at-risk groups and run item analysis to identify content or question clusters with <60% correct. With limited resources, I’d prioritize high-impact, low-cost interventions: add weekly formative quizzes with automated feedback (increase practice opportunities by ~30%), targeted 6-week peer-tutoring for the bottom 20% of performers, and a 2-session faculty calibration on assessment alignment. I’d set a measurable goal—raise pass rate by 8–12% in one year—and monitor monthly dashboards to iterate interventions.