Programmatic Assessment of General Education D. Kent Johnson, PhD

Current General Education and GE Assessment Challenges: No assurance all outcomes assessed No confidence in consensus of expected levels of learning relative to SLOs – reliability issues Cannot identify extent to which planned learning experiences at course or program level actually support student learning relative to SLOs

Current General Education and GE Assessment Challenges (cont.): Some courses partially meet outcomes across multiple GE Areas No assurance students meet all outcomes Level expected of some SLOs are too high for lower division courses

Proposal to Address Challenges Programmatic Emphasis Proposed Change Challenges Addresses General Education Courses are required to be approved in only one category 1,4,5 General Education Courses must meet and assess all SLOs for category 4,5 Common expectations for learning set and student learning assessed for each SLO 2,3,6 3 Year Assessment Cycle for all General Education Areas 5 Restructure with Interdisciplinary/Creative as a 300 Level Integrative Experience 2,3 Restructure Capstone as a 400 level requirement 2,3,5 Signature Assignment Framework and required Assessment using Common Rubric 2,5,6

Proposal to Address Challenges Assessment Template and Reporting GE Outcome Teaching /Learning Activity Student Produce or Performance from TL Activity Measure (e.g. Rubric) Assessment of Student Learning Performance 1.7 Guided Inquiry Activities Determining relevant sources exercise Lecture on evaluating sources Electronic Database Scavenger Hunt 3 Paragraph Description of Search Strategy and Annotated Bibliography GE SLO 1.7 Rubric Level # Students 3 10 2

Assessment Template (cont.) Planning Questions: Search strategies for all but three students were not adequate to support subsequent learning in the course and GE Program. To address this challenge, add a session with resource specialist in library during class time. Improve support resources in Blackboard Site

Quantitative Reasoning Written Communication Speaking and Listening Scientific Ways of Knowing Social/Behavioral Humanistic Artistic Quantitative Reasoning Written Communication Speaking and Listening Interdisciplinary or Creative Creative or Interdisciplinary Major Capstone 100 Level 200 Level 300 Level 400 Level