Multicultural Understanding General Education Assessment Project Fall 2018

Outcome Using awareness and knowledge about multiculturalism and various groups in the United States, identify issues of power and privilege that exist in all interactions. Students will describe personal and institutional biases, emotional responses, behaviors, practices and language that impact individuals and groups. Students will describe specific benefits and costs to individuals and groups directly related to race, social class, gender, sexual orientation, disability and culture.

Prompt Provide an example of how an institution/organization privileges some people at the expense of others. Describe how this example relates to you.

N = 188 68% had taken an MCU Course

Methods Norming of 8 samples Rated in two groups of 3   Developing 1 1 2 3 Meeting 2 4 5 6 Exceeding 3 7 8 9 1. Describes personal and institutional biases, emotional responses, behaviors, practices and language that impact individuals and groups Does not identify biases, responses, behaviors, practices, or language, or describes them only minimally. Does not relate these to issues power & privilege. Identifies and describes biases, responses, behaviors, practices or language, and relates those to issues of power & privilege Identifies and describes biases, responses, behaviors, practices or language, and demonstrates a clear and nuanced understanding of how they relate to issues of power & privilege 2. Describes benefits and costs to individuals and groups Describes benefits and costs (or only one of these) without relationship to issues of power and privilege Describes both benefits and costs, and relates them to issues of power and privilege Describes both benefits and costs, describing a clear and nuanced relationship to issues of power and privilege Norming of 8 samples Rated in two groups of 3 Final ratings had to be within 2 points of the scale

Thresholds? What % of students met expectations (4 or above) Never took an MCU requirement: 35% Had taken an MCU requirement in the past: 50% Enrolled in MCU course when surveyed: 57%

Thresholds? What % of students met expectations (4 or above) Never took an MCU requirement: 35% Had taken an MCU requirement in the past: 50% … and passed the class: 53% Enrolled in MCU course when surveyed: 57% …. and passed the class: 58%