1. The Current State of General Education Assessment
Faculty Professional Development Day Workshop How to Successfully Modify and Use All General Education Scoring / Assessment Rubrics in eLearn.
The Current State of General Education Assessment
Michelle Abreu (Respiratory Care) & Cari Gigliotti (Chemistry)
Please don’t leave…
this won’t be as painful as you might think

2. Course Outline
Discuss the 6 General Education Outcomes and where the outcomes are currently assessed at Sinclair
Show instructors how to locate and download the General Education Assessment/Scoring Rubrics in eLearn.
Discuss the formatting of the rubrics and the types of modifications can be made
Review two examples of how CHE and RET assess and use a General Education Rubric within their programs.

3. Written Communication Computer Literacy
Upon completion of an associate degree at Sinclair, the student will be able to demonstrate the following six general education outcomes:
Oral Communication
Written Communication
Computer Literacy
Cultural Diversity and Global Citizenship
Information Literacy
Critical Thinking

4. 2. Written Communication 3. Computer Literacy
Oral Communication
assessed in COM2206 – Interpersonal Communication
assessed in COM2211 – Effective Public Speaking
2. Written Communication
assessed in ENG1101 – English Composition I
3. Computer Literacy
assessed in BIS1120 – Introduction to Software Applications
assessed in MET1131 – Personal Computer Applications for Engineering Technology
assessed in AUT1102 – Introduction to Automotive Service
assessed in ALH1101 – Introduction to Healthcare Delivery
4. Cultural Diversity and Global Citizenship
assessed in SOC1101 – Introduction to Sociology
assessed in PSY1100 – General Psychology
assessed in HUM1125 – Introduction to the Humanities
5. Information Literacy
must be assessed within individual programs
6. Critical Thinking*
(*modifications will be made to the Critical Thinking rubric currently found in the Repository!)

5. Finding the Gen Ed Assessment/Scoring Rubrics
The rubrics reside within eLearn in the General Education Rubric Repository.
Every faculty member has access to the Repository and the rubrics.
The rubrics can be easily uploaded directly into your eLearn course shells.

6. Locating and downloading the General Education Assessment/Scoring Rubrics in eLearn…

7. Criteria can NOT be altered in any way
Be sure to address why this MUST be done in eLearn
The justifications for the assessment categories can be altered to suit the assignment.

8. Example from CHE2151: Organic Chemistry I lab –
Information Literacy Assessment
The Assessment Method:
The final formal scientific lab report of the semester was used
for assessment of the Information Literacy General Education
outcome. The students write a report on their experimental
results of a Friedel-Crafts Acylation reaction: adding a branch onto an aromatic molecule.
The Modified Assessment/Scoring Rubric:
No modifications were made to the rubric found within the General Education Rubric Repository.
Criterion 1: Pose valid research or discovery questions based on need and formulate thesis idea and purpose connected to research.
-The “purpose” section of the formal lab report was assessed.
Criterion 2: Organize and integrate information and use information ethically.
-The “background information” and “experimentally-derived data results” sections of the formal lab report were assessed.
Criterion 3: Select sources that are appropriate, credible and relevant to the idea being supported.
-The selection of sources and the use of proper citations within the body of text in the “background information” section and in the “works cited” sections were assessed.

9. Example from RET2201: Critical Care II –
Information Literacy Assessment
The Assessment Method:
RET 2201 Critical Care II: Final Case Study Assessment. Students create detailed case studies via the development of a collaborative wiki page utilizing current knowledge and research. Students will then reflect on case studies as a preparation method for the NBRC board exam.
The Modified Assessment/Scoring Rubric:
Scoring rubric modified into a weighted rubric with 6 Criterion for RET 2201: Critical
Care II. Pull up and review rubric to show sections required 1-3 and then 4-6 add-ons for
grading.
Criterion 1: Pose valid research or discovery questions based on need and formulate thesis idea and purpose connected to research.
Criterion 2: Organize and integrate information and use information ethically.
Criterion 3: Select sources that are appropriate, credible and relevant to the idea being supported.