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General Education Assessment Instructions: Previous Years

 
2004-2005:

Having constructed and/or revised general education assessment plans during 2003-2004, departments will submit annual assessment reports for their general education courses (and update general education assessment plans periodically, as needed). For information about the reports due September 30, 2005, see the following links:

Cover letter Explaining What's Due **
General Education Assessment Report Form Due September 30, 2005 **

Instructions from Previous Years:
During 2003-2004, departments will define learning outcomes for their general education courses and submit them on the appropriate forms to Bill Jenkins, the General Education Coordinator, by November 23, 2003.  Departments will complete a plan for assessing those learning outcomes, and submit the plan on the appropriate form, by March 19, 2004.  Below, you will find links to an overview of the process and links to the respective forms, as well as links to the rubrics that the General Education Committee will use to evaluate the forms you submit.  

If at any point you are asked for a password for any of the files on the assessment web pages, click "cancel."
General Education Assessment Timeline and Overview, 2003-2004 **

Fall 2003:
 
After reading the overview, you will need to complete the fall assignment, defining the learning outcomes for the general education courses in your department.  The links below should help you do that.  The forms for fall represent the domains used in the general education model, one form for each domain.  Use whichever forms are relevant for the general education courses in your department, and submit the forms to Bill Jenkins by November 23, 2003: 
 
Natural Science (NS) **
Artistic and Literary Perspectives (AL) **
Societies and Institutions (SI) **
Personal and Social Responsibility (PS) **
Selected Topics (ST) **
 
The General Education Committee will use the following rubric to evaluate your learning outcomes form(s).  You do not need to complete the rubric; it is here simply for your information:

Fall General Education Rubric **


Spring 2004:
 
By March 19, 2004, you will need to complete the assessment plan form.  There is only one assessment plan form for all departments:
Spring Assessment Plan Form (due March 19, 2004) **
 
The General Education Committee will use the following rubric to evaluate your spring assessment plan form.  You do not need to complete the rubric; it is here simply for your information:
Spring General Education Rubric **
 
For more information about assessment, see the
following files on assessment principles and tools:
Assessment Principles ** Assessment Tools *
Assessment Tools **  

 
If you have questions, please call the General Education Coordinator at ext. 2983.

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