Assessment in General Education
GE assessment activities in 2011-12
The principal campus-wide assessment project for the 2011-12 academic
year focused on General Education. We gathered a combination
of direct and indirect evidence of student learning from instructors
of General Education courses, from student focus groups, and from existing
data in the Office of Institutional Research and Evaluation.
Findings from GE assessment in 2011-12
2011-12 General Education assessment results
This report summarizes, by requirement, the results from GE course instructors' Student Learning Report Forms.What GE instructors were asked to do
General Education Student Learning Report Form
The form instructors used to report their observations and reflections concerning the GE student learning outcome they assess, due within two weeks of the submission of final grades.Additional resources for GE assessment
Intended learning outcomes for each General Education requirement
Instructors chose the specific outcome they will assess for their “assigned” course and requirementGuidelines for completing a General Education Student Learning Report
Information and sample comments from instructors who participated in the Fall 2009 GE assessment pilot projectIntended Learning Outcome tracking sheet (optional)
A simple worksheet that instructors used to record their observations about the quality of each student's work in relation to the GE outcome of interest. The worksheet was for instructor use only and was not submitted with the instructor’s report.How IR&E will summarize and share results
A brief description of the plans for aggregating and reporting findings from individual instructors’ reportsHow GE assessment results can be used by participating instructors
How GE assessment results can be used by departments, committees, and other groups
Dean’s request for faculty participation in General Education assessment
A Spring 2011 memo describing the role of faculty in GE assessment in 2011-12
