Assessing General Education ProgramsGeneral education is the core of the undergraduate experience. It provides a lasting foundation for students’ future academic, civil, cultural, economic, and social lives. Additionally, as part of most general education curricula, general education as well as first-year experience programs are becoming virtually universal in colleges and universities; first-year seminars often are integrated into general education programs to promote student retention, engagement, and success. The assessment of these institution-wide efforts is particularly challenging, but many campuses have made substantial progress from which we can learn. In this book, the author draws on her experience with over sixty colleges, universities, and college systems to
Written for college and university administrators, assessment officers, faculty, and staff who support general education and first-year experience programs, this book is a hands-on guide for developing, aligning, and assessing general education programs in meaningful, manageable, and sustainable ways. The author presents a variety of approaches and dozens of examples to help readers understand what other campuses are doing and develop a repertoire of their own methods so they can make informed decisions about their programs. |
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... Questions Two kinds of questions are generally used when collecting indirect assess- ment data : close - ended and open - ended ... Questions Close - ended questions might focus 180 Indirect Assessment of General Education Learning Outcomes.
... Questions Two kinds of questions are generally used when collecting indirect assess- ment data : close - ended and open - ended ... Questions Close - ended questions might focus 180 Indirect Assessment of General Education Learning Outcomes.
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... questions are really close - ended questions in disguise , such as , Were you satisfied with the general education advising process ? If you are really interested in students ' opinions about advising , you could ask , Tell me about ...
... questions are really close - ended questions in disguise , such as , Were you satisfied with the general education advising process ? If you are really interested in students ' opinions about advising , you could ask , Tell me about ...
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... questions that are uniquely local . Faculty are interested in a variety of questions that can be answered by selecting options in close - ended questions or by briefly writing responses to open - ended questions . Faculty are interested ...
... questions that are uniquely local . Faculty are interested in a variety of questions that can be answered by selecting options in close - ended questions or by briefly writing responses to open - ended questions . Faculty are interested ...
Contents
General Education Mission Goals and Outcomes | 34 |
Alignment of General Education Programs | 91 |
The Assessment Plan | 121 |
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