Proposal for General Education Learning Outcomes Assessment Review <= /title> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"PlaceName"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"PlaceType"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"place"/>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=3DEN-US style=3D'tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=3DSection1> Proposal for General Education Learning Outcomes Assessment Review = <o:p></o:p> of Core Curriculum Courses<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Proposal<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> The General Education Assessment subcommittee of Commi= ttee on Academic Programs would like to propose that CAP take the next steps in = the process of creating a procedure for assessing the general education outcome= s of the core which will secure Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SA= CS) approval. These next steps will be to require all departments with courses = in the core curriculum to submit the following: <![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>A brief description of each of its courses in the core curriculum; <![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>The general education learning outcomes targ= eted in each course; and <![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>A plan for assessing one of the targeted gen= eral education learning outcomes on an annual basis, including how the results of the assessment will be evaluated by the department and how goals for improv= ing student learning will be met. <o:p> </o:p> This policy would take effect for the fall semester, 2= 006 in order to provide sufficient data for SACS accreditation. <o:p> </o:p> The General Education Assessment subcommittee’s = work would consist of 1) reviewing the assessment plans; b) reviewing the annual reports of each department; c) collating department reports that address the same learning outcome; and d) reporting the results for each general educat= ion learning outcome to the relevant departments. <o:p> </o:p> The subcommittee has developed a number of effective procedures and tools to assess the <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w:= st=3D"on">Georgia</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">State</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on= ">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> general education learning outcomes and will make these available to depart= ments with courses in the core. The members of the subcommittee would also serve as consultants to departments = in designing and evaluating assessments in the core. <o:p> </o:p> The subcommittee will also organize meetings between departments that have chos= en to assess the same general education learning outcome so that departments c= an share ideas about which assessment techniques have been effective and which have not. <o:p> </o:p> Rationale <o:p> </o:p> Assessment of general education outcomes is required b= oth by the BOR and the SACS, and the General Education Assessment subcommittee of = CAP has been given the responsibility of conducting that assessment. Currently the nine subcommittee me= mbers are collecting and analyzing the data themselves, a process that is not only time-consuming but also represents a top-down approach to assessment. The assessment effort would be more effective and more likely to result in improved instruction in the core if = it were managed by the faculty in departments that actually teach core curricu= lum courses. The subcommittee’s task would be to review the plans and res= ults and make recommendations. This proposal would accomplish both those goals. </div> </body> </html>

MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Location: file:///C:/5D1C5516/ProposalforGeneralEducationLearningOutcomesAssessmentReview-11-30-05rev.htm Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Proposal for General Education Learning Outcomes Assessment Review <= /title> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"PlaceName"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"PlaceType"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"place"/>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=3DEN-US style=3D'tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=3DSection1> Proposal for General Education Learning Outcomes Assessment Review = <o:p></o:p> of Core Curriculum Courses<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Proposal<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> The General Education Assessment subcommittee of Commi= ttee on Academic Programs would like to propose that CAP take the next steps in = the process of creating a procedure for assessing the general education outcome= s of the core which will secure Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SA= CS) approval. These next steps will be to require all departments with courses = in the core curriculum to submit the following: <![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>A brief description of each of its courses in the core curriculum; <![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>The general education learning outcomes targ= eted in each course; and <![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>A plan for assessing one of the targeted gen= eral education learning outcomes on an annual basis, including how the results of the assessment will be evaluated by the department and how goals for improv= ing student learning will be met. <o:p> </o:p> This policy would take effect for the fall semester, 2= 006 in order to provide sufficient data for SACS accreditation. <o:p> </o:p> The General Education Assessment subcommittee’s = work would consist of 1) reviewing the assessment plans; b) reviewing the annual reports of each department; c) collating department reports that address the same learning outcome; and d) reporting the results for each general educat= ion learning outcome to the relevant departments. <o:p> </o:p> The subcommittee has developed a number of effective procedures and tools to assess the <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w:= st=3D"on">Georgia</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">State</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on= ">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> general education learning outcomes and will make these available to depart= ments with courses in the core. The members of the subcommittee would also serve as consultants to departments = in designing and evaluating assessments in the core. <o:p> </o:p> The subcommittee will also organize meetings between departments that have chos= en to assess the same general education learning outcome so that departments c= an share ideas about which assessment techniques have been effective and which have not. <o:p> </o:p> Rationale <o:p> </o:p> Assessment of general education outcomes is required b= oth by the BOR and the SACS, and the General Education Assessment subcommittee of = CAP has been given the responsibility of conducting that assessment. Currently the nine subcommittee me= mbers are collecting and analyzing the data themselves, a process that is not only time-consuming but also represents a top-down approach to assessment. The assessment effort would be more effective and more likely to result in improved instruction in the core if = it were managed by the faculty in departments that actually teach core curricu= lum courses. The subcommittee’s task would be to review the plans and res= ults and make recommendations. This proposal would accomplish both those goals. </div> </body> </html>