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Assessment of General Education: Who/What/When/Why/How?. Gail G. Evans Dean, Undergraduate Studies San Francisco State University. CSU Summer Institute, GE Assessment Tools for Student Learning of GE Outcomes: What are our Students Learning? June 25, 2012. Introduction. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Gail G. EvansDean, Undergraduate Studies
San Francisco State University
Assessment of General Education: Who/What/When/Why/How?
CSU Summer Institute, GE Assessment Tools for Student Learning of GE Outcomes:
What are our Students Learning?June 25, 2012
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Introduction• “American students already know they want
a degree. The challenge is to help students become highly intentional about the forms of learning and accomplishment that the degree should represent.” -- 2007 LEAP Report
• How can we as educators implement General Education to help achieve this goal? And how will we know when we get there?
• How do we effect a change in culture on our campuses to sustain implementation?
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Steps to Campus Change•Get campus involvement from all constituencies.
•Link your proposed changes to other campus initiatives or plans.
•Ensure the support of your administration.
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Steps to Campus Change• Develop a “road map” or timeline for
implementation.• Determine the effect of and on existing
policies and procedures.• Commit resources.• Develop an assessment plan for your work. • Recognize that the work in which you are
engaged is inherently political…….
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Steps to Campus Change
So how have these steps worked (or not), in “real-
life” situations?
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General Education in the California State University System
• Executive Order approved in June 2008:(amended in 2011 by EO 1065)
3.2 CSU Student Learning Outcomes: Each CSU campus shall define its GE student learning outcomes, to fit within the framework of the four “Essential Learning Outcomes” drawn from the Liberal Education and America’s Promise (LEAP) campaign, an initiative of the Association of American Colleges and Universities.
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LEAP Essential Learning Outcomes Framework
• Knowledge of Human Cultures and the
Physical and Natural World• Intellectual and Practical Skills• Personal and Social Responsibility• Integrative Learning
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The San José Story of GE Reform and Assessment (thru 2008)
• Fall 1998: Implemented new GE Guidelines that were predicated on course-embedded assessment, as well as a diversity requirement across the curriculum
• 1998-2001: Approximately 280 courses were submitted for re-certification. Course proposals required a plan to assess student learning based on evaluation of Student Learning Objectives
http://www.sjsu.edu/ugs/ge/
http://www.aacu.org/aacu_news/aacunews07/february07/feature.cfm
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Certification & Continuing Certification Processes
• 2004: Eliminated a “check the box” format in relaying GE requirements to students and faculty
• 2001-2008: Course coordinators submitted assessment summaries and course syllabi indicating how students were assessed, the results of those assessments, and appropriate course modifications based on the assessments
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SJSU Studies Integrated Knowledge of an
Educated Person•Earth and Environment (R) (3 units)
•Self, Society & Equality in the U.S. (S) (3 units)
•Culture, Civilization & Global Understanding (V) (3 units)
•Written Communication II (Z) (3 units)
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SLOs for One Area of SJSU Studies:Culture, Civilization, & Global
Understanding • Students shall be able to:
O compare systematically … people from more than one culture outside the U.S.;
O identify the historical context of ideas and cultural traditions outside the U.S. and how they have influenced American culture; and
O explain how a culture outside the U.S. has changed in response to internal and external pressures.
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Content ObjectivesO Diversity. Issues of diversity shall be incorporated
in an appropriate manner.O WritingO Civic Learning. Courses shall address the civic
relevance of the topic in an appropriate manner.O Values Clarification. Students should
demonstrate their ability to articulate and discuss their values and engage in civil discourse.
O Courses will address significant achievements of the human intellect and imagination in a comparative context to understand and appreciate different ideas, cultures, values, religions, institutions, languages, and peoples of the world.
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Assessment· Assessment
· Writing shall be assessed for grammar, clarity, conciseness and coherence.
http://www.sjsu.edu/ugs/ge/assessment/
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Course Continuing Certification Philosophy
• Assessment as pathway to success vs. gateway
• Mentoring of facultyO GE Faculty in Residence
• No decisions until the decision is “YES”• Education of faculty regarding GE
objectives and assessment • Sharing of best practices
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General Education Revision at SF State• Graduation Requirements Task Force was charged
in 2006 with reviewing and revising baccalaureate degree requirements, including GE
• Spring 2008 adopted baccalaureate goals• November 2009 submitted final report to the
Academic Senate• Spring 2010 new Baccalaureate Degree Policy
approved by Academic Senate http://www.sfsu.edu/~ugs/GE_Policy.html
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San Francisco State’s Baccalaureate Goals
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Physical Science Learning OutcomesAfter completion of a lower division course in physical science, students will be able to:
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Mapping Artifacts to Institutional Goals
Video Reflection Texts & Resources
Electronic Portfolio
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SF State Course
Instructor:Rachel Poulain
Students: • Cinema• Health Education• Sociology• Urban, Ethnic, and Women's Studies
Course Student Learning Outcome:
Students will be able to shoot and produce a documentary on a Health & Social Justice issue.
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“Co-creating “Empowering the Yard” has made a lasting impact in my life. With 1 in 100 Americans incarcerated and the growing rate of HIV/AIDS among young women, it is imperative that we listen and learn from one another…
Since the film's initial screening at SF State in May 2008, Empowering the Yard has been entered and accepted to film festivals across the country and is going global.”
Emily Kirsch
Testimonials to Student Learning
Videos available at:http://www.healthequity.sfsu.edu/doc/title/empowering.html
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Mapping Institutional Goals to Artifacts
Video Reflection Texts & Resources
Thank You
Thanks to Maggie Beers, Linda Buckley, Ruth Cox, and Kevin Kelly for their contributions to this presentation