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General Education Assessment

General Education Assessment. Trevecca Nazarene University 2012-13. Today’s Questions. Why have a General Education curriculum? How is General Education assessed? What were the results of last year’s assessment?. TNU BA/BS Degree. Why?. General Education Curriculum

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General Education Assessment

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  1. General Education Assessment Trevecca Nazarene University 2012-13

  2. Today’s Questions • Why have a General Education curriculum? • How is General Education assessed? • What were the results of last year’s assessment?

  3. TNU BA/BS Degree

  4. Why? • General Education Curriculum • Develop skills for life-long learning

  5. Why? • General Education Curriculum • Develop skills for life-long learning • Expand the learner’s worldview

  6. Why? • General Education Curriculum • Develop skills for life-long learning • Expand the learner’s worldview • Locate the Major within human knowledge

  7. Why? Institutional Educational Goals General Education Outcomes

  8. How? • Outcomes Assessment Cycle

  9. Assessment Data • Third-party standardized test • Norm-referenced: 32 doctoral/research universities • Criterion-referenced: skills, content • Multiple and varied approaches • Self-generated content questions • Self-generated survey questions • Samples of student work

  10. 2012-13 Assessment Results • ETS-Proficiency Profile • Measures 4 skills: • Critical Thinking • Reading • Writing • Mathematics • In 3 contexts: • Humanities • Social Science • Natural Science

  11. Proficiency Profile • Norm-referenced: Seniors; 301institutions of all types • TNU Total Score: 47thpercentile (n=235)

  12. Proficiency Profile • Norm-referenced: Seniors; 32 doctoral/research univ. • TNU Total Score: 27thpercentile (n=235)

  13. 2012-13 Assessment Results Met or exceeded the criterion for 4 of 8 assessment measures Complete report: http://gened.wiki.trevecca.edu

  14. Assessment Results • 1: …demonstrate competency in oral and written communication exhibiting an awareness of content, purpose, and audience while accurately using Standard English (written). • Goal: 4.5 average score for all papers • Actual mean: 4.44%

  15. Assessment Results • 4: …will use the scientific method, scientific inquiry, and perform basic mathematical and statistical tasks to analyze and solve problems. • Two measures were used • ETS PP Natural Sciences context score • ETS PP Mathematics skill score • Goal: 67th percentile for each area • Actual: Natural Sciences, 80th(met) Mathematics, 60th(not met)

  16. Assessment Results • 6: …demonstrate an understanding and practice of various intellectual modes of thinking. • Two measures were used • Science Lab report score (met) • ETS PP Critical Thinking competency: 15% will score “proficient”and 25% will score “marginally proficient” • Actual: 4% proficient, 28% marginally proficient (not met) • Affinity group: (8% proficient, 20% marginally proficient)(Norm-reference: 34th percentile)

  17. More on ETS PP Criterion measures

  18. Assessment Results • 8: …demonstrate an understanding of cultural diversity with a capacity to positively engage others. • Three question were asked • Q1…value perspectives different than mine • Q2…comfortable socializing with (different) ethnic groups • Q3…understand cultures outside USA • Goal: 80% will agree/strongly agree

  19. PP Skills Scores • Norm-referenced: Seniors/all institution types • Critical Thinking: 34th(95% c.i.: 20-54) • Reading: 47th(95% c.i.: 30-71) • Writing: 58th(95% c.i.: 58-94) • Mathematics: 33rd(95% c.i.: 17-52)

  20. PP Context Scores • Norm-referenced: Seniors/all institution types • Humanities: 33rd(95% c.i.: 18-59) • Social Sciences: 22nd(95% c.i.: 22-66) • Natural Sciences: 50th(95% c.i.: 27-75)

  21. Proficiency Classifications • Criterion –referenced classifications SkillClassification

  22. Proficiency Classifications • Criterion –referenced classifications SkillClassification

  23. Take-Aways

  24. Take-Away • Combining traditional and non-traditional student scores will affect assessment results • Emphasize mathematical concepts across the curriculum • Embrace diversity—ethnic, cultural, and ideological—and help students respond and reflect in Christ-like ways • Will UR-QEP improve critical thinking skill?

  25. What attitude do we project? Excellence Good Enough Indifference Past Present Future

  26. General Education Discussion

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