General Education Assessment Report Spring 2013 to … · of courses that were involved in General...

General Education Assessment Report – Spring 2013 to Spring 2017

Office of Programs and Academic Assessment 1

Table 1: Number of courses that were involved in General Education assessment by semester and disciplinary areas

Discipline FA ‘13 SP ‘14 FA ‘14 SP ‘15 FA ‘15 SP ‘16 FA ‘16 SP ‘17 Total FA ‘09 – SP ‘17

African American Studies -- 3 1 2 3 3 2 -- 24

Anthropology 1 -- 2 3 -- 3 1 2 23

Archaeological Studies -- -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- 1

Architecture 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1

Art -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 -- 1

Art History 2 1 1 3 3 3 4 4 25

Asian American Studies 1 -- 1 -- -- -- -- -- 5

Biology -- 2 -- -- 1 -- -- 1 8

Catholic Studies -- 1 -- 1 -- -- -- -- 2

Chemistry -- 3 2 3 -- -- 1 2 18

Classics -- 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 13

Communications 1 -- -- -- 1 1 1 1 10

Computer Science -- -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- 1

Criminology, Law, & Justice 1 -- 2 4 1 1 1 -- 13

Disability & Human Development -- 1 -- 2 2 1 2 2 11

Earth & Environmental Sciences -- 2 -- 1 -- -- -- -- 7

Economics -- 1 1 -- 1 1 -- 1 8

Education -- 2 -- -- -- -- -- 1 7

Electrical & Computer Engineering -- 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- 2



Table 1: Number of courses that were involved in General Education assessment by semester and disciplinary areas (Cont’d)


English 8 4 4 -- 1 1 3 1 45

French -- -- -- 1 -- 1 -- -- 9

Gender and Women’s Studies 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 8

Geography 1 -- 1 -- -- 2 -- -- 5

Germanic Studies 1 1 1 -- 1 1 -- -- 11

Global Asian Studies -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 3 4

History 7 2 3 2 6 6 4 7 51

Honors College -- 2 -- -- 2 -- 1 3 22

Humanities -- -- -- -- 2 -- -- -- 2

Human Nutrition -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1

Interdisciplinary Studies in the Arts -- -- -- -- -- 1 -- -- 1

International Studies 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2

Italian Studies -- -- 2 -- -- -- -- 1 6

Jewish Studies -- -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- 2

Kinesiology -- -- 1 -- -- 1 1 1 4

Latin American & Latino Studies 5 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 20

Linguistics 1 -- -- -- -- 1 2 -- 7

Lithuanian 1 -- -- -- -- 1 -- -- 2

Mathematical Computer Science -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 -- 2

Mathematics -- 1 1 -- -- 2 1 -- 10



Table 1: Number of courses that were involved in General Education assessment by semester and disciplinary areas (Cont’d)


Modern Greek -- -- -- 1 1 1 1 1 5

Music 1 -- 2 3 4 -- 1 1 16

Natural Sciences -- 1 -- -- 1 -- 1 -- 3

Philosophy 3 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 23

Physics 1 -- 1 1 -- 1 -- 3 18

Political Science 1 1 2 -- 2 2 2 1 13

Psychology -- 1 1 -- 2 1 -- -- 6

Public Administration -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 2 4

Public Health -- -- 1 1 -- -- 1 1 5

Religious Studies -- -- 2 -- 1 -- -- 2 5

Russian -- -- -- 2 3 1 2 -- 9

Social Justice -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 1 2

Sociology 1 3 -- 2 4 2 2 -- 21

Spanish -- -- -- -- 1 1 -- -- 5

Theatre -- -- 1 1 1 1 1 1 7

Urban Planning & Policy -- -- 1 2 -- 2 -- -- 7

Urban Studies -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 -- 1

Total 43 37 41 38 53 46 45 47 544



Table 2: General Education outcomes assessed by instructors of participating courses by semester

General Education categories and outcomes under each category

FA ‘13

SP ‘14

FA ‘14

SP ‘15

FA ‘15

SP ‘16

FA ‘16

SP ‘17

Total FA ‘09 – SP ‘17

in numbers

1. Analyzing the Natural World

1.1 Understand and critically evaluate information and concepts in the natural and mathematical sciences.

-- 5 1 2 1 1 2 5 40

1.2 Use and understand scientific method to analyze ideas and obtain knowledge.

-- 2 1 -- -- 1 -- -- 22

1.3 Appreciate the value of and difference between scientific laws, theories, hypotheses, and speculation.

-- -- 1 -- -- -- -- 1 12

1.4 Use scientific and mathematical reasoning to make relevant distinctions among ideas.

1 -- 2 3 -- -- 1 2 20

1.5 Think critically about contemporary issues in science and technology. -- 1 -- -- 1 -- 1 1 13

1.6 Logically and clearly communicate experimental results and observations to others. -- 1 1 -- 2 1 -- -- 14

1.7 Analyze quantitative information and draw conclusions from these analyses. -- 1 2 1 -- 1 2 2 20

Total 1 10 8 6 4 4 6 11 141

2. Understanding the Individual and Society

2.1 Recognize, describe, and explain social institutions, structures, and processes and the complexities of a global culture and diverse society.

3 2 1 1 2 4 7 3 39

2.2 Think critically about how individuals influence and are influenced by political, geographic, economic, cultural, and family institutions in their own and other cultures and explain how one’s knowledge and beliefs may differ from others.

4 3 2 3 2 8 2 4 49

2.3 Explain the relationship between the individual and society as it influences (1) individual cognition, ethics, social interactions, communication practices and affect; and (2) the quality of life of the individual, the family, and the community.

1 5 3 1 4 2 1 -- 32

2.4 Examine how literature, history, ethical systems, scientific inquiry, or communicative practice shape our knowledge and perception of individuals and social structures.

3 -- 1 -- 2 3 2 3 25

2.5 Using the most appropriate principles, methods, and technologies, gather and analyze previous inquiry regarding the relationships between individuals and society, draw logical conclusions about such inquiry, and creatively or scientifically apply those conclusions to one’s life and society.

1 -- 2 -- 1 4 1 1 12

Total 12 10 9 5 11 21 13 11 157



Table 2: General Education outcomes assessed by instructors of participating courses by semester (Cont’d)


FA ‘13

SP ‘14

FA ‘14

SP ‘15

FA ‘15

SP ‘16

FA ‘16

SP ‘17


in numbers

3. Understanding the Past

3.1 Understand the implication and meaning of technological innovation and scientific discovery for the development of human society.

-- -- -- -- 1 2 1 1 14

3.2 Critically analyze the cultural, economic, geographical, and political processes that influenced historical events.

4 4 2 3 2 3 1 6 40

3.3 Recognize, describe, and explain the nature of past historical events and their consequences for the present.

-- 1 2 1 3 1 -- 1 19

3.4 Examine the relationship between individuals and past events, their interactions, and the repercussions of these interactions.

1 -- 2 -- 1 1 -- -- 14

3.5 Understand and explain the significance and influence of the past and its connection to current political, scientific, and cultural forces

2 1 -- -- 2 1 -- 1 15

Total 7 6 6 4 9 8 2 9 102

4. Understanding the Creative Arts

4.1 Basic issues of interpretation. How does a work mean anything? How does one determine meaning? How can a work have numerous meanings, often at the same time?

4 2 2 5 4 3 7 3 59

4.2 Questions of poetics. How do the traditions of genres and forms, materials and means of production, and philosophies and theories influence individual literary and artistic works and their interpretation?

1 2 1 -- 2 -- 4 1 26

4.3 Questions of value. How can such creative work be evaluated? How are critical vocabularies developed? How does a work come to be called a classic? How do new works and genres become accepted as art?

2 -- -- 1 3 3 1 2 20

4.4 Questions of cultural and historical context. How do creative works relate to the societies in which they are produced and received? How do cultural roles of creative products, definitions of art, institutions, markets and patronage affect the creation of works of architecture, art, music, literature and other media?

5 1 8 4 11 7 4 2 69

Total 12 5 11 10 20 13 16 8 174



Table 2: General Education outcomes assessed by instructors of participating courses by semester (Cont’d)


FA ‘13

SP ‘14

FA ‘14

SP ‘15

FA ‘15

SP ‘16

FA ‘16

SP ‘17


in numbers

5. Exploring World Cultures

5.1 Analyze a culture, including its political, social, ethical, communicative, or economic systems.

3 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 35

5.2 Analyze how cultures are formed, transmitted, and changed. 1 -- 3 3 1 2 -- 3 25

5.3 Compare different cultures. -- 1 -- -- -- 2 -- -- 10

5.4 Explore the values or cultural products of non U.S. cultures 4 1 1 -- 2 2 4 4 38

5.5 Analyze the influence of other cultures upon U.S. culture. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 10

Total 8 4 6 5 5 9 6 10 118

6. Understanding U.S. Society

6.1 Analyze aspects of U.S. society. 2 1 3 3 1 1 2 -- 28

6.2 Analyze the communicative, political, social, economic, or cultural systems in the U.S.

-- -- 2 2 1 1 -- 1 19

6.3 Explore the diverse communities racial, ethnic, class, gender, religious, and sexual that define cultural and political life in the United States.

2 2 -- 5 4 4 2 3 41

6.4 Critically examine the tensions among various groups within U.S. society. -- -- -- -- -- 1 -- -- 7

6.5 Explore contemporary governmental policies. -- -- -- 1 1 1 1 2 17

6.6 Analyze the role and influence of the U.S. in the world. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4

6.7 Study events, ideas, or movements that have influenced U.S. society. 1 1 -- -- 1 3 -- 1 17

Total 5 4 5 11 8 11 5 7 133



Table 3: Types and frequency of methods used to assess General Education outcomes by semester and category

General Education categories Types of methods FA ‘13 SP ‘14 FA ‘14 SP ‘15 FA ‘15 SP ‘16 FA ‘16 SP ‘17 Total FA ‘09 – SP ‘17

in numbers

Category 1: Analyzing the Natural World

Exams 1 8 7 5 2 5 5 8 98

Discussion -- 6 3 2 2 5 4 7 70

Presentation -- 5 -- -- 2 1 -- 3 21

Projects -- 3 -- -- 1 -- 1 0 28

Quizzes 1 4 5 4 2 5 4 9 72

*Writing Assignments -- 10 5 -- -- -- -- -- 63

*Essay -- 2 1 -- -- 1 1 1 6

*Paper -- 2 1 -- -- 1 1 1 6

*Report -- 6 3 4 2 1 3 1 20

Other -- 1 2 2 1 3 1 6 42

Total 36 426

Category 2: Understanding the Individual and Society

Exams 7 5 7 2 6 12 9 4 103

Discussion 7 8 6 4 11 20 10 9 148

Presentation 1 4 3 2 4 9 4 5 57

Projects 1 2 -- 3 -- 6 4 2 134

Quizzes -- 2 2 2 3 7 5 5 53

*Writing Assignments 12 13 11 -- -- -- -- -- 111

*Essay 7 3 6 2 4 10 6 6 44

*Paper 5 9 5 3 8 10 5 5 50

*Report -- 1 -- -- 1 4 1 1 8

Other -- 3 1 2 1 2 3 2 27

Total 39 735

*Writing Assignments was a category used in our assessment form starting from Fall 2009 – Spring 2013. Writing Assignments category was replaced with Essay, Paper, and Report starting Fall 2013.

This total is included in Writing Assignments Total FA ’09 – FA ’14.



Table 3: Types and frequency of methods used to assess General Education outcomes by semester and category (Cont’d)


in numbers

Category 3: Understanding the Past

Exams 5 3 4 4 6 7 2 5 79

Discussion 6 3 4 3 6 6 2 5 74

Presentation 1 0 2 1 3 1 1 3 31

Projects 1 0 2 1 2 -- -- 1 16

Quizzes 3 2 2 3 2 3 2 6 44


*Essay 6 3 2 2 5 5 1 5 29

*Paper 5 5 2 2 6 3 1 3 27

*Report -- -- -- -- -- 1 -- 1 2

Other 2 1 2 -- -- 1 -- 3 12

Total 32 379

Category 4: Understanding the Creative Arts

Exams 6 4 10 6 15 4 6 4 117

Discussion 8 5 9 9 18 11 13 6 151

Presentation 2 1 5 1 3 6 6 5 48

Projects 2 0 1 2 2 5 4 5 35

Quizzes 4 3 6 5 6 3 2 -- 69


*Essay 10 5 9 6 13 4 5 5 57

*Paper 6 2 11 8 13 12 7 5 64

*Report -- -- -- 1 -- 3 -- 2 6

Other 6 1 3 1 1 4 1 4 35

Total 36 694





Table 3: Types and frequency of methods used to assess General Education outcomes by semester and category (Cont’d)


in numbers

Category 5: Exploring World Cultures

Exams 9 5 2 5 2 5 3 4 88

Discussion 9 4 3 5 7 7 6 6 108

Presentation 3 2 2 -- 3 2 2 3 27

Projects 3 0 2 1 -- 2 -- -- 24

Quizzes 3 2 1 3 2 3 2 1 58


*Essay 8 4 1 3 3 4 3 4 30

*Paper 9 2 3 3 4 12 4 4 41

*Report -- 1 -- -- 2 3 -- 2 8

Other -- 2 2 -- 1 4 2 1 14

Total 25 481

Category 6: Understanding U.S. Society

Exams 4 4 2 10 5 6 4 5 93

Discussion 3 3 3 8 6 11 4 6 117

Presentation 1 1 3 2 3 4 3 3 62

Projects 1 1 2 2 -- 7 2 2 32

Quizzes 2 1 2 -- 4 3 2 -- 45


*Essay 3 3 2 4 5 5 3 2 27

*Paper 5 3 1 4 2 2 2 4 23

*Report -- -- -- 1 -- 3 -- 1 5

Other -- -- -- 1 2 -- 3 1 20

Total 24 510





Table 4: Assessment results instructors reported based on their professional judgment by semester and outcomes

General Education categories

General Education outcomes

FA ‘13 SP ‘14 FA ‘14 SP ‘15 FA ‘15 SP ‘16 FA ‘16 SP ‘17 Total FA ‘09 – SP ‘17

# of students assessed and % of students who met the general education outcomes

Category 1: Analyzing the Natural World

1.1 88 527 23 165 61 32 289 720 4579

82% 82% 91% 94% 80% 94% 92% 84% 86%

1.2 -- 227 62 -- -- 37 -- -- 1702

-- 86% 32% -- -- 92% -- -- 83%

1.3 -- -- 13 -- -- -- -- 210 905

-- -- 100% -- -- -- -- 86% 88%

1.4 -- -- 131 245 -- -- 53 275 1578

-- -- 89% 70% -- -- 100% 78% 83%

1.5 -- 3 -- -- 64 -- 51 120 584

-- 100% -- -- 84% -- 75% 92% 91%

1.6 -- 480 230 -- 488 66 -- -- 1910

-- 95% 86% -- 97% 61% -- -- 92%

1.7 -- 141 91 262 -- 387 96 336 2413

-- 89% 98% 92% -- 94% 89% 72% 88%

Total 88 1378 550 672 613 522 489 1661 13671

82% 88% 83% 85% 94% 90% 91% 81% 87%



Table 4: Assessment results instructors reported based on their professional judgment by semester and outcomes (Cont’d)





Category 2: Understanding the Individual and Society

2.1 211 70 34 61 177 69 415 172 2090

82% 100% 94% 95% 98% 97% 88% 82% 86%

2.2 232 173 203 424 68 631 83 151 3150

81% 88% 86% 95% 97% 88% 86% 97% 89%

2.3 23 755 204 13 241 45 46 -- 2699

87% 89% 78% 85% 91% 93% 100% -- 88%

2.4 83 -- 26 -- 73 101 77 64 950

93% -- 100% -- 84% 24% 91% 97% 77%

2.5 112 -- 245 -- 95 189 46 94 1450

90% -- 81% -- 95% 79% 98% 100% 86%

Total 661 998 712 498 654 1035 667 481 9910

85% 89% 83% 95% 93% 81% 89% 92% 87%








Category 3: Understanding the Past

3.1 -- -- -- -- 35 255 25 45 669

-- -- -- -- 100% 89% 96% 78% 90%

3.2 154 346 72 183 58 84 35 342 2025

90% 88% 90% 92% 86% 83% 86% 91% 90%

3.3 -- 160 283 188 167 48 -- 23 1396

-- 94% 84% 88% 92% 92% -- 70% 91%

3.4 30 -- 103 -- 75 24 -- -- 736

90% -- 85% -- 87% 83% -- -- 92%

3.5 64 47 -- -- 64 48 -- 35 597

92% 89% -- -- 91% 92% -- 100% 94%

Total 248 553 458 371 399 459 60 445 5386

90% 90% 85% 90% 90% 89% 90% 89% 91%








Category 4: Understanding the Creative Arts

4.1 124 41 32 248 98 60 255 46 1706

94% 95% 97% 90% 100% 93% 93% 96% 93%

4.2 15 50 21 -- 190 -- 118 22 845

100% 86% 86% -- 79% -- 91% 100% 87%

4.3 87 -- -- 47 234 78 36 58 845

76% -- -- 89% 93% 95% 100% 97% 89%

4.4 97 26 240 373 177 159 118 37 2027

94% 100% 90% 84% 98% 89% 92% 95% 91%

Total 323 117 293 668 699 297 527 163 5423

89% 92% 90% 86% 91% 91% 93% 96% 91%








Category 5: Exploring World Cultures

5.1 212 184 144 65 54 43 158 40 1809

95% 92% 100% 83% 85% 70% 84% 90% 89%

5.2 95 -- 75 48 36 40 -- 69 875

84% -- 84% 83% 100% 100% -- 96% 91%

5.3 -- 38 -- -- -- 53 -- -- 358

-- 100% -- -- -- 96% -- -- 95%

5.4 232 10 44 -- 100 52 117 118 1393

91% 100% 100% -- 96% 96% 96% 91% 95%

5.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 10 396

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- 100% 100%

Total 539 232 263 113 190 188 275 237 4831

91% 94% 95% 83% 94% 91% 89% 92% 92%








Category 6: Understanding U.S. Society

6.1 148 75 138 204 200 24 105 -- 1676

93% 71% 98% 88% 90% 100% 95% -- 89%

6.2 -- -- 169 86 38 24 -- 43 918

-- -- 91% 100% 100% 100% -- 84% 91%

6.3 -- 135 -- 213 162 146 106 64 1635

-- 88% -- 87% 99% 100% 92% 86% 94%

6.4 -- -- -- -- -- 24 -- -- 371

-- -- -- -- -- 100% -- -- 95%

6.5 -- -- -- 358 133 24 53 42 1365

-- -- -- 100% 91% 100% 85% 71% 92%

6.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 290

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 95%

6.7 50 19 -- -- 45 97 -- 38 860

100% 84% -- -- 87% 97% -- 100% 94%

Total 198 229 307 861 578 339 264 187 7115

94% 82% 94% 94% 93% 99% 92% 85% 92%

Grand Total 2057 3507 2583 3183 3133 2840 2282 3174 46336

89% 89% 87% 90% 93% 88% 91% 86% 89%



Table 5: Improvements instructors reported they made to help students learn by semester

Improvements made in… FA ‘13 SP ‘14 FA ‘14 SP ‘15 FA ‘15 SP ‘16 FA ‘16 SP ‘17 Total FA ‘09 – SP ‘17

in numbers

Instruction 17 20 19 10 18 20 21 29 296

Content 16 6 12 9 20 13 11 21 190

Assignments 12 8 4 10 15 15 7 14 141

Assessments 3 4 3 4 6 10 9 12 78

Duplicated Responses 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 33

No changes 1 4 7 1 1 1 3 0 35

No response 8 8 7 17 10 12 10 11 221



Table 6: Results of improvements instructors observed by semester

Types of results observed FA ‘13 SP ‘14 FA ‘14 SP ‘15 FA ‘15 SP ‘16 FA ‘16 SP ‘17 Total FA ‘09 – SP ‘17

in numbers

Students better grasped concepts and skills

12 12 11 6 19 13 15 24 220

Students were more engaged in discussion and materials

11 9 8 12 20 24 18 23 197

Students provided better performance and products

16 11 7 4 13 16 12 17 174

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