How We Measure Student Success

Our General Education assessment is a continuous, three-step process designed to measure how well students are achieving the core learning goals of our curriculum.

1. Artifact Collection: We identify courses associated with a specific General Education learning goal (e.g., Critical Thinking or Arts & Humanities). Faculty teaching these courses are asked to voluntarily submit anonymized samples of student work, or artifacts, from their class sections. This ensures we evaluate actual student performance.
2. Distribution and Scoring: The artifacts are reviewed by the General Education Committee (GEC) and a group of faculty reviewers. Reviewers are randomly assigned artifacts and score them using the relevant standardized rubrics. This process is conducted anonymously to ensure unbiased evaluation.
3. Analysis and Action: The compiled scoring data is analyzed to identify overall student performance trends, areas of strength (best practices), and persistent challenges (contextual gaps). Findings and data-driven recommendations are then disseminated to faculty to inform curricular improvements and pedagogical decisions for the next assessment cycle.

 

Assessment Reports 

• Report on General Education Goals -  Spring 2020 / Fall 2020
• Report on General Education Goals - Spring 2021 (Goal 2 / Goal 3), Fall 2021 (Goal 3)
• Report on 2022 General Education Goals 4, 5, & 6
• Report on 2023 General Education Goals 1 & 4
• Report on 2024 General Education Goals 3 & 4

 

Artifact Collection Schedule

	Goal 1 Communicate effectively	Goal 2 Apply scientific and quantitative reasoning	Goal 3 Apply the value of the arts and humanities	Goal 4 Think Critically	Goal 5 Develop ethical perspectives	Goal 6 Practice civic engagement
2025	Fall 2025	Fall 2025			Spring 2025
2026			Spring 2026	Fall 2026		Spring 2026
2027	Fall 2027	Fall 2027			Spring 2027
2028			Spring 2028	Fall 2028		Spring 2028
2029	Fall 2029	Fall 2029			Spring 2029

 

	Goal 1 Communicate effectively	Goal 2 Apply scientific and quantitative reasoning	Goal 3 Apply the value of the arts and humanities	Goal 4 Think Critically	Goal 5 Develop ethical perspectives	Goal 6 Practice civic engagement
Odd Years	X	X			X
Even Years			X	X		X

These program-wide assessments are in addition to the Course, Program, and General Education (CPGE) assessments conducted each semester.