07-08 General Education Learning Outcomes Assessment

Communications

 

Communications: Demonstrate the ability to understand and be understood through effective reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills.

Courses: ENC 1101, SPC 1016, SPC 2600, SPC 1062, ORI 2600, ENC 1102, ENL 2010, ENL 2020, AML 2010, AML 2020, CRW 2000, LIT 2110, LIT 2120, LIT 2140

Learning Outcomes

 

Related Courses and Measurement

 

 

Performance Criteria/

Expected Results

Findings

Actions taken

Student will demonstrate the ability to understand and respond to college level reading assignments through the application of effective reading skills.

 

ENC 1101 standardized essay and rubric

 

 

Establish baseline scores for performance on rubric: evidence usage

 

Identify areas of strength and areas of weakness

 Evidence usage is an area of weakness (lowest mean 5.64/20 as compared to other performance categories)

Adapted data collection process to increase sampling frame.  

 

Revised standardized essay assignment to generate a more uniform essay to apply rubric to (anticipated increase in evidence usage due to this change).

Student will demonstrate the ability to understand and to produce effective writing.

ENC 1101 standardized essay and rubric

Establish baseline scores for performance on rubric: structure, concept development, grammar conventions, evidence usage

 

Identify areas of strength and areas of weakness

Rubric performance means:

Structure: 9.07/20
Concept development: 13/24

Grammar conventions: 7.42/16

Evidence usage: 5.64/20

 

Grammar conventions are an area of strength and evidence usage is a area of weakness

Adapted data collection process to increase sampling frame. 

 

Revised standardized essay assignment to generate a more uniform essay to apply rubric to (anticipated increase in evidence usage due to this change).

Student will demonstrate the ability to apply effective listening skills.

 

SPC 2600 standardized assignment

 

 

 

Student will demonstrate the ability to understand and produce effective speaking.

 

SPC 2600 standardized assignment