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General Education Curriculum. 2007-8 Assessment Why, What, How. Today’s Session. Part 1: Reporting 2007-8 General Education assessment results Part 2: Listening to the faculty Part 3: Soliciting faculty-administrator input to General Education curriculum and support with assessment. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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General Education General Education CurriculumCurriculum
2007-8 Assessment2007-8 Assessment
Why, What, HowWhy, What, How
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Today’s SessionToday’s Session
►Part 1: Reporting 2007-8 General Part 1: Reporting 2007-8 General Education assessment resultsEducation assessment results
►Part 2: Listening to the facultyPart 2: Listening to the faculty►Part 3: Soliciting faculty-administrator Part 3: Soliciting faculty-administrator
input to General Education curriculum input to General Education curriculum and support with assessmentand support with assessment
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1. General Education 1. General Education AssessmentAssessment
TNU Educational
Goals•Character capable of leadership and service shaped by the habits and practices of the Christian tradition
•Appreciation for diversity of insight and perspective
•Competence in an academic discipline
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General Education General Education AssessmentAssessment
TNU Educational
Goals
General Education Goals
• exposed to broad contours of human knowledge
• practice disciplined reflection
• familiar with literary, artistic, mathematical, scientific contributions that shaped civilization
• develop a truly Christian understanding in vital conversation with the liberal arts
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General Education General Education AssessmentAssessment
TNU Educational
Goals
General Education Goals
General Education Objectives• Skills
• Content
• Constructive/ Integrative
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General Education General Education AssessmentAssessment
TNU Educational
Goals
General Education Goals
General Education Objectives
Academic Discipline
• commensurate with professional and degree standards
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General Education General Education AssessmentAssessment
TNU Educational
Goals
General Education Goals
General Education Objectives
Academic Discipline
Educational Results
• Graduates capable of leadership and service
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Summative AssessmentSummative AssessmentTNU
Educational Goals
General Education Goals
General Education Objectives
Academic Discipline
Educational Results
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General Education General Education AssessmentAssessment
TNU Educational
Goals
General Education Goals
General Education Objectives
Academic Discipline
Educational Results
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Assessment ProcessAssessment Process
►Select General Education outcomes to Select General Education outcomes to measuremeasure
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Assessment CycleAssessment Cycle
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Assessment ProcessAssessment Process
► Select General Education outcomes to measureSelect General Education outcomes to measure► Assess enrollees in each major capstone courseAssess enrollees in each major capstone course► Administer Measure of Academic Proficiency and Administer Measure of Academic Proficiency and
Progress (MAPP) standardized testProgress (MAPP) standardized test► Add TNU self-generated questionsAdd TNU self-generated questions► Compare to General Education outcome criteriaCompare to General Education outcome criteria► Cycle results to faculty, schools, divisions, Cycle results to faculty, schools, divisions,
departments for confirmation and improvementdepartments for confirmation and improvement
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2007-8 Assessment Results2007-8 Assessment Results
►Sam Stueckle, assessment consultantSam Stueckle, assessment consultant
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2. Structure of Knowledge2. Structure of Knowledge
Freshman view of
university curriculum
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Structure of KnowledgeStructure of Knowledge
Add General
Education
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Structure of KnowledgeStructure of Knowledge
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Teaching-Learning ModelsTeaching-Learning Models
►Teacher-centered modelTeacher-centered model►Student-centered modelStudent-centered model►Subject-centered modelSubject-centered model
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Teacher-CenteredTeacher-Centered
Weaknesses
• Teacher serves as gatekeeper and filter
• Delivers conclusions (gives) to students (who take)
• Learning takes place in classroom where the teacher is saved from saying the same thing more than once
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Student-CenteredStudent-Centered
Weaknesses
• Students seen as reservoirs of knowledge to be tapped
• Standards of accountability arise from the group itself
•Teacher’s role may be seen as a necessary evil
• Can degenerate into something less than the community of truth
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Subject-CenteredSubject-CenteredCharacteristics
• Subject “sits in the middle and knows”
• Teacher articulates the presuppositions of the discipline
• Teacher and students critically reflect on presuppositions
• Teacher models for students the modes of inquiry to extract meaning
• Subject holds teacher and student alike accountable for what they say and do
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Subject-Centered + GenEdSubject-Centered + GenEd
PhilosophyLiterature
Communication
Fine Arts
BusinessScienc
e
Social Science
Sociology
Religion
Psychology
Mathematics
Education
Other disciplines Other disciplines InformInform my my viewview
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DiscussionDiscussion
1.1. What characterizes an educated What characterizes an educated person in 2013?person in 2013?
2.2. What are TNU’s unique contributions What are TNU’s unique contributions that help her students become that help her students become educated persons?educated persons?
3.3. How will the general education How will the general education curriculum contribute to developing curriculum contribute to developing educated persons?educated persons?
4.4. [How well are we doing?][How well are we doing?]
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3. Blatant Solicitation3. Blatant Solicitation
► Include incentives for taking MAPP Include incentives for taking MAPP assessment in your capstone syllabusassessment in your capstone syllabus
►Discuss GenEd issues and ideas with Discuss GenEd issues and ideas with your colleagues and representativeyour colleagues and representative
►Work with your representative to Work with your representative to communicate ideas to improve communicate ideas to improve curriculum, improve faculty and student curriculum, improve faculty and student attitudes, and help students understand attitudes, and help students understand how GenEd contributes to their how GenEd contributes to their educationeducation
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General Education General Education CommitteeCommittee
► Mike Vail, ChairMike Vail, Chair► Carol MaxsonCarol Maxson► Becky NieceBecky Niece► Kathy MowryKathy Mowry► Jea AgeeJea Agee► Ruth CoxRuth Cox► Michael KarounosMichael Karounos► Paul ChristiansonPaul Christianson► Alan SmithAlan Smith► Brett ArmstrongBrett Armstrong► Sam StueckleSam Stueckle
Teaching & LearningTeaching & LearningAssociate ProvostAssociate ProvostAcademic RecordsAcademic RecordsReligionReligionBusinessBusinessEducationEducationComm., Language, Lit.Comm., Language, Lit.MusicMusicScience, MathScience, MathSoc., Behavioral Sci.Soc., Behavioral Sci.Science, MathScience, Math