Course assessment is conducted for the fundamental purpose of improving student learning. Instructors in each course conduct indirect and/or direct measures of student learning.
Indirect Measurements of Student Learning
Instructors conduct indirect measures of student
learning on a course-by-course basis, utilizing a
department-wide calendar for assessment. These tools are provided for the
indirect measurement of student learning:
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Basic Option - an exit survey (view online sample survey questions and a sample opening day survey)
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Basic Option Plus - the exit survey and an additional activity-based assessment option or a sample unit assessment
Direct Measurements of Student Learning
The English department has a well established
tradition
dating back to 1989 for the direct measurement of student learning in
required First Year Composition courses. The faculty have established
evaluation criteria, direct measurement tools, and an ongoing process of
understanding and improving student learning in ENG101/ENG107 First Year
Composition.
A cornerstone of the First Year Composition assessment plan is the Assessment Day held during the week of accountability at the beginning of every semester. The faculty meet as a group for a full day of activities that encourage the articulation of standards and criteria in composition courses. This process is expanding and will include the following courses:
- ENG071 / ESL077 Fundamentals of Writing
- ENG101 / ENG107 First Year Composition
- ENG102 / ENG108 First Year Composition
For each course, direct measurement tools have been developed and refined through gathering, analyzing and interpreting data and evidence from student writing samples. Archives of Common Assignment / Common Final Exams for ENG101 have been developed and made available online.
Assessment Tools/Surveys Available by Course
College Wide Course Assessment Forms (in .pdf format,
fill in online and print)
3 Column Course
Assessment (portrait orientation)
3 Column Course Assessment
(landscape orientation)
4 Column Course Assessment
(portrait orientation)
4 Column Course Assessment
(landscape orientation)
Writing Courses
ENG071 / ESL077 Fundamentals of Writing
ENG
101 / ENG 107 First Year English (and Honors)
ENG
102 / ENG 108 First Year English (and Honors)
ENG 111
Technical Writing
ENG 183 Basic Manuscript Writing:
Fiction
ENG 184 Advanced Manuscript
Writing I: Fiction
ENG 205 The Nature of Poetry
ENG 210 Creative Writing
ENG 213
Introduction to the Study of Language
English Humanities Courses
ENH 230
Introduction to Shakespeare
ENH 254
Literature and Film
ENH 256
Shakespeare on Film
ENH 260
Literature of the Southwest
ENH 275
Modern Fiction
ENH 284
19th Century Women Writers
ENH 291
Children's Literature
Reading Courses
CRE
101 Critical and Evaluative Reading
CRE 111 Critical Reading in Business and Industry
12/6/2005
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