1. Discourse Faculty Meeting
Ruth E. Cain, Ed.D., Director of Assessment
7 August 2018

2. Why We Assess
Assessment helps us to make sure we are fulfilling the promises we make to our students and to society (Suskie, 2010; Finley, 2014)
Institutional mission and values statements
General Education mission, goals, and student learning outcomes (SLOs)
Department / program mission statement, educational goals, and SLOS
Individual course SLOs

3. Assessment helps us to ensure we are delivering on what we care about:
that students get the best possible education, and
that learning is of appropriate scope, depth, and rigor.

4. Three Fundamental Questions
What have our students learned?
Are we satisfied with what they’ve learned?
If not, what are we going to do about it? (Eder, 2010)

5. Assessment of the Gen Ed Core
Authentic Assessment - evaluation of student artifacts
double-blind reviews by faculty of random samples of student artifacts, collected and evaluated over a three-year cycle as follows:
Discourse 100, Anchor 100, and Focus C ( );
Discourse 200, Anchor 200, and Focus A; and
Discourse 300, Anchor 300, and Focus B.
Course Assessment Reports completed by faculty
revised and reintroduced in

6. Discourse 100 – Data Collection
Written Communication
Guidelines for an assignment designed to elicit the written communication student learning outcomes
Ungraded copies of work submitted by students selected in random sample
Evaluated by trained faculty panels against the AAC&U Written Communication Rubric
Oral Communication
Copies of scored rubric used to grade identified oral presentations by student selected in a random sample

7. Data Collection Process
Names of students selected in random samples will be sent to Discourse 100 faculty in late September (after Census Day – September 18)
Notification will include instructions for submitting artifacts and scored rubrics
Deadline for submission – December 21
Process will be repeated in Spring 2018
Assessment Panels will be convened in late-May 2018 – sign up!

8. Assessment Results
Data
Discussion