Program Assessment

The purpose of program assessment is to determine if students are achieving predetermined learning outcomes as a result of enrollment in the program. Assessment assists faculty and program directors to identify gaps in student learning and plan for improvement. Over the last two decades of increased attention to assessment in higher education, many campuses have found creative and sophisticated ways to gather evidence of student learning, discover the degree to which courses and programs accomplish intended outcomes, and probe the achievement of institutional goals and mission. The goal of the General Education Program Assessment plan is to facilitate faculty led artifact collection, reviews, discussions, and recommendations aimed to improve the design and delivery of the General Education curriculum.

Fall 2009 / Spring 2010 - Artifact Collection Pilot

All General Education components and courses are welcome to particiapte in our artifact collection pilot.

In the Summer of 2010 we will focus on assessing and reviewing artifacts from:
First Year Seminar, First Year Writing and the Aesthetic Perspective, for the General Education outcomes 1A, 1B, 1C and 2A.

The assessment method will be based on course embedded assignments. Faculty will use the AsULearn course management system to tag General Education outcomes associated with a specific assignment and students will upload the assignments into the system.

Faculty participating in artifact collection should review this tutorial for specific information on setting up assignments and tagging them in AsULearn.

Tutorial for Tagging Artifacts in AsULearn [pdf 146.11 KB]

Faculty from the selected General Education components may elect to participate in the first rounds of artifact collection by completing this form:

Intent to Participate in the General Education Artifact Collection Project [form]

Elaine Gray will provide instructional design support and training to faculty in using AsULearn for purposes of General Education artifact collection. You may contact Elaine at 262-2026 or grayje@appstate.edu

General Education Learning Outcomes and Course Guidelines by Component

First Year Seminar	Wellness Literacy	Aesthetic Perspective	Science Inquiry
Writing - Vertical Model	Historical & Social Perspective	Local to Global Perspective	Quantitative Literacy
Fine Arts Designation	Historical Studies Designation	Literary Studies Designation	ICT Literacy

General Education Curriculum Map

Please explore these additional resources for information on assessment at Appalachian State University and national resources in Higher Ed and General Education