| Outcome |
Competency |
Multiple Indicators |
Assessment Criteria |
Students will communicate effectively through oral communication, reading & writing |
Reading |
Students' success rate on the Regents' Test |
60% of all students will pass the Regents test on their first try |
| Students' satisfaction with educational experiences as related to GEO |
70% will rate their skills as "some improvement" or above |
Writing |
Students' success rate on the Regents' Test |
60% of all students will pass the Regents Essay on their first try |
| Students' satisfaction with educational experiences as related to GEO |
70% will rate their skills as "some improvement" or above |
Oral Communication |
Students' performance on assessment of outcomes in COMM 1201 |
70% of all students will score a C or above on their assessment |
| Students' satisfaction with educational experiences as related to GEO |
80% will rate their skills as "some improvement" or above |
Demonstrate effective problem-solving and critical thinking skills(i.e., organizing, interpreting, and evaluating ideas |
Critical thinking |
Students' success rate in ENGL 1102 & with assigned research paper |
60% of all students will receive a C or above on their res. Paper |
| Students' performance on course-based assessment test questions requiring higher order thinking skills |
60% or above will receive a C or above on assessment exams |
| Students' satisfaction with educational experiences as related to GEO |
70% will rate their skills as "some improvement" or above |
Problem Solving |
Students' exposure to group problem-solving |
70% or above will receive a C or above on assessment exams |
Understand, interpret, and communicate quantitative data |
Mathematics |
Students' performance on assessmentof outcomes in math courses Math 1101, Math 1111, Precalculus and Calculus |
70% or above will receive a C or above on assessment exams |
| Students' satisfaction with educational experiences as related to this GEO |
70% will rate their skills as "some improvement" or above |
Locate, organize, and analyze information through the use of a variety of computer applications |
Computer Skills |
Students' performance on assessment of outcomes in courses in which the computer plays an integral roll in the instructional process, e.g., CISM 2601, CSCI 1301 and ATEC 1203 |
60% or above will receive a C or above on assessment exams |
| Students' satisfaction with educational experiences as related to this GEO |
70% will rate their skills as "some improvement" or above |
Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of arts & literature in the human experience |
Appreciation of the arts |
Students' performance on assessment of learning outcomes in humanities electives, e.g., ARTS 1301, DRMA 1301, MUSC 1301, FILM 1301 |
60% or above will receive a C or above on assessment exams |
| Students' satisfaction with educational experiences as related to this GEO |
70% will rate their skills as "some improvement" or above |
Understand basic scientific theories and apply scientific inquiry in a variety of subjects |
Knowledge of scientific theories |
Students' performance on assessment of learning outcomes in science courses |
60% or above will receive a C or above on assessment exams |
Critical thinking in scientific areas |
Students' performance on the Assessment of learning outcomes in laboratory science courses |
60% or above will receive a C or above on assessment exams |
| Students' satisfaction with Educational experiences as related to this GEO |
70% will rate their skills as "some improvement" or above |
Identify, analyze, and evaluate global economic, political, historical, and geographic forces |
Knowledge |
Students' performance on assessmentof learning outcomes for courses, e.g.,POLS 1101, SOCI 1101, and ANTH 1102 |
60% or above will receive a C or above on assessment exams |
| Students' satisfaction with educational experiences as related to this GEO |
70% will rate their skills as "some improvement" or above |
Critical thinking |
Students' performance on assessment test questions requiring higher order thinking skills in courses such as POLS1101, SOCI 1101, and ANTH 1102 |
60% or above will receive a C or above on assessment exams |
| Students' satisfaction with educational experiences as related to this GEO |
70% will rate their skills as "some improvement" or above |
Identify and apply the basic concepts of wellness |
Knowledge |
Students' performance on assessment of learning outcomes in PHED 1101 |
60% or above will receive a C or above on assessment exams |
| Students' satisfaction with educational experiences as related to this GEO |
70% will rate their skills as "some improvement" or above |
Application of wellness concepts |
Students' performance on specific class activities in PHED 1101 requiring application of wellness concepts |
60% or above will receive a C or above on assessment exams |
| Students' satisfaction with educational experiences as related to this GEO |
70% will rate their skills as "some improvement" or above |
Apply the knowledge of personal, societal, and cultural development to living and working in a culturally diverse World |
Awareness of diversity |
Students' performance on assessment of learning outcomes in courses such asHIST 2111 , HIST 2112 and GEOG1101 |
60% or above will receive a C or above on assessment exams |
| Students' satisfaction with educational experiences as related to this GEO |
70% will rate their skills as "some improvement" or above |
