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General Education (GER) Assessment is the structured, faculty-led process used to evaluate how effectively students achieve the shared learning outcomes of the General Education curriculum. It is designed to provide program-level insight into student learning across disciplines.
Through a scheduled assessment cycle, selected GER courses submit anonymized examples of student work aligned with targeted learning outcomes. Faculty reviewers use common rubrics to evaluate this work in a consistent and transparent manner. Results are compiled in aggregate form to identify trends, strengths, and areas for improvement within the overall GER program.
GER assessment serves several core functions:
It documents how well students are meeting established learning outcomes.
It provides evidence to inform curriculum review and program development.
It supports institutional accreditation and accountability requirements.
It facilitates cross-disciplinary dialogue about student learning.
The process is improvement-focused and does not evaluate individual instructors. Instead, it supports collective stewardship of the General Education curriculum by ensuring that outcomes are clearly articulated, intentionally taught, and meaningfully assessed.
GER assessment is an ongoing, cyclical effort that helps sustain the quality, coherence, and effectiveness of the General Education experience.
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