Archived Assessment Report

Learning Outcome (or Gen Ed Essential Skill)	Focus Area
1a. Communication: Genre and Medium Awareness, Application, and Versatility	What percentage of students are demonstrating the ability to tailor communication based on various contexts at the excellent, competent, and needs improvement levels?
1b. Communication: Strategies for Understanding and Evaluating Messages	What percentage of students are demonstrating effective communication strategies, such as coherence and quality of ideas, at the excellent, competent, and needs improvement levels?
1c. Communication: Evaluation and Production of Arguments	What percentage of students are able to evaluate and produce arguments at the excellent, competent, and needs improvement levels?

Learning Outcome (or Gen Ed Essential Skill)	Description of Assessment Tool	Population or Courses Assessed	Hypothetical Analysis/Target
1a. Communication: Genre and Medium Awareness, Application, and Versatility	A rubric will be used to ascertain the percentage of students that demonstrate the ability to tailor communication based on various contexts at the excellent, competent, and needs improvement levels.	COMM 2120	At least 70% or more of the students will demonstrate the ability to tailor communication based on various contexts at the competent or higher level.
1b. Communication: Strategies for Understanding and Evaluating Messages	A rubric will be used to ascertain the percentage of students that demonstrate effective communication strategies at the excellent, competent, and needs improvement levels.	COMM 2120	At least 70% or more of the students will demonstrate effective communication strategies at the competent or higher level.
1c. Communication: Evaluation and Production of Arguments	A rubric will be used to ascertain the percentage of students can evaluate and produce arguments at the excellent, competent, and needs improvement levels.	COMM 2120	At least 70% or more of the students will be able to evaluate and produce arguments at the competent or higher level.

Learning Outcome (or Gen Ed Essential Skill)	Summary of Results	Reflection on Focus Area	Intepretation of Results
1a. Communication: Genre and Medium Awareness, Application, and Versatility	83.92% met the threshold of competent (70% or higher) and demonstrated genre and medium awareness, application, and versatility.	These results exceed expectations as the original hypothesis predicted at least 70% would meet the set threshold.	This shows us that students in these courses have the necessary skills to communicate effectively.
1b. Communication: Strategies for Understanding and Evaluating Messages	84.39% met the threshold of competent (70% or higher) and demonstrated strategies for understanding and evaluating messages.	These results exceed expectations as the original hypothesis predicted at least 70% would meet the set threshold.	This shows us that students in these courses have the necessary skills to communicate effectively.
1c. Communication: Evaluation and Production of Arguments	81.57% met the threshold of competent (70% or higher) and effectively evaluated and produced arguments.	These results exceed expectations as the original hypothesis predicted at least 70% would meet the set threshold.	This shows us that students in these courses have the necessary skills to communicate effectively.

1a. Communication: Genre and Medium Awareness, Application, and Versatility
Describe the change that was implemented.	The department will focus on improving the data collection process. Instructors will collect data during a similar timeframe, towards the end of the course being assessed, to enhance accuracy and reliability of the data.
Type of Change	Grading Methodology Changes
Change in Assessment Approach or Tools?	The changes will require a change in the assessment approach.
What data motivated the change?	The department would like to refine its assessment collecting processes and improve data accuracy to make better informed decisions moving forward.
Hypothesis about the effect the change will have?	By collecting data during a similar timeframe, the department will gain a more accurate understanding of what percentage of students are meeting the outcomes.

1b. Communication: Strategies for Understanding and Evaluating Messages
Describe the change that was implemented.	The department will focus on improving the data collection process. Instructors will collect data during a similar timeframe, towards the end of the course being assessed, to enhance accuracy and reliability of the data.
Type of Change	Grading Methodology Changes
Change in Assessment Approach or Tools?	The changes will require a change in the assessment approach.
What data motivated the change?	The department would like to refine its assessment collecting processes and improve data accuracy to make better informed decisions moving forward.
Hypothesis about the effect the change will have?	By collecting data during a similar timeframe, the department will gain a more accurate understanding of what percentage of students are meeting the outcomes.

1c. Communication: Evaluation and Production of Arguments
Describe the change that was implemented.	The department will focus on improving the data collection process. Instructors will collect data during a similar timeframe, towards the end of the course being assessed, to enhance accuracy and reliability of the data.
Type of Change	Grading Methodology Changes
Change in Assessment Approach or Tools?	The changes will require a change in the assessment approach.
What data motivated the change?	The department would like to refine its assessment collecting processes and improve data accuracy to make better informed decisions moving forward.
Hypothesis about the effect the change will have?	By collecting data during a similar timeframe, the department will gain a more accurate understanding of what percentage of students are meeting the outcomes.

Learning Outcome (or Gen Ed Essential Skill)	Description of Assessment Tool	Population of Courses Assessed
1a. Communication: Genre and Medium Awareness, Application, and Versatility	A rubric will be used to collected data for a written assignment.	COMM 2120: Interpersonal Communication
1b. Communication: Strategies for Understanding and Evaluating Messages	A rubric will be used to collected data for a written assignment.	COMM 2120: Interpersonal Communication
1c. Communication: Evaluation and Production of Arguments	A rubric will be used to collected data for a written assignment.	COMM 2120: Interpersonal Communication

Learning Outcome (or Gen Ed Essential Skill)	Summary of Second Round Results	Intepretation of Results, Pre- and Post-Change	Follow up questions, possible next steps

Describe any change in student achievement observed as part of this assessment process, and what led to those changes.

Describe long-term changes in the program(s) that the assessment process led to, and what motivated those changes?

What did you learn about the teaching and learning of "Practicing Community" in your programs?

Describe any external factors affecting the program or affecting assessment of the program.

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