2.1A. Students will read at the appropriate grade level a score of at least 70 percent task success on standard readability indices; departmental reading surveys; Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP) Student grades; 20 percent improvement in retention between freshman and sophomore year
2.1B. Students will write at the appropriate grade level departmental two-part exit exam; CAAP e-portfolio assessment; student grades; 20 percent improvement in retention between freshman and sophomore year
2.1C. Students will perform basic mathematical manipulations and solve basic mathematical problems and practice scientific inquiry at the appropriate grade level departmental exit exam; CAAP Student grades; 20 percent improvement in retention between freshman and sophomore year
| Educational Goal 3: AWA Scholarly Community (Knowledge) Students perform as viable college students and probable college graduates. Students who advance to and participate in college-level study demonstrate that they have achieved—and model to others—the critical behaviors and cognitive engagement needed to utilize the curricular experiences offered at a liberal arts institution. |
| Learning Outcome | Supporting Direct Measures | Supporting Indirect Measures |
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| 3.1A. Students will communicate accurately and effectively through writing | English Department exit exam; Liberal Studies Core Committee Learning Outcomes Assessment; CAAP | Student grades; 20 percent improvement in retention at end of sophomore year |
| 3.1B. Students will think critically and analytically | English Department exit exam; Liberal Studies Core Committee Learning Outcomes Assessment; CAAP | Students grades; 20 percent improvement in retention at end of sophomore year |
| 3.1C. Students will read with comprehension at the college entry level. | English Department exit exam; Liberal Studies Core Committee Learning Outcomes Assessment; CAAP | Student grades; 20 percent improvement in retention at end of sophomore year |
| 3.1D. Students will use the methods of mathematical and scientific inquiry successfully | CAAP | Student grades; 20 percent improvement in retention at end of sophomore year |
A convenient summary of the assessment process for the QEP is found in Appendix V.
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