University of Mary Washington
Office of Institutional Analysis and Effectiveness
Assessment Activities Reporting Template
2014-2015
Directions: Use this template to document your assessment activities for the year. This template
temporarily replaces assessment documentation in the University wide assessment management
system pending the acquisition and implementation of the new assessment management system.
Answers should provide enough details on your assessment plan and the results gathered
throughout the year. The completed template should be ready, reviewed by your supervisor and
sent directly to the Office of Institutional Analysis and Effectiveness by June 1, 2015.
College
Department
Program
Mission
Statement
Student
Learning
Outcomes
CAS
Modern Languages and Literatures
German
The German Program at the University of Mary Washington is committed to
a superior education that inspires and enables our students to make positive
changes in the world. The program focuses on both disciplinary and
interdisciplinary studies and affords students opportunities to integrate and
apply their knowledge within broad educational experiences, to develop their
professional interests, and to practice the habits of mind necessary for lifelong learning. Through courses in German, students gain linguistic
proficiency, as well as understanding of the literatures and cultures of the
German- speaking world. Our faculty encourages undergraduate research by
fostering students’ intellectual and creative independence as well as
facilitating their immersion in local, regional, national, and international
communities.
1. Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints
that are only available through German and its cultures.
2. Students are able to analyze the products and perspectives of the
German-speaking cultures in their different genres (poetry, drama,
narrative, propaganda, advertisement)
3. Students are able to analyze the products and perspectives of the
German-speaking cultures in their socio-historical background and
cultural context.
4. Students are able to undertake independent research in accordance
with the academic standards of the field of German studies.
5. Students are familiar with representative cultural periods, styles and
major artists (authors, composers, visual artists)
6. Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between
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the practices and perspectives of the German-speaking cultures.
7. Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through
comparisons of their own and the German-speaking cultures.
8. Students engage in conversation, provide and obtain information,
express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions in a
grammatically reasonable correct way.
9. Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of
readers on a variety of topics.
10. Students show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using the
language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.
11. Students understand and interpret spoken language on a wide variety
of topics.
12. Students understand and interpret written language on a wide variety
of topics.
SLOs assessed
Identify SLOs assessed during the year. [Each program must assess at least
two learning outcomes.]
Assessment
Methods
Provide details on the assessment methods used for each SLO assessed
during the year. [E.g. For SLO 1, students in URES 201 will complete an essay at
the end of the year. The essays will be assessed using a rubric that measures four
qualities of the paper (see attachment). For SLO 2, a standardized test that
measures…will be administered to PHIL 432 students at the beginning and end of
the course.]
Success Criteria
Preferred outcomes from the assessment results [ E.g. At least 80% of students
will rank at or above the average level on the rubric. 75% of the students will rank
in the 90th percentile of the national average.]
Results
Details of the assessment results. [This may include trends, pattern, strengths
and weaknesses, and any other observations that support the assessment process.
Provide as much details as possible. Also cite and reference any supporting
documents.]
Supporting
Documents
Documents that support the assessment plan and results. [E.g. rubrics,
Assessment
Coordinator
Supervisor
Marcel Rotter
assessment data, homework samples, artifacts, etc.]
Elizabeth Lewis
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