DATE:
August 4, 2006
TO:
Planning and Review Committee
From:
Bob Salt, GE Coordinator for Health and CHD Associate Dean
Subject:
Response to Health and Physical Education Component of General Education
The following is a response to the recommendations made in the PRC’s consultant report for the
Health and Physical Education component of general education.
Recommendations for the General Education Coordinator
1. Continue to monitor development and refinement of assessment instruments with individual
disciplines.
Response:
We had two meetings last year to discuss GE Health course assessment with the Chairs of
Human Development and Family Studies, Food and Nutrition, and Physical Education. We
will have yearly meetings to review assessment process in the future.
2. Maintain dialog with Assessment Director and the General Education Assessment
subcommittee of the General Education Committee.
Response:
Regular communication with the Chair of the General Education assessment process will be
held.
3. Identify assessment measures in a way that shows their alignment with general education
category criteria.
Response:
This has been done for two years now due to the new assessment process in GE which
requires the identification of the specific GE goals for the individual course(s).
4. Explore opportunities for encouraging students to engage in both health enhancement
education and physical activities, perhaps with the General Education Committee.
Response:
The GE Committee passed a new rule (Spring, 2005) to allow this to occur following the
suggestion from PRC.
5. Explore the desirability of modifying questions asked on the Senior Level Assessment and 1and 3-year Follow-up Surveys to parallel the General Education objective(s) for this category
with the Office of Budget Planning and Analysis.
Response:
This will be discussed this fall with a conversation between the GE Coordinator for Health
and the BPA office (2006).
Recommendations for the Chairs of the Physical Education, Food and Nutrition, and
Human Development and Family Studies Departments
1. Continue to work actively with key instructors in developing and refining assessment tools.
Response:
This goal will be met through the coordination of the Associate Dean of CHD.
2. Consult with General Education Committee and Assessment personnel about best practices.
Response:
This goal will be met through the coordination of the Associate Dean of CHD.
Recommendation for the Dean of the College of Human Development
1. Ensure that participating departments cooperate with all colleagues involved in the
assessment.
Response:
This goal will be met by the Associate Dean meeting yearly with the chairs of Human
Development and Family Studies, Food and Nutrition, and Physical Education.