Basic Studies Assessment: Social and Behavioral Sciences
Basic Studies Information Gathering Survey: Social and Behavioral Sciences
The draft learning outcomes used in this survey are based on the learning outcomes developed by the Faculty
Senate Basic Studies Committee. This survey was designed to gather information from faculty who are teaching
Basic Studies courses for the purposes of:
* Comparing expected learning outcomes being developed for categories of Basic Studies with what faculty are
trying to achieve in individual Basic Studies courses
* Collecting information on types of student work that are already part of Basic Studies courses that can be used
for assessment purposes (so that assessing student learning does not impose additional work for students or
faculty), and
* Discovering additional information that will help to build an assessment plan that aligns with faculty priorities and
yields useful information
This survey is not an evaluation of you or your teaching
The information will be used only to design learning assessment instruments that measure how well we as a
university are achieving what we all agree is worth achieving. The data will only be used in aggregate. No individual
responses or identifying information will be made public.
* 1. Please select the Basic Studies course you teach in the Social and Behavioral
Sciences category. If you teach more than one basic studies course in this category,
please select one and answer the questions based on the course you selected.
Learning Outcome SBS1: Students will describe and explain the major terms, concepts, and principles in at
least one of the Social and Behavioral sciences.
* 2. How appropriate is the learning goal SBS1 above for your course?
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Learning Outcome SBS1: Students will describe and explain the major terms, concepts, and principles in at
least one of the Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Basic Studies Assessment: Social and Behavioral Sciences
3. How often do you use each of the following in your course to examine students'
achievement of learning goal SBS1 above?
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Projects
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Lab papers/reports
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Journal entries
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Response papers
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Research papers
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Oral presentations
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Facilitated/Graded class
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PowerPoint presentations
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Inventories
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Diagrams/Visual work
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Activity logs
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Proficiency exams
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Performances
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Portfolios
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Case study analysis
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Field research
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Written critiques
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Open response test
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Other (please specify)
4. Based on your own evaluation of students' work, how well do students in your
course achieve this learning goal overall?
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Below Average
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Above Average
Learning Outcome SBS2: Students will explain how research methods are used in the Social and Behavioral
Sciences.
Basic Studies Assessment: Social and Behavioral Sciences
* 5. How appropriate is the learning goal SBS2 above for your course?
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Very Appropriate
Learning Outcome SBS2: Students will explain how research methods are used in Social and Behavioral
Sciences.
6. How often do you use each of the following in your course to examine students'
achievement of learning goal SBS2 above?
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Response papers
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Oral presentations
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Inventories
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Diagrams/Visual work
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Activity logs
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Open response test
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Other (please specify)
Basic Studies Assessment: Social and Behavioral Sciences
7. Based on your own evaluation of students' work, how well do students in your
course achieve this learning goal overall?
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Extremely Poor
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Below Average
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Average
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Above Average
Learning Outcome SBS3: Students will integrate scientific principles and evidence to resolve conflicting
claims in the Social and Behavioral Sciences.
* 8. How appropriate is the learning goal SBS3 above for your course?
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Very Appropriate
Learning Outcome SBS3: Students will integrate scientific principles and evidence to resolve conflicting
claims in the Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Basic Studies Assessment: Social and Behavioral Sciences
9. How often do you use each of the following in your course to examine students'
achievement of learning goal SBS3 above?
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Response papers
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Activity logs
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Performances
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Portfolios
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Case study analysis
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Field research
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Written critiques
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Open response test
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10. Based on your own evaluation of students' work, how well do students in your
course achieve this learning goal overall?
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Extremely Poor
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Below Average
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Average
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Above Average
Conclusion
11. Please enter any additional comments or suggestions here.We are especially
interested in your suggestions for additional learning outcomes appropriate for this
Basic Studies category, or for modifications of the learning outcomes presented in
this survey.