General Education Assessment
Spring 2010
Form 2
Instructor __________________________________
Class ______________________________
Category: History
Instructions:
Complete only the cells that apply. Leave others blank. This is a word document. Cells will expand as you type.
Suggestions for clarifying the learning objectives are included (see Form 1). If you subdivided any of the objectives differently on Form 1, please be
sure to transfer the changes to this form. If you did not subdivide the objectives, complete only the shaded areas.
Include sample materials (test, assignment, or portion thereof) as attachments with this form if you did not already attach them with Form 1.
If you have used Test Scoring Services for grading Multiple Choice/True-False exams you do not need to calculate your results for the purposes of
this assessment. Contact Kris Bendikas to find out how to request the information needed from Test Scoring Services.
If you have questions about how to complete the form, contact Kris Bendikas, 437-4793 or email kbendikas@uamail.albany.edu.
Please return the form and any supporting materials to kbendikas@uamail.albany.edu no later than May 28, 2010.
Learning Objectives
These are the five objectives for this
category.
1.Students will demonstrate
knowledge of a basic narrative of
American history (political, economic,
social, and/or cultural), including an
awareness of unity and diversity in
American society.
The following are suggestions for making the
objectives more specific and therefore easier to
measure. If you indicated different subdivisions
on Form 1, be sure to report on the results of
those assessments.
Results
Record the number of students
achieving at the different levels
for each objective. Per the Gen
Ed Plan, results translate as
follows:
Exceeded = A, A- Met = B+, B,
B-, C+, C, C- Approached = D+,
D, D- Did not meet = E
Exceeded
Met
Approached
Did not meet
Reflection
Based on these results, briefly (2-3
sentences) describe what changes would
you make to your teaching strategies or
curriculum if you taught this course again.
A. Students will be able to identify and describe
chronologically the political, economic and
cultural events that contribute to a unifying
narrative of American society.
Exceeded
Met
Approached
Did not meet
B. Students will be able to analyze historical
artifacts in the context of the political and
social problems and issues arising from
diversity in American society of the period
being studied, including their relation to
race, ethnicity, gender, class, sexual
orientation, and/or religion.
Exceeded
Met
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Did not meet
C. Students will be able to evaluate the
importance of the various contributions of
diverse cultural groups within the US to the
American narrative.
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D. Other?
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Learning Objectives
These are the five objectives for this
category.
The following are suggestions for making the
objectives more specific and therefore easier to
measure. If you indicated different subdivisions
on Form 1, be sure to report on the results of
those assessments.
2. Students will demonstrate
knowledge of representative
institutions in American society and
how they have shaped and been
shaped by different groups.
Results
Record the number of students
achieving at the different levels
for each objective..
Exceeded
Met
Approached
Did not meet
A. Students will be able to name and describe
representative institutions in American society.
B. Students will be able to explain how
representative institutions have been shaped
economically, politically, historically and
culturally by the diverse cultural groups that
make up American society.
C. Students will be able to compare and
contrast the influence of representative
institutions of American society on diverse
cultural groups, and how those institutions have
shaped the cultural and political experience of
those groups.
D. Other?
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Reflection
Based on these results, briefly (2-3
sentences) describe what changes would
you make to your teaching strategies or
curriculum if you taught this course again.
Results
Record the number of students
achieving at the different levels
for each objective..
3. Students will demonstrate an
understanding of the relationship (s)
between America and other parts of
the world.
A. Students will be able to describe how other
parts of the world being studied affect or have
affected American politics, economics, history
and culture.
B. Students will be able to analyze current or
historical events in order to show how
American politics, economics, history and
culture currently affect or have affected other
parts of the world being studied.
C. Students will be able to argue for or against
current or past US policies that have affected
other parts of the world.
D. Other?
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Reflection
Based on these results, briefly (2-3
sentences) describe what changes would
you make to your teaching strategies or
curriculum if you taught this course again.
Results
Record the number of students
achieving at the different levels
for each objective..
4. Depending upon the discipline
students will demonstrate an
understanding of various tools and
approaches used in interpreting U.S.
history.
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A. Students will be able to identify various
tools and approaches used to interpret U.S
history in the discipline being studied.
B. Students will be able to apply to new
contexts, periods or historical artifacts the tools
and approaches used to interpret U.S history in
the discipline being studied.
C. Students will be able to construct a
convincing argument, proposing, defending or
critiquing a particular way of understanding a
specific period or artifact in its historical
context.
D. Other?
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Reflection
Based on these results, briefly (2-3
sentences) describe what changes would
you make to your teaching strategies or
curriculum if you taught this course again.
Cut and paste, or add as attachments, two examples of assessment tools (e.g. an assignment, a quiz) you used for different objectives, as indicated on Form 1.
How long did it take you to gather and prepare the assessment results in order to complete this form? __________
How long did it take you to complete this form? __________
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