General Education Outcomes Checklist for Group IVA (Natural Lab Science)
Check all that apply.
In the box following each skill set, explain how this course addresses the checked outcome(s).
STUDENT LEARNING
GOALSGeneral Education student
learning goals.
Will your Gen.
Ed. IVA course
address this
outcome?
If yes, check the
box.
OUTCOMESSpecific knowledge or skills students develop through their
college experience
SKILLS
1. Critical Thinking
Analyze, synthesize, and/or evaluate ideas, concepts, and/or
evidence.
Apply appropriate problem-solving strategies to disciplinespecific issues
Explanation:
2. Command of Language
2a. Reading
Engage in active reading strategies to interpret and
summarize content of written works
Solve a problem by analyzing the question being asked and
identifying the relevant information.
2b. Writing
Synthesize and apply information and ideas in disciplinespecific forms of writing
Explanation:
3. Quantitative Literacy
Collect measurement data in a scientific manner.
Accurately analyze and interpret data.
Use quantitative methods to solve problems.
Evaluate and draw inferences from mathematical models.
Explanation:
4. Information Literacy
4b. Use of computer
applications and
emerging technologies
Explanation:
Use appropriate technology to collect, analyze, summarize,
and/or communicate information.
5. Interpersonal Communication
Participate actively and respectfully in meaningful
discussions.
Explanation:
General Education Outcomes Checklist for Group IVA (Natural Lab Science)
Check all that apply.
In the box following each skill set, explain how this course addresses the checked outcome(s).
KNOWLEDGE
1. Breadth of Knowledge
1d. Contemporary Global
Issues
Explain the significance of the relationship between social
and natural sciences to global issues.
1f. Mathematics
Use quantitative methods to solve problems.
Evaluate and draw inferences from mathematical models.
1h. Biological and Physical
Sciences
Use common lab equipment and procedures to collect data
Use terminology and describe basic principles of two
different STEM disciplines
Recognize the key elements of scientific investigation such
as reliance on evidence, use of inductive reasoning and
control of variables.
Evaluate and interpret how STEM contexts relate to
popular media.
Explanation:
2. Interdependence among Disciplines
Describe the interdependence between two STEM
disciplines
Explanation:
DISPOSITIONS
1. Social Responsibility
Recognize the importance of applying General Education
concepts to everyday life.
Explanation:
3. Intellectual Curiosity
Explanation:
Connect specific examples (e.g., financial literacy,
historical currents, social science, STEM, wellness, etc.) to
broaden one's life and beyond.