New Mexico Common Course Assessment Report Form
Reporting Institution: University of New Mexico-LA
New Mexico Common Core Area: Area IV: Social and Behavioral Sciences
State Competencies:
State Competency 1: Identify, describe and explain human behaviors and how they are influenced by
social structures, institutions, and processes within the contexts of complex and diverse communities.
State Competency 2: Articulate how beliefs, assumptions, and values are influenced by factors such as
politics, geography, economics, culture, biology, history, and social institutions.
State Competency 3: Describe ongoing reciprocal interactions among self, society, and the environment.
State Competency 4: Apply the knowledge base of the social and behavioral sciences to identify,
describe, explain, and critically evaluate relevant issues, ethical dilemmas, and arguments.
Competency Number(s) Assessed:
State Competency 1
State Competency 2
State Competency 3
State Competency 4
Semster/Year of Assessment:
Submission Date:
Institution Course Number:
NM Common Core Number: will fill out
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Instructions: Fill in the sections below for each course, area, or competency on which you are reporting
assessment efforts.
Description of Assessment Procedure (Copy and paste assignment assessed and rubric used here)
Report of Assessment Data and Results:
1. Outcome Benchmark (75% of students met expectations) was (circle one):
Met
Partially Met
Not Met
2. *If less than Met, program should plan further action to improve performance.
Analysis and Interpretation/Reflection on Results or Trends:
3. What strengths were displayed through the assessments of your measures? *
4. What weaknesses were displayed through the assessments of your measures? *
Plan for Improving the Assessment Process and/or Student Learning:
5. Based on the results and analysis, what recommendations will be made to better achieve the desired
outcome?
6. If changes were made this year from last year’s assessment…
a. What were those changes? (e.g. book change, SLO revision, syllabus adjustment)
b. What were results of this change? How are they reflected in this assessment?