Psychology
Dixon, Clancy, Kassler
Student Academic
Performance – Outcome
1
Communication
Students will successfully
exchange messages
appropriate to a variety of
contexts.
A.
Conveys ideas
and information
with clarity and
control.
B. Adapts
communication
methods
appropriate to
purpose, content,
audience and
situation.
C. Receives and
responds to
messages openly
and appropriately.
D. Recognizes that
communication is
influenced by
perspective.
2009-11 Assessment Plan
Measurable
Criteria
Measurement
Tool
Data Source
Time Frame
Likert Scale:
Use attached Communication
Rubric
Tool: Paper/assignment
that specifically measures
communication, decided
upon by individual instructor
(or use of department
assignment)
PSYC& 100
PSYC 116
PSYC&200
PSCY 203
PSYC 210
PSYC& 220
PSYC 270
PSYC 275
Fall 2009 through Spring
2011
Goal: Ninety percent or more
students will successfully
exchange messages appropriate
to a variety of contexts, as
determined by the professor.
Examples include face to face,
online and in writing.
Students will be assessed on a
minimum of 2 times, each a
different context.
Professor will determine
which outcome is
appropriate for the course
and assignment. The
intent is the same
outcome(s) will be
assessed across different
assignments.
Social Science and Business Division
Measurement: Likert scale
score given to each student
by individual instructor
The above courses will
assess the 4 outcomes.
Psychology
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Student Academic Performance
– Outcome 2: Critical Thinking
Skills
Students will apply critical thinking
skills:
A critical thinker will question,
search for answers and
understanding, evaluate ideas
and information, and develop and
support meaningful conclusions.
A. Creates, integrates, and
evaluates ideas,
concepts, and/or
information across a
range of contexts,
cultures, and/or areas of
knowledge.
B. Analyzes and evaluates
problems and/or solves
problems using multiple
processes.
C. Examines attitudes,
values, and assumptions
and assesses their
implications in a variety of
contexts.
D. Integrates experience,
reason, and evidence to
make meaningful
conclusions, judgments,
and/or products.
E. Justifies key results and
procedures, explains
assumptions and
reasons.
Social Science and Business Division
2009-11 Assessment Plan
Measurable
Criteria
Measurement
Tool
Data Source
Time Frame
Likert Scale:
Use attached CollegeWide Critical Thinking
Skills rubric
Tool: Paper/critical analysis
assignment that
demonstrates application of
critical thinking skills. A
department wide
assignment will be used to
increase reliability of the
data.
PSYC& 100
PSYC& 200
PSYC 203
PSYC 206
PSYC 210
PSYC& 220
PSYC 265
PSYC 270
Fall 2009 through Spring
2011
Measurement: Likert scale
score given to each student
by individual instructor
using College-Wide Critical
Thinking Skills rubric.
All outcomes will be
assessed for all
courses.
Goal: Ninety percent or
more students will
demonstrate above
average to complete
application of critical
thinking skills to
psychological research
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2009-11 Assessment Plan
Student Academic Performance Outcome 3: Multicultural Awareness
Measurable
Criteria
Measurement
Tool
Data
Source
Time
Frame
Students will become aware of diversity as defined by the
social constructs of “power” and “privilege” as follows:
Students will complete a post
test after completing a
department designed (to
increase reliability of data)
assignment designed to measure
multicultural awareness. Student
scores in a post-test will reflect
90% students’ increased
awareness of diversity using
Multicultural Awareness Rubric
Use of College-Wide
Multicultural Awareness Rubric
– currently under development.
This will be applied to a uniform
measurement tool designed by
the department faculty. As the
tool currently stands, students
would be assessed on
outcomes 1,2,3 and 6
PSYC 116
Fall 2009
through
Spring 2011
1. Awareness and understanding of relationship to power
and privilege.
2. Knowledge of dominant groups and groups excluded on
basis of any of the following: culture, age, religion, creed,
race/ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual orientation,
socio-economic status, or disability.
3. Skills and knowledge needed for working and living in a
diverse society.
4. Knowledge of the interconnectedness of local, regional
and global groups, cultures or societies.
5. Understanding of an excluded group’s determination of its
own identity and contributions to world knowledge.
6. Knowledge of institutional oppression and dominant group
privilege.
Psychology Department Assessment schedule:
09/10
Fall
100
116
Winter Spring
200
210
203
220
10/11
Fall
200
203
Winter Spring
210
100
220
116
(206, 265, 270 as taught)
Social Science and Business Division
Psychology
Dixon, Clancy, Kassler
Psyc
100
Psyc
116
Psyc&
200
Psyc
203
Communicate Effectively
x
x
x
x
Think logically and critically
x
x
x
Evaluate and process
quantitative
and symbolic data
Understand themselves in
relation
to others in a mc world
Understand ethical responsibilities and consequences
Social Science and Business Division
x
Psyc
206
x
2009-11 Assessment Plan
Psyc
210
Psyc&
220
x
x
x
x
Pscy
265
Psyc
270
x
x
x
Psyc
275