Global Learning Course
Assessment Matrix
Faculty Name:
Course:
Academic Unit:
WST 3120 INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL WOMEN’S WRITING: GENDERED EXPERIENCES ACROSS SOCIETIES AND CULTURES
Center for Women’s and Gender Studies
Degree Program: B.A. in Women’s and Gender Studies
Semester Assessed:
Global Learning Student Learning
Outcome Addressed
Assessment Method
Global Awareness:
Students will be able to demonstrate
knowledge of the interrelatedness of local,
global, international, and intercultural
issues, trends, and systems.
Assessment Activity/Artifact:
Course Learning Outcome
Students will be able to demonstrate
knowledge of the interrelatedness of local
and global contexts in the construction of
gendered experiences in global women’s
literature.
Students will demonstrate awareness as
well as understanding of interrelated sociocultural, historical, political and economic
forces shaping gendered experiences in
global women’s narratives, examining the
impact of women’s dis/empowerment based
on feminist literary theory.
Assessment Results
Active Learning Component: Group Wiki
Study Groups will analyze one of the theoretical
articles provided in the Supplementary Reading list,
record their critical analysis in the Wiki, and lead a
class discussion for 20-30 minutes.
The Wiki requires students to present a synopsis of
the article; identify the text’s main question/thesis;
discuss how the author develops her/his thesis; and
outline the different methodological and theoretical
approaches taken in the article.
Situating the text within the broad field of “global
women’s literature,” students are required to draw
connections to the novels/short stories discussed in
class: In what ways is the theoretical article helpful
in analyzing the local and global dimensions of
women’s literature?
Evaluation Process:
Scale of 100
Minimum Criteria for Success:
75% of students will score 80 points or higher on
the rubric.
Sample: All students will be assessed.
Use of Results for Improving Student Learning
To be entered after each time course is taught
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To be entered after each time course is taught
Global Learning Course
Assessment Matrix
Faculty Name:
Course:
Academic Unit:
WST 3120 INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL WOMEN’S WRITING: GENDERED EXPERIENCES ACROSS SOCIETIES AND CULTURES
Center for Women’s and Gender Studies
Degree Program: B.A. in Women’s and Gender Studies
Semester Assessed:
Global Learning Student Learning
Outcome Addressed
Assessment Method
Global Perspective:
Students will be able to conduct a multiperspective analysis of local, global,
international, and intercultural problems.
Assessment Activity/Artifact:
Course Learning Outcome
Students will demonstrate ability to develop
a multi-perspective analysis of gendered
experiences in a given literary text against
local, global, international, and intercultural
backgrounds and across linguistic
boundaries.
Assessment Results
Final Take-home Exam
Artifact requires students to analyze and
evaluate an aspect of a set novel of their
choice based on feminist literary theory,
developing a unique argument that shows
evidence of critical thinking. Analysis will
examine a minimum of two critical articles.
Evaluation Process:
Scale of 100
Minimum Criteria for Success:
75% of students will score 80 points or higher
on the rubric.
Sample:
All students will be assessed.
Use of Results for Improving Student Learning
To be entered after each time course is taught
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To be entered after each time course is taught
Global Learning Course
Assessment Matrix
Faculty Name:
Course:
Academic Unit:
WST 3120 INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL WOMEN’S WRITING: GENDERED EXPERIENCES ACROSS SOCIETIES AND CULTURES
Center for Women’s and Gender Studies
Degree Program: B.A. in Women’s and Gender Studies
Semester Assessed:
Global Learning Student Learning
Outcome Addressed
Assessment Method
Global Engagement:
Students will be able to demonstrate
willingness to engage in local, global,
international, and intercultural problem
solving.
Assessment Activity/Artifact:
Course Learning Outcome
Students will be able to demonstrate
willingness to engage in local, global,
international, and intercultural problem
solving by addressing the narrative
experiences of gender inequalities within a
local and global framework.
Assessment Results
Three Critical Response Papers:
Artifact requires students to write three short
essays on a novel/short story in which they
compare and contrast the texts’
representations of one or more of the following
key issues: status of women/gendered
minorities in society; gender inequalities;
human rights and social justice.
Based on class discussions and class lectures
about the political, economic, and cultural
framework, students will formulate a central
interpretive idea about the text. The essay
examines the ways in which the text
addresses and problematizes key gender
issues, identifying possible course of actions
and potential obstacles for the protagonist/
characters.
Evaluation Process:
Scale of 100
Minimum Criteria for Success:
75% of students will score 80 points or higher
on the rubric.
Sample: All students will be assessed.
Use of Results for Improving Student Learning
To be entered after each time course is taught
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To be entered after each time course is taught
Global Learning Course
Assessment Matrix
Faculty Name:
Course:
Academic Unit:
WST 3120 INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL WOMEN’S WRITING: GENDERED EXPERIENCES ACROSS SOCIETIES AND CULTURES
Center for Women’s and Gender Studies
Degree Program: B.A. in Women’s and Gender Studies
Semester Assessed:
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