Liberal Arts Essentials Assessment Plan
Course:
Relg 262: Global Christianity
Writing Unit:
No
Instructor:
Nutt
Methods:
Essay Question and Course Evaluation Form
LAE Category: Understanding Religion and Ethics 1. Religious Understanding
Goal Four: Muskingum students will demonstrate knowledge of physical wellness and of ethical and
spiritual concepts.
Learning Objective 2: Objective Students will demonstrate an ability to assess ethical and moral issues in
society critically.
Student Work Examined:
In this course students will answer an essay question on the final which will address the issue of
how Christianity relates to the social contexts in which it exists. That essay question reads: “The
relationship of Christianity to the ruling powers has been an important part of our study this term.
Write an essay in which you compare and contrast the church’s relationship to the government in
China and in Latin America. Describe at least one event in each case that illustrates that
relationship.”
A second stream of evidence that will be used is the LAE Goal Assessment Evaluation Form
given to students during the final week of class. This form includes questions asking the students
to evaluate how well the course addressed the goals of the LAE. Using both a self-reported
measure and a measure assessed by the faculty member ensures that multiple streams of data are
being used to develop a sense of how well the course is meeting the goals of the LAE.
Scoring Criteria:
Assessment will be based on how well the students can portray the ethical issues involved in the
state-religion relationship and articulate their own stance on the question. Below is the rubric for
that evaluation.
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Relg 262: Global Christianity Assessment Rubric
Criteria
Advanced(4)
Proficient(3)
Developing(2)
Unacceptable(1)
Student description
of the relationship
Description
contains many
details that fully
explain the relationship
Description conDescription conOnly minimally
tains some details tains some details
explains
that mostly explain that partially exthe relationship
plain the relationship
Comparison of the
two regions
Contains many
details that fully
demonstrate
the similarities and
differences
Contains some de- Contains some details that mostly de- tails that partially
demonstrate the
demonstrate the
similarities and
similarities and
differences
differences
Description of
one event in each
case
Contains many
Conatins some de- Contains some dedetails that demon- tails that mostly
tails that partially
strate the compari- demonstrate the
demonstrate the
sons
comparisons
comparisons
Score: __________________/12
Scoring:
Advanced:
Proficient:
Developing:
Unacceptable:
11-12
9-10
7-8
5-6
2
Only minimally
demonstrates
Only minimally
demonstrates