General Education Committee Report
to the
Bloomington Faculty Council
Mary Favret
Dennis Groth
Co-Chairs
General Education Committee Co-Chairs, October 16, 2012.
GenEd by the numbers
GenEd Monitoring and Assessment
SEA 182 – 2012 The Statewide General
Education Core (STGEC)
Directional Indicators
Threats
Opportunities
GenEd by the numbers STUDENTS
Undergraduate Beginner Enrollment 2004-2012
New Undergraduate Students
9500
9000
255
8500
309
262
350
941
950
253
350
936
8000
291
965
1022
868
357
381
ICT
991
Transfer
1000
7500
359
Beginner
803
7000
7564
832
7252
6500
7424
7327
7198
7613
7604
2012
2013
7020
6949
6352
6000
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
New Undergraduate Students
Total number of beginners in Fall 2013:
7,604 (down very slightly from 7,613
compared to 2012)
The number of beginners in Fall 2013
entering with sophomore status (26
cr. or more) is 604 this year, up 50%
from 2012 (with 402 sophomores) and
up 260% from Fall 2009 (with 168
sophomores)
GenEd by the numbers STUDENTS
*Math
*ENG
*PSY
*MATH
*ECON
BUS
BUS
*MATH
BUS
*BUS
*CMCL
BUS
*HIST
*HISP
BUS
M118
W131
P101
M119
E201
K201
A100
M211
T175
L201
C121
C104
H105
S200
T275
Finite Mathematics
Elementary Composition
Introductory Psychology
Brief Survey of Calculus
Intro to Microeconomics
The Computer in Business
Basic Accounting Skills
Calculus I
Compass I
Legal Environment in Business
Public Speaking
Business Presentations
American History
Second Year Spanish I
Compass II
3962
3642
2773
2157
2027
1845
1778
1473
1376
1319
1299
1118
1081
991
979
*GenEd Courses
Top 15 Courses by Total Enrollment (Fall 2013)
Of the top 25 courses this year, 14 are
GenEd courses, compared to 17 of the
top 25 courses last year and 14/25
the previous year
GenEd courses are highly enrolled but
seats are still available
Course Enrollment
Courses taken that counted toward the requirement
ENG-W131
7,715
MATH-M118 7,475
PSY-P101
6,160
MATH-M119 3,917
ECON-E201
3,642
Courses taken that in excess of the requirement
grades):
MATH-M118
MATH-M119
ECON-E201
(NOTE: excludes W
587
523
356
Top 5 GenEd Courses Taken by Fall 2011-2013 Cohorts
By the end of first week of classes for
fall 2013, approximately 30% (2,432
students) of the Fall 2011 New
Students Cohort have completed all
GenEd Common Ground requirements,
compared to 6% for the Fall 2012
cohort
GenEd by the numbers PROGRESSION: All students
The GenEd Foundations Requirements
have been fulfilled by nearly 90% of the
Fall 2011 Cohort and 70% of the Fall
2012 Cohort
The GenEd World Languages and Cultures
is the area with the second highest
completion rate (60% of Fall 2011 Cohort
and 35% of Fall 2012 Cohorts)
Breadth of Inquiry is third (58% of Fall
2011 Cohort and 19% of Fall 2012
Cohort)
GenEd by the numbers PROGRESSION: All students
More than 40% of Fall 2011 and 17% of
Fall 2012 transfer cohorts have
completed all GenEd Common Ground
requirements
Foundations requirements have been
completed by 80% of Fall 2011 transfers
still enrolled and by 65% of Fall 2012
Breadth of Inquiry have been completed
by 76% of Fall 2011 transfers and by
55% of Fall 2012 transfers
English Composition has been completed
by more than 98% of Fall 2011 and more
than 95% of Fall 2012 transfers currently
enrolled
GenEd by the numbers PROGRESSION: Transfer students
14,435 articulations of AP credit
applicable to GenEd requirements have
been logged so far for Fall cohorts from
2011 to 2013
Social and Historical Studies is the area
with the greatest number of articulations
(4,879) followed by Natural and
Mathematical Sciences (4,617) and Math
Modeling (1,676)
Courses with highest AP articulation:
MATH-M211 (2,433), ENG-W131 (1,882),
HIST-H105 (1,713), PSY-P101 (1,659),
POLS-Y103 (978)
GenEd by the numbers: Advanced Placement Credit
Students in the Fall 2011 through Fall 2013
cohorts have arrived at IUB with credit for
4,754 ACP courses from IU Bloomington and
796 ACP courses from IU regional campuses
English Composition is the area with most
ACP from Bloomington followed by Natural
and Mathematical Sciences. For regional
ACP credit Social and Historical Studies and
English are the areas with the most credit
Overall, courses with highest ACP
articulation (IUB and IU Regional): ENGW131(2,112), MATH-M118 (531), MATHM211 (345), HIST-H105 (328), HIST-H106
(302)
GenEd by the numbers: ACP (IU Dual) Credit
Transfer coursework for Fall 2013
beginning students will be available
in Spring 2014
For ICT students, IUB GenEd
requirements are being fulfilled
mostly by credits from enrollments
at IU regional campuses
GenEd by the numbers: transfer credit
Fall Cohorts logged a total of about
2,648 summer IUB enrollment courses
applicable toward a GenEd
requirement
IU Regional summer courses
amounted to about 2,335
Areas with greatest summer
enrollments are Natural and
Mathematical Sciences (731 IUB) and
Social and Historical Studies (691 IUB)
Summer Enrollment Counting for GenEd
Writing clearly and effectively:
More than 40% of first year students
and seniors choose ‘quite a bit.’ ‘Very
little’ is the least selected option
Analyzing quantitative problems:
Majority of students choose ‘very
much’ or ‘quite a bit’
‘Very much’ responses increase
significantly through time for both
Seniors and first year students.
National Survey of Student Engagement
Benchmark for GenEd Monitoring (2005-2012)
Thinking critically and analytically:
The majority of first year students and
seniors answered ‘very much’ or ‘quite
a bit’
First year students: Significant
decrease in ‘very little’, significant
increase in ‘very much’ responses
through time
Seniors: Significant increase of ‘very
much’ responders
National Survey of Student Engagement
A benchmark for GenEd Monitoring (2005-2012)
Students progress in GenEd by fulfilling
Foundations first
Enrollments at IU Bloomington represent
the largest (today) source of credits
towards the requirements
Student surveys (i.e. NSSE) show positive
trends in areas of importance to GenEd.
However, direct causality with GenEd
cannot be assumed (pre-post GenEd
analysis show differences that do not
have practical significance)
Key Points
The number of beginner students has decreased
slightly from last year by 11 students
The share of students who enter as second
semester freshmen (credit hours >13) has
increased from 14% to 16%, this year
The share of students who enter as sophomores
has increased from 5% last year to 8% this year
More information about the type of credit
students bring to campus will be available in
Spring 2014, given the new methodology for
monitoring GenEd completion
Key Points
Years of 1st GenEd
Assessment (Annually
thereafter)
1
2011-12
Area to be monitored
English Composition
Mathematical Modeling
2 2012-13
World Languages & World Cultures
3 2013-14
Natural & Mathematical Sciences
4 2014-15
Arts & Humanities
5 2015-16
Social & Historical Studies
Shared Goals
Ongoing
Curricular & Program Review
Timeline for GenEd Monitoring
iRubric Support
21
Each state educational institution, in
collaboration with the commission for
higher education, shall:
(1) not later than December 1, 2012, create and
report to the commission for higher education a statewide
transfer general education core, to be implemented not later
than May 15, 2013.
The core must be based upon a set of core
competencies, translated into at least thirty (30)
semester credit hours in areas agreed upon by the state
educational institutions, which apply for credit toward
undergraduate degrees, including associate degrees and
baccalaureate degrees at all campuses of state
educational institutions.
Statewide Transferable GenEd Core (STGEC)
SEA 182 - 2012
(2) jointly establish statewide
standards for use by all state
educational institutions to document
an individual's completion of the
statewide transfer general education
core on the individual's transcripts
SEA 182 - 2012
5(a) After May 15, 2013, an individual who
has satisfactorily completed the statewide
transfer general education core at a state
educational institution, as indicated on the
individual's official transcript, may not be
required to complete additional courses in
the statewide transfer general education
core at the state educational institution to
which the individual transfers, regardless of
whether the individual has received an
associate degree or the delivery method of
the statewide transfer general education
core the individual completed.
SEA 182 - 2012
(b) If an individual does not complete the
statewide transfer general education core of a
state educational institution before transferring
to another state educational institution, the
individual must complete the statewide transfer
general education core required by the state
educational institution to which the individual
has transferred. The state educational
institution to which the individual has
transferred shall award credit to the individual
for courses the individual has satisfactorily
completed, based on the course to course
equivalencies of the core transfer library
established under IC 21-42-5.
SEA 182 - 2012
(c) An individual who holds an associate
of arts or associate of science degree
approved by the commission who is
admitted to a four (4) year state
educational institution is considered to
have met at least thirty (30) semester
credit hours of the state educational
institution's general education
requirement.
SEA 182 - 2012
GenEd Completed
27
Foundations Completed
28
Breadth of Inquiry Completed
29
Composition Completed
30
Math Modeling Completed
31
The number of beginner students with
significant portions of GenEd
completed will increase.
- AP
- ACP
Dual credit is not solely IUB’s domain
- Rising offerings from regionals
- IVY Tech
Directional Guidance
IVY Tech is in the process of offering a 30
credit General Education Certificate for HS
students – free
- STGEC mandates 100% transfer
- STGEC mandates waiving GenEd
Even if IU competes aggressively over this
space the credits from IUB will be gone
Rising influence of Online will also cut into
IUB GenEd
Directional Guidance
Imagine a point in time when:
Threats
Imagine a point in time when:
we see a substantial increase in the
number of beginner students with
significant portions of GenEd completed
prior to IUB matriculation.
Threats
Imagine a point in time when:
we see a substantial increase in the
number of beginner students with
significant portions of GenEd completed
prior to IUB matriculation.
online coursework is used increasingly
to satisfy IUB GenEd requirements.
Threats
Imagine a point in time when:
we see a substantial increase in the
number of beginner students with
significant portions of GenEd completed
prior to IUB matriculation.
online coursework is used increasingly to
satisfy IUB GenEd requirements.
students who do enroll in foundations
courses (composition and math modeling)
take them for remediation.
Threats
Imagine a point in time when:
we see a substantial increase in the number of
beginner students with significant portions of
GenEd completed prior to IUB matriculation.
online coursework is used increasingly to
satisfy IUB GenEd requirements.
students who do enroll in foundations courses
(composition and math modeling) take them
for remediation.
exploration will be discouraged (Degree Map
Legislation).
Threats
Imagine a point in time when:
There are many opportunities, but that
is for a deeper dialogue among the
faculty
Opportunities
Michael Lundell, OVPUE
Linda Shepard, Julie Teague, Mike Sauer, and Stefano Fiorini Bloomington
Assessment & Research
Chairs of the GenEd Common Ground Subcommittees: Kathy Smith, Kevin
Pilgrim, Jonathan Michaelsen, Tom Brush, Peter Todd, Margot Gray.
Members of the IUB GenEd Committee
Members of the GenEd Monitoring Subcommittee (GEMS)
Faculty members in the Departments of Mathematics, English, and
Comparative Literature, especially Kevin Pilgrim, Dana Anderson, and
Jeff Johnson, who coordinated the assessment efforts.
Sonya Stephens, Munirpallam Venkataramanan, Past Co-Chairs
Acknowledgements