Assessment

Several efforts at assessing general education at UND are already under way. Included here are reports on the work that has been done so far.

General Education Longitudinal Study

Full Final Report (download pdf)
Executive Summary (download pdf)

In 2000, a team of ten faculty members embarked on a longitudinal study of student perceptions of the the cross-disciplinary goals of the UND General Education Program. Although there are a number of possible techniques for assessing student learning, this project is designed specifically to elicit, over time, student perspectives on how and what they learn. The study is currently in its fifth year, and although there are additional data yet to be gathered, the report is an attempt to interpret the first four years of work by the Study Team so that those considering changes in the General Education Program can use the findings of the study to date.

General Education Outcomes Scoring Session Report (download pdf)

On Tuesday, May 24, a group of 19 UND faculty gathered to review papers written by graduating seniors and score them on two key general education skills: written communication and critical thinking. This report summarizes the results of that scoring session.

General Education Transcript Analysis Report (download pdf)

A goal inventory, designed by the General Education Committee, was sent to each department offering one or more courses for gen ed credit. Each department was responsible for completing the inventory by checking the gen ed goals which are addressed in each gen ed course offered by the department.