Degree Program Assessment Reports : View Reports

Unit: English
Program: English (BA)
Degree: Bachelor's
Date: Fri Oct 10, 2014 - 3:13:48 pm

1) Institutional Learning Objectives (ILOs) and Program Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

1. Demonstrate an ability to read critically and interpret a variety of texts

(1b. Specialized study in an academic field, 2a. Think critically and creatively)

2. Demonstrate in writing the comprehension, analysis, and interpretation of a variety of texts.

(1b. Specialized study in an academic field, 2a. Think critically and creatively, 2c. Communicate and report)

3. Demonstrate knowledge and comprehension of texts and traditions in different historical periods.

(1b. Specialized study in an academic field)

4. Use secondary sources in the analysis and interpretation of texts.

(1b. Specialized study in an academic field, 2a. Think critically and creatively, 2b. Conduct research)

5. Demonstrate knowledge and comprehension of Hawai'i's geographic and cultural location in the Pacific.

(1b. Specialized study in an academic field, 1c. Understand Hawaiian culture and history, 3b. Respect for people and cultures, in particular Hawaiian culture)

2) Your program's SLOs are published as follows. Please update as needed.

Department Website URL: http://www.english.hawaii.edu

Student Handbook. URL, if available online:

Information Sheet, Flyer, or Brochure URL, if available online:

UHM Catalog. Page Number: 115

Course Syllabi. URL, if available online:

Other:

3) Select one option:

Curriculum Map File(s) from 2014:

File (03/16/2020)

4) For your program, the percentage of courses that have course SLOs explicitly stated on the syllabus, a website, or other publicly available document is as follows. Please update as needed.

1-50%

51-80%

81-99%

100%

5) Did your program engage in any program assessment activities between June 1, 2013 and September 30, 2014? (e.g., establishing/revising outcomes, aligning the curriculum to outcomes, collecting evidence, interpreting evidence, using results, revising the assessment plan, creating surveys or tests, etc.)

Yes

No (skip to question 14)

6) For the period between June 1, 2013 and September 30, 2014: State the assessment question(s) and/or assessment goals. Include the SLOs that were targeted, if applicable.

We began a signature assignment assessment project for our "Studies" classes. We targeted SLOs #1, #2, and #4.

7) State the type(s) of evidence gathered to answer the assessment question and/or meet the assessment goals that were given in Question #6.

A signature assignment assessment project is underway. During the Fall 2014 semester, we plan (1) to construct a rubric to use for the signature assignment assessment project and (2) to collect enough samples of student work to establish anchor texts for the actual assesssment. During Spring 2015, we will be collecting an appropriate and representative number of essays from students in the "Studies" courses to do the actual assessment during the summer.

8) State how many persons submitted evidence that was evaluated. If applicable, please include the sampling technique used.

Not yet done.

9) Who interpreted or analyzed the evidence that was collected? (Check all that apply.)

Course instructor(s)

Faculty committee

Ad hoc faculty group

Department chairperson

Persons or organization outside the university

Faculty advisor

Advisors (in student support services)

Students (graduate or undergraduate)

Dean/Director

Other: Not yet done.

10) How did they evaluate, analyze, or interpret the evidence? (Check all that apply.)

Used a rubric or scoring guide

Scored exams/tests/quizzes

Used professional judgment (no rubric or scoring guide used)

Compiled survey results

Used qualitative methods on interview, focus group, open-ended response data

External organization/person analyzed data (e.g., external organization administered and scored the nursing licensing exam)

Other: Not yet done.

11) For the assessment question(s) and/or assessment goal(s) stated in Question #6:
Summarize the actual results.

Not yet done.

12) State how the program used the results or plans to use the results. Please be specific.

Not yet done.

13) Beyond the results, were there additional conclusions or discoveries?
This can include insights about assessment procedures, teaching and learning, program aspects and so on.

Not yet discovered.

14) If the program did not engage in assessment activities, please explain.
Or, if the program did engage in assessment activities, please add any other important information here.

1) Institutional Learning Objectives (ILOs) and Program Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

1. Demonstrate an ability to read critically and interpret a variety of texts

2. Demonstrate in writing the comprehension, analysis, and interpretation of a variety of texts.

3. Demonstrate knowledge and comprehension of texts and traditions in different historical periods.

4. Use secondary sources in the analysis and interpretation of texts.

5. Demonstrate knowledge and comprehension of Hawai'i's geographic and cultural location in the Pacific.

2) Your program's SLOs are published as follows. Please update as needed.

3) Select one option:

4) For your program, the percentage of courses that have course SLOs explicitly stated on the syllabus, a website, or other publicly available document is as follows. Please update as needed.

6) For the period between June 1, 2013 and September 30, 2014: State the assessment question(s) and/or assessment goals. Include the SLOs that were targeted, if applicable.

7) State the type(s) of evidence gathered to answer the assessment question and/or meet the assessment goals that were given in Question #6.

8) State how many persons submitted evidence that was evaluated. If applicable, please include the sampling technique used.

9) Who interpreted or analyzed the evidence that was collected? (Check all that apply.)

10) How did they evaluate, analyze, or interpret the evidence? (Check all that apply.)

11) For the assessment question(s) and/or assessment goal(s) stated in Question #6:Summarize the actual results.

12) State how the program used the results or plans to use the results. Please be specific.

13) Beyond the results, were there additional conclusions or discoveries? This can include insights about assessment procedures, teaching and learning, program aspects and so on.

14) If the program did not engage in assessment activities, please explain. Or, if the program did engage in assessment activities, please add any other important information here.

11) For the assessment question(s) and/or assessment goal(s) stated in Question #6:
Summarize the actual results.

13) Beyond the results, were there additional conclusions or discoveries?
This can include insights about assessment procedures, teaching and learning, program aspects and so on.

14) If the program did not engage in assessment activities, please explain.
Or, if the program did engage in assessment activities, please add any other important information here.