Degree Program Assessment Reports

MA Plan A Option I Dance Ethnology

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the MA Plan A dance ethnology focus degree students should have gained, developed, and refined essential knowledge, skills, and experiences necessary to successfully reach the following learning outcomes:

SLO 1:kinesthetic proficiency and conceptual understanding of various kinds of dance from diverse geographic regions, including understanding how dance is embedded in the belief systems of the people who create it, and how dance forms change and why;

SLO 2: effective oral and communication skills that demonstrate critical thinking ability and understanding of scholarly dance research concepts and related topics;

SLO 3: the ability to critically evaluate sources and clearly differentiate between one’s ideas and the ideas of others, particularly those of indigenous practitioners and scholars, and to respect divergent perspectives;

SLO 4: knowledge of the history, practices, and concepts of dance ethnology, including related published literature and current developments in the field;

SLO 5: ability to conduct and report on scholarly dance ethnology research in oral, written, and other forms;

SLO 6: ability to define individual goals and to choose appropriate pathways to achieve these goals.

MA Plan B Dance Education

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the MA Plan B dance education focus degree students should have gained, developed and refined essential knowledge, skills and experiences necessary to successfully reach the following learning outcomes.

SLO 1: kinesthetic proficiency and conceptual understanding of various kinds of dance from diverse geographic regions;

SLO 2: comprehensive knowledge of educational theories, best practices, related published literature and current developments in the field;

SLO 3: effective oral and written communication skills that demonstrate critical thinking ability and understanding of dance education concepts and related topics;

SLO 4: ability to critically evaluate sources and clearly differentiate between one’s ideas and the ideas of others;

SLO 5: ability to design curriculum that demonstrates understanding of appropriate sequential development, multiple learning modalities, content organization and effective assessment strategies

SLO 6: ability to asses one’s own teaching and the development of one’s students as related to Hawaii State and National educational standards;  

SLO 7: ability to define individual goals and choose appropriate pathways to achieve those goals.

MFA DANCE

Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of the MFA Plan A degree students should have gained, developed and refined essential knowledge, skills and experiences necessary to successfully reach the following learning outcomes.

SLO 1: Kinesthetic proficiency and conceptual understanding of various kinds of dance from diverse geographic regions

SLO 2: Effective oral and written communication skills that demonstrate critical thinking ability and understanding of dance concepts and related topics.

SLO 3: Ability to critically evaluate sources and clearly differentiate between one’s ideas and the ideas of others

SLO 4: Knowledge of the meanings, practice, theory, history and production of dance; the ability to apply, respond, reference, relate and synthesize that knowledge; the ability to draw on this knowledge and prior experience in new settings/contexts.

SLO 5: Familiarity with dance styles from diverse geographic regions

SLO 6: Development of choreographic skills and a personal style that demonstrate original works, knowledge of compositional techniques, choreographic range and effective conceptualization and conveyance of intent.

SLO 7: Ability to define individual goals and choose appropriate pathways to achieve those goals  

1. Are the students teaching skills in dance technique modeling best practices and reflecting professional standards within the field?  

MA Dance Ed. SLO 5: ability to design curriculum that demonstrates understanding of appropriate sequential development, multiple learning modalities, content organization and effective assessment strategies.

2. Are students demonstrating enough breadth and depth in their choreographic works?  

MFA Dance: SLO 6: Development of choreographic skills and a personal style that demonstrate original works, knowledge of compositional techniques, choreographic range and effective conceptualization and conveyance of intent.