About the Quantitative Reasoning Working Group (2014-2015)
Purpose: This group’s task was to ensure the required undergraduate curriculum offers students sufficient opportunities to develop quantitative reasoning (QR) skills and therefore be able to meet Mānoa’s standard of performance in this area (note: the standard of performance will be determined by faculty).
The working group was established by the request of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee, the General Education Committee, Foundations Board, and the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs in spring 2014.
The QRWG successfully accomplished its task in April 2015 after 14 months of collaborative and collegial work.
Major Accomplishments of the QRWG:
- Defined quantitative reasoning for the campus
- Created hallmarks for a foundational quantitative reasoning course
- Regularly communicated efforts and received feedback from faculty at all UH campuses
- Used our research of quantitative reasoning at other universities in the U.S. and in the literature to guide our recommendations
Faculty Senate approved a QR resolution on 4/15/2015:
- Letter of Transmittal and Resolution (approved)
- QRWG PowerPoint presentation (with speaker notes) to the Faculty Senate
- QRWG resolution (approved by the General Education Committee) and FAQ that the QRWG presented to the Senate Executive Committee
Faculty Senate approved UHM Quantitative Reasoning Hallmarks on 1/20/2016:
Working Group Members:
- Robert Bachini, Director, Undergraduate Programs, Shidler College of Business (fall 2014-spring 2015)
- Lorraine Baron, Assistant Professor, Institute for Teacher Education (fall 2014)
- Dawne Bost, Educational Specialist, General Education Office (spring 2014-spring 2015)
- Linda Furuto, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education, Curriculum Studies (spring 2014, hiatus fall 2014, spring 2015)
- Joy Logan, Professor, Spanish (spring 2014-spring 2015)
- Miguel Felipe, Assistant Professor, Music (spring 2014-spring 2015)
- Michael Nassir, Instructor, Physics & Astronomy [CO-CHAIR] (spring 2014-spring 2015)
- Scott Rowland, Specialist, Geology & Geophysics (spring 2014-spring 2015)
- Todd Sammons, Associate Professor, English; Faculty Administrator, General Education Office (spring 2014-spring 2015)
- Kiana Shiroma, Assistant Specialist, Pre-Health/Pre-Law Advising Center (spring 2015)
- Monica Stitt-Bergh, Associate Specialist, Assessment Office [CO-CHAIR] (spring 2014-spring 2015)
- Gary Tachiyama, Academic Advisor, Student Support Services (spring 2014)