General Education Assessment

Each department, division, or campus offering General Education courses will determine:

• which General Education goals objectives are addressed in the courses taught
• publishing that information on their website
• gathering data to demonstrate that the objectives have been met
• communicating this information to [under discussion]

Resources for General Education assessment

University Senate Information on General Education

• Report of the Special Committee on General Education (pdf)
• A Clarification of Active Learning for General Education (pdf)
• General Education Assessment Presentation at Berks Faculty Retreat (pdf)
• Middle States Resources on General Education (pdf)
• Developing Student Learning Outcomes (pdf)
• Sample Verbs for Learning Objectives (pdf)
• General Education Goals and Outcomes at Penn State (pdf)
• Matrices for Aligning General Education Goals and Courses (pdf)
• Worksheet for Aligning General Education Goals and Courses Outcomes (pdf)