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Name of Study	English -- Assessment of Student Learning, 2006
Study Date	05/31/2006
Researcher Name	Jacquelyn Kilpatrick, Ph.D.
Researcher Email	j.kilpatrick@csuci.edu
Researcher Phone	805.437-8865

Executive Summary

The English program has developed a systematic and comprehensive assessment plan of their program and student learning outcomes. This year, the English program chose to assess the degree to which students can examine texts, issues, or problems in the discipline from multiple perspectives (multicultural, interdisciplinary, international, experiential, theoretical and/or educational). English majors keep a portfolio of work produced in each of their required courses and electives. The students work closely with their advisors in developing the portfolio, which is reviewed by the capstone instructor to verify that requirements have been fulfilled for the major, and there is a review of the final portfolio by a committee of at least three English professors. Through the portfolio assessment, the English program concluded that students have achieved this learning outcome. Through the process, the faculty also has decided to modify the assessment strategy to make it more efficient and useful both for student and program assessment purposes. Finally, the English program has been involved in an on-going evaluation of the directed self-placement program

Citations
English Report (PDF, 97KB)

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