Name of Study	History -- Assessment of Student Learning, 2006
Study Date	05/31/2006
Researcher Name	Nian-Sheng Huang, Ph.D.
Researcher Email	nian-sheng.huang@csuci.edu
Researcher Phone	805.437-8879

Executive Summary

This year, the History program assessed two learning outcomes: (1) communication skills in oral and written forms, and (2) skill in historical research, analysis, and presentation. These learning outcomes were assessed through the evaluation of student work in two courses, HIST 280 and HIST 491.  HIST 280 The Historian’s Craft is a lower division general education course required for history majors designed to instill an appreciation for the historical methodology, writing, and interpretation of the past.  HIST 491 is the upper division course required of history majors that focuses on method and theory in the practice of history. Final projects for HIST 491 were collected in 2005-06, and will be evaluated according to a rubric. The data from those evaluations will be compared to accumulated data consisting of final research projects completed in HIST 280, which will be assessed by comparable criteria.  From these two sets of data and rubrics comparative analysis will be conducted in order to assess the academic development of students in the CSUCI History Program. History faculty are meeting this semester to do the final data analysis, draw conclusions, and use the data for program modification as appropriate.

Citations
History Report (PDF, 36KB)

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