The new General Education requirement (implemented fully in Fall 2008) is at the heart of the educational mission of The City College of New York;  our faculty intend for students to graduate not only with essential skills in writing, critical thinking, information literacy and quantitative reasoning, but with the excitement of academic discovery in a variety of disciplines and a firm grounding in ethics. The educational mission of The City College of New York is to provide a diverse student body with opportunities to achieve academically, creatively, and professionally in their chosen fields.

GENERAL EDUCATION ASSESSMENT PLAN

GENERAL EDUCATION LEARNING OUTCOMES

General Education Proficiencies Rubrics are used to assess students' learning as they progress through the curriculum.  FIQWS and "W" Perspectives address writing, critical thinking and information literacy skills while FQUAN/Math and "Q" Perspectives address quantitative skills (see General Education Course Matrix)

 Proficiencies and rubrics that are used to assess them:

• Writing and Communication Skills
• Critical Thinking Skills
• Information Literacy Skills
• Quantitative Skills

Perspectives:

• Artistic Perspective
• Global History and Culture
• Literary
• Logical/Philosophical
• Natural/Scientific and Natural/Scientific with an Interactive Component:
• Self and Society
• US Society
  

ASSESSMENT REPORT FORM FOR "W" PERSPECTIVES

 ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES AND RESULTS

Fall 2009 FIQWS:

• Writing Skills Assessment
• Information Literacy Skills Assessment
• Recommendations summary ("Closing the Loop" Activities)

 Fall 2010 FIQWS:

• Writing and Information Literacy Skills Assessment      
• Faculty Survey        
• Composition Faculty Survey
• Midterm Progress Reports and Interventions
• Recommendations summary ("Closing the Loop" Activities)

 Spring 2011 Perspectives:

• ART 100 assessment
• WHUM assessment
• PSY 102 assessment

Questions? Contact Ana Vasovic, Office of Undergraduate Studies, at avasovic@ccny.cuny.edu .