By: Dr. Rob Hornberger A new Missouri Senate bill requires “Any student entering a public institution of higher education for the first time after July 2019 who is pursuing an associate's or bachelor's degree from such institution shall successfully pass an examination on the provisions and principles of American civics with a score of seventy percent or greater as a … [Read more...] about State Senate Bill: Missouri Higher Education Civics Achievement Examination
Judith Martinez: Uses and Impact of Social Media (Instagram) on Spanish as a Foreign Language Acquisition Judith Martinez, Assistant Professor in Modern and Classical Languages, was recently awarded an Assessment of Student Learning Grant for her project, “Uses and Impact of Social Media (Instagram) on Spanish as a Foreign Language Acquisition.” This project will assess … [Read more...] about Assessing Uses and Impact of Social Media on Foreign Language Learning
In 2019, the annual Assessment Workshop will focus on General Goals 10 and 11 (life and physical sciences.) We are looking at doing things a little differently for our workshop this year. Instead of collecting student work throughout the year, we will be administering surveys to students and faculty and our meeting will be focused on having a conversation with each other about … [Read more...] about May 2019 Assessment Workshop
Assessment of Student Learning Grants are available now! Let the Office of Assessment help you, the faculty, in your efforts to assess student learning. These $500 grants, which are available on a rolling basis, may be used for many different types of projects. For example, eligible projects include developing or revising student learning outcomes in the major, supporting focus … [Read more...] about A Penny for your Thoughts: Grants Available Now for your Assessment Projects
Dr. David Rohall and Glenda Harrison: Utilizing New Technology to Improve Writing Quality in Online Sociology Courses Dr. David Rohall, Department Head of the Sociology and Anthropology Department in the College of Humanities and Public Affairs and Glenda Harrison, per course faculty member, … [Read more...] about Assessing Writing Quality in Online Sociology Courses through the Utilization of New Technology