GER Criteria, Outcomes, and Assessment Template/Checklist
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Divisional
Criterion“1”
learning
outcome
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Divisional
Criteria/learning
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UWSystem
SharedLearning
Goal
StepOne
Didyouincludeand
explainthisonthe
syllabus?
StepTwo
Didyouidentityaprojectorassignment
throughwhichstudentsachievethis
outcome,andhow?
Didyouincludeand Didyouidentityaprojectorassignment
explainthisonthe throughwhichstudentsachievethis
syllabus?
outcome,andhow?(Youmayusethesame
assignmentyouusedforCriterion“1”)
Didyouselectone DidyouintegratetheSharedLearninggoal
ofthefourShared intoyourdescriptionofoneoftheprojectsor
LearningGoalsto
assignmentsforoneoftheDivisional
integratewithyour Criteria/learningoutcomes?
Divisional
criteria/outcomes?
StepThree
Didyouprovideinformationonhowthe
project/assignmentwillbeassessed?
Didyouprovideinformationonhowthe
project/assignmentwillbeassessed?
DidyouintegrateassessmentoftheUW
SystemSharedLearninggoalintoyour
assessmentoftheDivisional
Criteria/outcome?
ExampleOne:HumanitiesDivision
GERStatement:LearningOutcomesforthisCourse
ThiscoursemeetstheUWMGeneralEducationRequirementsinthedivisionoftheHumanities.AllHumanitiescourseshavethe
followinglearningoutcome:“Studentswillbeabletoidentifytheformation,traditions,andideasessentialtomajorbodiesof
historical,cultural,literary,orphilosophicalknowledge.”Inaddition,thiscourseaddressesthefollowinglearningoutcome:
“Studentswillbeabletogenerateanddemonstrateinformedandindependentevaluationsconcerningthecreation,structure,and
applicationofethicaloraestheticconcepts”(Humanitiesoutcome2).
GERAssessment:Assignment(s)UsedtoMeasureLearningOutcomes:
Toachievethesetwooutcomes,whicharecloselyrelated,inthiscoursestudentswillreadaselectionofmajorphilosophicalworks
onthesubjectofethics,surveyingthetraditionfromtheGreekstothepresentday.Theywillbecomeproficientinidentifying
principaltheoriesofethics,analyzingtheargumentsforandagainstthosetheories,andapplyingvariousethicalmodelsto
concretesituationsandproblems.Achievementoftheseoutcomeswillbemeasuredinpartbythewritingofatermpaper.
UWSharedLearningGoal:
Thistermpaperassignmentwillalsomeasurethestudent’sskillsincriticalandcreativethinking,theaccomplishmentofwhichis
oneoftheUWSystem’sSharedLearningGoalsforallstudents.Thefollowingcriteriawillbeusedtoassessthetermpaper:
1. Doesthepapercomparecriticallythestrengthsandweaknessesoftwotheoriesofethics?(1‐5points)
2. Doesthepaperpersuasivelyapplythesetheoriestoaclearlydescribedandrelevantethicalproblemorsituation?(1‐5
points)
3. Doesthepaperdemonstratecollege‐levelwritingcompetenceasregardsorganization,wordchoice,grammatical
correctness,andpropercitationofsources?(1‐5points)