Central American Studies Annual Assessment Report to the College 2015-2016

Abstract

The Central American Studies 2015-16 annual assessment report to the College of Humanities for the Office of Academic Assessment and Program Review. The department assessed SLOs 1 and 2 (Students will develop critical thinking, writing, and reading skills; and Students will acquire an awareness of the complexity of the historical, social, and cultural developments in Central America as well as an understanding of the diverse Central American cultures, ethnicities, experiences and worldviews) via rubric-scored essays submitted in CAS 309: Ancient to Pre-modern History of Central American Peoples. Results indicated that "that students met SLO #1 with an average score of 80/100 and that their greatest challenge was the use of grammar as well as the technical language specific to this course"; and that "students successfully understood SLO #2," with an average score of 85/100.