Introduction

继一个州范围内的特别工作组的工作之后(见 http://provost.nmsu.edu/state-wide-gen-ed/), the general education model for public universities in New Mexico has been revised to facilitate transfer of general education courses and to focus on essential skills graduates will need in order to succeed in their post-graduation endeavors (Table 1).  Details can be found on the New Mexico Higher Education Department (HED) website (http://hed.state.nm.us/resources-for-schools/public_schools/general-education).   这些变化将从2019年秋季开始实施.  关键组件 of this effort is assessment of student learning related to these essential skills.

TABLE 1. 基本技能与通识教育内容领域的一致性

 CONTENT AREA

 与内容区相关的基本技能

 Communication

 Communication

 批判性思维

 信息和数字素养

 Mathematics

 Communication

 批判性思维

 定量推理

 Science

 批判性思维

 个人及社会责任

 定量推理

 社会与行为科学

 Communication

 批判性思维

 个人及社会责任

 Humanities

 批判性思维

 信息和数字素养

 个人及社会责任

 创意及美术

 Communication

 批判性思维

 个人及社会责任

来自:NM HED网站:http://hed.state.nm.us/resources-for-schools/public_schools/general-education.

365彩票在线过滤 views its general education core curriculum requirements as the foundation for a broad and meaningful educational experience for all its undergraduates. The 365彩票在线过滤 general education core curriculum requirements prepare students to communicate and reason well, evaluate and apply information, understand human societies and cultures, deepen their sense of values and ethics, and enrich their personal lives. Additionally, the general education core curriculum requirements equip students with the analytical, language, science, and mathematics skills necessary for the specific 专业学位要求. 课程和它们的一般顺序 education core curriculum requirements are designed specifically to achieve these 目标和准备学生在后续课程的成功.

Due to the STEM focus of 365彩票在线过滤, we also have Institute requirements, which 指定毕业前必须完成的必修课程(如.e., specific 微积分、化学、物理和英语课).  这些课程可以用来 满足通识教育要求.  例如,在365彩票在线过滤,这是可取的 for students to use Math 131(Calculus) to satisfy the general education mathematics requirement.  Our general education assessment process assumes that students are following 这种方法.  从另一所新墨西哥公立学校转到365彩票在线过滤的学生 institution who have used other courses to satisfy their general education requirements will receive general education credit for these courses, though they will still need 以满足研究所的要求.

通识教育评核计划

Following a series of meetings with representatives of departments contributing to 通识教育核心(i ..e.、通讯、文科及社会科学; Business and Technology Management; Chemistry; Mathematics; Physics; Psychology and Education) 365彩票在线过滤 has formulated a new plan for assessing the general education program.  This plan assumes that students are using courses required by the Institute to satisfy their general degree requirements (see discussion in Introduction).

Methodology

Individual academic departments will perform an assessment of their courses that contribute 到通识教育项目.  这些单独的评估将集中在最重要的方面 与其内容领域相对应的技能(参见表1).  这样做,程序 will perform a separate assessment of learning outcomes that map to the component skills for each of the relevant essential skills as defined by the New Mexico Higher 教育署(表3 - 7).

Each program will submit a separate report to the NMT Office of Academic Affairs following 上述时间表.  作为报告的一部分,他们将指出百分比 的学生 标准化的分类 对于每个组成技能: 技术水平高, 中级技能水平, 技能水平低.

 

TABLE 3.  组成技能为基本的沟通技能(程序将) 评估所有组成技能)

类型和媒介意识,应用和多功能性

Identify and communicate in various genres and mediums (oral, written, and digital) 运用适合修辞情境的策略(如.e.,倾听听众; 目的和背景).

理解和评价信息的策略

Apply strategies such as reading for main points; seeking key arguments, counterarguments, rebuttals; locating supportive documentation for arguments; reading with a specific stakeholder lens; applying a theoretical lens (e.g. 文化、政治、经济) to understand and evaluate messages in terms of the rhetorical situation (audience, 目的和背景).

论证的评价和产生

Evaluate the authority of sources in their own arguments and those of others; distinguish among supported claims, unsupported claims, facts, inferences, and opinions. In arguments, integrate support for their own claims with information from sources that are used and cited ethically and appropriately (using a major citation system such as MLA and APA).

来自:麻省理工学院教育学院网站(http://hed.state.nm.us/resources-for-schools/public_schools/general-education).

 

TABLE 4.  COMPONENT SKILLS FOR THE ESSENTIAL SKILL OF QUANTITATIVE REASONING (PROGRAMS 将评估所有组成技能)

定量信息的交流/表示

Express quantitative information symbolically, graphically, and in written or oral language.

定量论证分析

Interpret, analyze and critique information or a line of reasoning presented by others.

定量模型的应用

Apply appropriate quantitative models to real world or other contextual problems.

来自:麻省理工学院教育学院网站(http://hed.state.nm.us/resources-for-schools/public_schools/general-education).

 

TABLE 5.  批判性思维的基本技能(程序)的组成技能 将评估所有组成技能)

问题设置

描述一个问题或疑问. 学生陈述问题/问题 context.

证据采集

Identify and gather the information/data necessary to address the problem or question.

评估证据

评估证据/数据的可信度.g. 偏差,可靠性和有效性),可能的 真相,和情境的相关性.

推理/结论

Develop conclusions, solutions, and outcomes that reflect an informed, well-reasoned evaluation.

来自:麻省理工学院教育学院网站(http://hed.state.nm.us/resources-for-schools/public_schools/general-education).

 

TABLE 6.  COMPONENT SKILLS FOR THE ESSENTIAL SKILL OF PERSONAL AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (项目将评估5项技能中的2项)

跨文化推理和跨文化能力

可持续发展,自然和人类世界

道德推理

协作能力,团队精神和价值体系

公民话语,公民知识和参与-本地和全球

来自:麻省理工学院教育学院网站(http://hed.state.nm.us/resources-for-schools/public_schools/general-education).

 

TABLE 7.  COMPONENT SKILLS FOR THE ESSENTIAL SKILL OF INFORMATION AND DIGITAL LITERACY (项目将评估4项组成技能中的3项)

信息的权威和价值

Recognize the interdependent nature of the authority and value of information and use this knowledge ethically when selecting, using, and creating information.

数字素养

Understand, communicate, compute, create, and design in digital environments.

信息结构

Select, use, produce, organize, and share information employing appropriate information 格式、集合、系统和应用程序.

研究即探究

Engage in an iterative process of inquiry that defines a problem or poses a question 并通过研究得出合理的解决方案或答案. 

来自:麻省理工学院教育学院网站(http://hed.state.nm.us/resources-for-schools/public_schools/general-education).

In addition to the program-level analysis of the assessment results, the NMT Assessment 特别工作组将分析所有项目的数据.  标准化技术水平 reporting as described above will facilitate compilation, analysis, and actions based 在校园范围内的数据集.

Reporting

The results of the program level assessment and the campus-wide assessment of the general education program will be included in the annual NMT Assessment of Student Learning report, which is shared with all faculty and staff via email and posted on NMT学生学习评估网站(http://388258.chinaqinyu.com/academicaffairs/assessment/index.php).