• GER Objectives
• GER Course Learning Outcomes
• Evaluation Instruments for Assessing GER Course Learning Outcomes

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1. GER Objectives: Broad statements of the goals for each of the GER categories, natural sciences, humanities, social sciences, etc. In order to create a basic consistency among courses in each of these categories, each GER course should include a set of learning outcomes designed to enable students to attain all the objectives for its category. The GER objectives should be listed along with the other course objectives on the course syllabus.

2. GER Course Learning Outcomes: Specific statements for a particular GER course of what students are expected to learn that will enable them to achieve GER objectives. These learning outcomes describe what students should be able to do upon successful completion of the course. They may be thought of as translations of the broad objectives of a GER category into the specific academic focus of the course. Though specific to the course, the learning outcomes should be written generally enough so that different teachers teaching the same course using somewhat different pedagogies would find them appropriate to their classes. Course learning outcomes should be listed on the course syllabus.

3. Evaluation Instruments for Assessing GER Course Learning Outcomes: Writing assignments, homework, oral presentations, essay questions on tests, or other opportunities by which students can demonstrate and teachers can evaluate how well students have achieved the course learning outcomes. The various assignments are specific to individual teachers and may be different for different teachers teaching the same course. Each assignment is carefully designed to provide the teacher with information that will allow him or her to judge the effectiveness of the course in enabling students to meet a particular learning outcome and thus the GER objective associated with that outcome.