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Why should we assess the GERs? What kind of assessment is being applied to the GERs? What are the benefits of the new GER assessment plan? What effect will the new GER assessment procedure have on courses to be considered for inclusion in the GERs? What effect will the new GER assessment procedure have on courses already in the GERs? What am I being asked to do under the new GER assessment? How general or specific do the GER student learning outcomes and means of assessing the outcomes need to be? How many student learning outcomes are expected for each GER objective? How many particular means of evaluation are expected for each GER outcome? How can I use grades or test scores in the assessment process? Can a course have other student learning outcomes besides those related to the GERs? Does my course have to fulfill all the GER objectives for its category? What if my course is in more than one GER category? Will I have to change my course to meet the GER objectives? What if I don't want to change my course to meet GER objectives? Should GER courses be assessed every semester? Were the new GER objectives written with consideration for the courses that are currently in the GERs? What do I include in a GER assessment report? How can assessment results be used to improve general education? What happens to the GER assessment reports? What is the role of the department and college in GER assessment? What criteria should departmental and college curriculum committees use for reviewing new Course Action Forms with GER materials? What role does the CUE play in GER assessment? What is the campus timeline for GER assessment? Will colleges be able to get assessment reports of how its own students are doing in particular GER courses? What support does the university provide to help me create GER student learning outcomes and identify means of assessing the outcomes? Will course-centered, outcomes-based assessment be required of all courses taught in the university? How do I find the GER objectives for my course (or any other GER course)?
Why should we assess the GERs?
What kind of assessment is being applied to the GERs?
What are the benefits of the new GER assessment plan?
What effect will the new GER assessment procedure have on courses to be considered for inclusion in the GERs?
What effect will the new GER assessment procedure have on courses already in the GERs?
What am I being asked to do under the new GER assessment?
How general or specific do the GER student learning outcomes and means of assessing the outcomes need to be?
How many student learning outcomes are expected for each GER objective?
How many particular means of evaluation are expected for each GER outcome?
How can I use grades or test scores in the assessment process?
Can a course have other student learning outcomes besides those related to the GERs?
Does my course have to fulfill all the GER objectives for its category?
What if my course is in more than one GER category?
Will I have to change my course to meet the GER objectives?
What if I don't want to change my course to meet GER objectives?
Should GER courses be assessed every semester?
Were the new GER objectives written with consideration for the courses that are currently in the GERs?
What do I include in a GER assessment report?
How can assessment results be used to improve general education?
What happens to the GER assessment reports?
What is the role of the department and college in GER assessment?
What criteria should departmental and college curriculum committees use for reviewing new Course Action Forms with GER materials?
What role does the CUE play in GER assessment?
What is the campus timeline for GER assessment?
Will colleges be able to get assessment reports of how its own students are doing in particular GER courses?
What support does the university provide to help me create GER student learning outcomes and identify means of assessing the outcomes?
Will course-centered, outcomes-based assessment be required of all courses taught in the university?
How do I find the GER objectives for my course (or any other GER course)?
