Civic Engagement
We define Civic Engagement as an array of knowledge, abilities, values, attitudes, and behaviors that in combination allow individuals to contribute to the civic life of their communities.
What we expect our students to learn
Students will be able to describe an effect of an American democratic or civic institution on the residents of the United States.
Sample: Who are we looking at?
- 20% of the artifacts selected by course professors randomly selected from each course participating in the Civic and Democratic Engagement Area of Inquiry (AIDE)
Measure: How are we rating their performance?
- Student artifacts evaluated by AIDE rubric
Target: What score did we expect?
- 85% of the sampled artifacts will receive a score of 2 or greater (meet expectations or above) on the AIDE rubric scale of 0 to 4
Finding: What score did our students earn?
| Student Learning Outcome #1 | Target and Findings | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Students will describe the effect an American democratic or civic institution has on the residents of the United States. | 85% of the students sampled will receive a score of ≥ 2 (meets expectations or above). | 77% of the students sampled will receive a score of ≥ 2 (meets expectations or above). | Target Not Met |
Action plans: Since the findings were somewhat close to the target and recent adjustments (such as new SLOs and the university moving out of the COVID-19 pandemic), no further specific actions are necessary at this time. We are advising the AIDE faculty to familiarize themselves with the new SLOs that were revised in 2021 in anticipation of the next assessment cycle.
Students will be able to discuss one or more ways in which individuals may interact with a democratic or civic institution.
Sample: Who are we looking at?
- 20% of the artifacts selected by course professors randomly selected from each course participating in the Civic and Democratic Engagement Area of Inquiry (AIDE)
Measure: How are we rating their performance?
- Student artifacts evaluated by AIDE rubric
Target: What score did we expect?
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- 85% of the sampled artifacts will receive a score of 2 or greater (meet expectations or above) on the AIDE rubric scale of 0 to 4
Finding: What score did our students earn?
| Student Learning Outcome #2 | Target and Findings | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Students will discuss one or more ways in which individuals may interact with a democratic or civic institution. | 85% of the students sampled will receive a score of ≥ 2 (meets expectations or above). | 67% of the students sampled will receive a score of ≥ 2 (meets expectations or above). | Target Not Met |
Action plans: We recommend that faculty describe what language, terms, and concepts should be found in adequate responses used to measure a student’s ability to describe an effect of an American democratic or civic institution. We recommend that faculty continue to discuss with their departmental colleagues: which artifacts will be used to measure SLO 2; at what point in the semester students will complete these artifacts; and what course content and pedagogy can help students to better achieve SLO 2.