General Education Assessment

Faculty developed general education outcomes that fall under Drake’s AOI system. This system is designed to provide students with a solid introduction to a variety of intellectual fields and a diversity of learning experiences.

General Education Outcomes (AOIs)

To assess the AOI outcomes, AOI faculty have developed rubrics that describe the standards of performance for each AOI outcome. These rubrics explicitly differentiate student performance across four levels: (1) Unsatisfactory, (2) Marginal, (3) Satisfactory, (4) Excellent.

Artistic Experience

Critical Thinking

Engaged Citizen

Global & Cultural Understanding

Information Literacy

Quantitative Literacy

Scientific Literacy

Written Communication

DCAC produces regular reports on student learning in each AOI as a result of the quantitative and qualitative feedback and analysis of faculty, staff, and students. 

Artistic Experience

Critical Thinking

Global & Cultural Understanding

Information Literacy

Quantitative Literacy

Scientific Literacy

Written Communications

DCAC Historical Foundations Report

The Longitudinal Panel Study examines students’ perceived intellectual growth over time by comparing students’ self-reported skill on a set of learning outcomes. Students are first assessed at first-year orientation and then assessed in March of anywhere from their first to fourth year.

2011-14 Longitudinal Panel Study

2013-17 Longitudinal Panel Study

2013-18 Longitudinal Panel Study

DCAC works towards a cycle of assessing the 10 AOIs within a student’s typical 4-year educational experience. AOI Faculty are heavily involved in the general education process by helping to develop and review the AOI rubrics, by rating and reviewing samples of student work, and by participating in an in-depth discussion of student learning within the AOI.

AOI Assessment Cycle & Process