The General Education Program at Stone Child College provides a common educational foundation and supports the preservation and appreciation of the history, language, and culture of the Chippewa Cree people. The SCC General Education Assessment Plan is designed to measure student learning around the general education coursework and to outline SCC’s plan to use this assessment information to improve programs of study, educational performance, and institutional effectiveness. The data from the General Education Assessment Plan are analyzed in order to provide SCC faculty, staff, and administration evidence of its institutional and student outcomes. SCC believes that assessment is a process to determine how well student learning goals have been achieved and to explore what strategies would improve all students’ educational performance.
Learner Outcomes:
As a result of completing the general education program and coursework, SCC students will:
- Demonstrate the fundamental skills of effective written communication;
- Demonstrate the skills of effective oral communication
- Demonstrate the fundamental skills of mathematical reasoning;
- Exhibit the fundamental skills of scientific inquiry;
- Demonstrate an appreciation and understanding of Native American history and cultures, particularly the history, language, and culture of the Chippewa Cree;
- Apply appropriate technology skills across the curriculum;
- Demonstrate the ability to engage and reflect upon their intellectual and creative development within the arts, humanities and social sciences;
- Demonstrate knowledge of the nature of interpersonal relationships and positive communication, and apply this knowledge to on-the-job situations (for certificate programs with 30 semester credits or more).
General Education Course Options:
General Education Assessment Structure
The emphasis of the General Education Assessment Plan at SCC centers on course-embedded assessments in General Education courses. These assessments consist of critical assignments, such as essays, research papers, or pre-and post-tests, which are collected and analyzed by faculty each semester. These assessments are evaluated by the instructor of the General Education course using a consistent rubric, which evaluates student performance relative to each of the learning outcomes. The levels of progress are measured on all student evaluations for critical assessments according to “unacceptable, developing, proficient, or exemplary.” Unacceptable (0) is defined to be a level of work lacking clear demonstration of more than one of the essential elements being assessed. Developing (1) is defined to be a level of work that indicates all essential elements have been demonstrated, but one of those critical elements are underdeveloped to the degree it would be prudent for the student to receive additional preparation in the underdeveloped area. Proficient (2) is defined to be a level of performance that indicates all assessed elements have been developed to the degree that it is reasonable to conclude the student has succeeded in meeting the stated expectations of the assessment. Exemplary (3) is defined to be a proficient student who has developed beyond expectations in 50% or more of the essential elements being assessed.
The SCC General Education Program differentiates between the certificate, associate and bachelor degree levels. The Learner Outcomes remain consistent, but the level at which the student demonstrates his or her learning is increased for the more advanced degree seeking student. Following Bloom’s Taxonomy for Learning, students working beyond the associate degree will be expected to apply the content within their program or area of study and approach the content of the general education curriculum at a more advanced level. The expectation (benchmark) for associate degree seeking students is that 80% of the rubric scores for each of the Learner Outcomes will be at least a 2 (Proficient). The expectation (benchmark) for the bachelor degree seeking students is that 90% will obtain at least a 2, with 50% of them attaining a 3 (Exemplary).
Certificate Program General Education Course Options
Associate Degree General Education Course Options
Bachelor Degree General Education Course Options:
Courses within the major which incorporate content and assessments of the SCC General Education Learner Outcomes