A Case Study of Assessment of the Academic Major and the Quantitative Reasoning Component of the Liberal Learning Curriculum at The College of New Jersey and Its Possible Application Elsewhere

 

 

Edward Conjura and Cathy Liebars

 

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

 

The College of New Jersey

 

Table of Content

 

Introduction                                                                                                

                                                                                                     

PREP/SAUM Workshops: Their Nature and the Role Played

In Assessment of the Major at TCNJ                                                              

 

Assessment in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics

 Prior to January 2004                                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                          

Redefining Academic Majors                                                                

 

Implementing the Assessment Cycle                                                      

 

Feedback from Students                                                                        

 

Assessment of the Quantitative Reasoning Component

of Liberal Learning                                                                                  

 

Summary and Conclusions                                                                    

 

Appendix A: Major Program Goals Matrix  By Course  for the Mathematics Major                                                             

 

Appendix B: Major Program Goals Matrix  By Course  for the Mathematics Education Major                                             

 

Appendix C: Assessment Cycle Matrix for the Mathematics Major                                                                        

 

Appendix D: Rubric Used For Evaluation of  Student Presentations in Geometry                                               

 

Appendix E: Rubric Used For Evaluation of  Student Teaching Presentations                                                  

 

Appendix F: On-Line Survey Questions