Appendix C11

Middle States Outcomes Assessment 1999

Department or Program: Geosciences

Goals

1. Competence in oral/written communication of scientific information

2. Possess theoretical/lab skills entry-level employment or graduate school

3. Secondary education majors should have sufficient knowledge to teach elementary,

middle or high school in New York State

G.C.P. Correlation

1. Several G.C.P. IB courses offered by department

2. Quantitative reasoning required in GS, CH, MA, and PH courses taken by majors

3. Required reading of primary literature (journals)

4. GS 150 is teacher/math oriented

Means of Assessment

1. Portfolio requirement

2. Senior seminar presentation

3. Field geology course (GS 310) applies knowledge from previous coursework

4. Teacher-oriented coursework with oral and written assignments

Outcomes

1. Most seminar presentations are successful

2. High rate of success in finding teaching jobs

Uses

1. Advisor-student meeting

2. Student advisement and feedback after senior seminar

3. Successful placement of alumni as recruitment tool