Direct Measures
All majors in programs administered by the department of art and art history must take Art 425, Aesthetics, with the exception of those pursuing the BA Studio Art Option. Art History majors must take Art 440, Special Problems in Art History. Art Studio, Visual Communication and Art Education majors are required to complete Art 499, Senior Exhibit. Art Education majors are also required to spend a semester student teaching. Art 499, Art 440, Art 425 and student teaching will provide the forum for the implementation of most of the departmental assessment tools.
In the context of these classes specific measures of undergraduate competencies will include the following:
Art majors enrolled in Art 425, Critical Perspectives (formerly Aesthetics) and Art History majors enrolled in Art 440 (Special Problems in Art History) will complete a research paper as part of the requirements of the course. A random sample of senior research papers will be evaluated by a team of two faculty, excluding the course instructor. These research papers will be reviewed for specific content that suggests the attainment of departmental learning objectives set down in this assessment plan.
With the exception of Art History all majors in programs administered by the art department must take Art 499 (Senior Exhibit). Students who take this course will be expected take part in an oral critique session open to all of the art faculty (with the exception of graphic design students*). Students are expected to defend their work and provide evidence of their understanding of aesthetics and art history. In response to each critique and to each student's exhibition of work faculty complete the Senior Exhibition/Portfolio Review rubric.
*The process varies for Visual Communication and Design students whose portfolios and senior projects are evaluated by a team of faculty and at least one independent reviewer during the senior exhibit course (Art 499).
The UNK college of education evaluates student teaching performance in the areas of lesson planning (learning objectives 1 and 2), assessment and evaluation (learning objective 7), instructional planning, instructional delivery (objective 3, 4 and 5), and classroom management (objectives 5 and 7). The data generated in connection with these evaluations will be incorporated into the department of art assessment report as a direct measure of student teaching performance. Student teachers will also be evaluated on discipline specific content through the departments other direct and indirect measures.
Indirect Measures
An instrument measuring alumni perceptions regarding preparation for a career or further education in their discipline and provision of skills and knowledge in the use of technology. The survey will also be used to help determine graduate placement in educational or professional settings.
Supplemental Assessment
Faculty will make available evidence of student recognition such as the results of competitive exhibitions, internships and juried publications. The information is compiled into an annotated listing of such recognition and is included in the assessment report as an indirect measure of learning outcomes related to learning objective 7.
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Evaluators
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7
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some majors
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faculty
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Assessment of Assessment Process
The department assessment committee will review the assessment material annually in an attempt to ascertain the following information:
- how our students are performing with regard to our stated learning objectives
- implications about our program that are suggested by the assessment data
- the effectiveness of the current assessment plan
Modifications indicated by the results of the assessment review will be implemented in our academic program. The assessment plan will also be modified in an effort to improve its effectiveness.