University of Nebraska Kearney

English Capstone Experience: Personal Assessment

The English Department is collecting information on how well we have prepared how well we have prepared our education majors in the following areas. Please answer the questions as accurately as you can and write down as many specific comments as you can think of to aid us in improving our program.

1. Based on your current student teaching experience, how proficient do you feel you have become in the following areas?
    

   	Very Proficient		Proficient			Not Proficient		Does Not Apply
   a. literary periods	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	0
   b. literary genres	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	0
   c. literary terms and techniques	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	0
   d. composition and essay writing	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	0
   e. creative writing	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	0
   f. English language and grammar	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	0
   g. communication skills	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	0
   h. critical thinking	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	0
   i. literary appreciation	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	0
   j. teaching methods and materials	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	0

   
    
    
2. To what extent have your English classes increased your:
    

   	Strongly Increased		Increased			Did Not Increase
   a. subject matter knowledge of literature, its backgrounds, history and values	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
   b. intellectual curiosity	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
   c. desire to explore and help others experience language's pleasures and constraints	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
   d. life-long affection for reading and writing	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
   e. competency in research methodologies	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
   proficiency in electronic and technological literacies	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

   
    
    
3. What strengths do you see in the English program at UNK? Please be as specific as you can.
    
   
    
   
    
    
4. What weaknesses can you identify in the UNK English program? Please be as specific as you can.
    
   
    
   
    
    
5. What suggestions or additional comments do you have about the program?