General Education Assessment

The University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO) is committed to a process of assessment that is faculty-driven, student-centered, and meets the needs of individual programs.

Units must provide evidence of continuous assessment of General Education program outcomes. Continuous is defined for this purpose as assessment of appropriate outcomes during every semester in which the course is offered. Failure to provide evidence of continuous assessment may result in the course being removed from the General Education curriculum.

Why Assessment?

• To develop better courses for our students.
• To ensure the General Education Courses are appropriate for the foundation of individual programs.
• To improve the General Education Program through internal, rather than external feedback.
• To illustrate departments' needs by gathering evidence for the programs.

The General Education committee would like to encourage as many faculty as possible who are teaching General Education courses to assess the outcomes using Canvas and the provided common rubrics.  Assessing outcomes in Canvas with common rubrics will provide more detailed student-level assessment data, and is potentially an easier and more sustainable model for many faculty and departments.  Departments/courses that choose to move in this direction will also have the option of submitting a more limited assessment report when they are on the General Education assessment cycle.

Adding General Education Rubrics/Outcomes to Canvas

UNO Guide for the Assessment of General Education Student Learning Outcomes

Please refer to the tables below for the assessment cycle and templates

The UNO General Education Committee reviews and reforms general education courses to, continually improve UNO's academic programs. The committee aims to enhance students' development of skills to, successfully respond to the challenges and demands of the 21^st century.

For more information, please contact any member of the committee, or email us at unogened@unomaha.edu