Literature Assessment  Plan

goals ~ assessment plan  ~  results  ~  action

To asses the extent to which these goals are being met, the Department of English will establish a plan which examines

l.         The extent to which these goals are being addressed in courses required for the Literature Option.

--Annual review of syllabi to ensure they clearly state goals and objectives which support the overall mission of the Literature Option as well as elaborate specific strategies and/or assignments through which these goals will be met.

--Periodic review of curriculum and scheduling to ensure that course offerings reflect a breadth and depth commensurate with the Literature Option’s goals and objectives.

2.      Indirect measures—student reports of their progress toward meeting these goals.

--Course evaluations shall include questions which direct students to reflect on the goals of the course and if those goals were achieved.

--Exit questionnaires with selected graduating seniors and/or alumni will ask students to reflect on their experience with the Option.

3.      Direct measures—representative portfolios of literature students in which they collect essays, examinations, and journal/informal writing activities will be reviewed by literature faculty.

--Portfolio Assessment Procedure—Literature faculty will collect portfolios of work from seniors.  The faculty will ask

--Does the portfolio demonstrate effective and successful use of documented literary research?

--Does the portfolio demonstrate in-depth study of writers and topics?

--Does the portfolio demonstrate creative thought or practice?

 RESULTS 

At the end of each year, the literature faculty will review the portfolios of material from seniors and discuss the quality of work and the degree to which it achieves the stated goals of the option. 

ACTION PLAN 

The action plan will directly reflect the results of the assignment and will suggest needed changes to the program.