Assessment

College Assessment Strategy

The College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences supports departments’ systematic assessment of student learning objectives. Although faculty, students, and other stakeholders are the heart of assessment, the Office of the Dean provides additional resources, coordinates assessment reporting and review processes, and serves as a center of accountability to higher levels of university governance. more…

The following forms are available on the Provost’s Assessment Central website:

Directions
Progress Report Form
Criteria
Evaluation Form

College Summary Reports on Annual Program Assessment

Annual assessment reports are filed for each program in the College and are reviewed by a College Readers Panel, which provides feedback to each program and files a summary report for the College that is forwarded to the Provost Assessment Advisory Group.

The Secondary Education tracks of the Spanish, French, German, History, Political Science, and English majors are assessed by the guidelines of their Specialty Professional Associations (ACTFL, NCSS, and NCTE) and NCATE. These reports area filed with other materials for NCATE accreditation.

2009 Summary Report on Assessment for Calendar Year 2008
2008 Summary Report on Assessment for Calendar Year 2007
2007 Summary Report on Assessment for Calendar Year 2006
2006 Summary Report on Assessment for Calendar Year 2005
2005 Summary Report on Assessment for Calendar Year 2004
2004 Summary Report on Assessment for Calendar Year 2003
2003 Summary Report on Assessment for Calendar Year 2002
2002 Summary Report on Assessment for Calendar Year 2001

Assessment Central

Units across campus regularly engage in research to assess UALR’s success in meeting learning objectives. Assessment at UALR is designed to help the academic programs - whether core, undergraduate, or graduate - focus on what should be taught in the program and whether it is being taught successfully. more…

2009 Assessment Plans by Department for Year 2008

Listed below are links to PDF copies of each department’s assessment reports. (Numbers in parentheses are used internally. Program assessment reports are written on a calendar year basis.)

Art
(12) BA Studio Art 2008
(12a) BA Studio Art: Secondary Education 2008
(13) BA Art History 2008
(65) MA Art 2008

English
(14) BA English 2008

History
(17) BA History 2008
(66) MA Public History 2008

International and Second Language Studies
(15) BA Spanish 2008
(16) BA French 2008
(119) BA German Studies 2008
(115) MA Second Languages 2008

Music
(18) BA Music 2008
(18a) BA Music: Secondary Education 2008

Philosophy and Liberal Studies
(20) BA Philosophy 2008
(27) BA Liberal Arts 2008
(110) MA Liberal Studies 2008

Political Science
(21) BA Political Science 2008
(26) BA International Studies 2008

Psychology
(22) BA Psychology 2008

Rhetoric and Writing
(45b) Professional & Technical Writing II 2008
(68) MA Technical & Expository Writing 2008

Sociology and Anthroplogy
(23a) BA Sociology 2008
(23b) BA Anthropology 2008

Theatre Arts and Dance
(24) BA Theatre Arts 2008

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