CASL Executive Summary for the College of Sciences’ Undergraduate Programs AY14

Dept. / Average Speaking Scores / Average EWP Scores[1] / Mean Watson-Glaser[2] / Undergrad Learning Goals Adopted / Dept. Plans’ Learning Objectives[3] / Dept. Plans’ Assessment Measures / Dept. Plans’ Expectations / Dept. Plans’ Results / Dept. Plans’ Feedback Loop
Rating Scale / 4 (high) to 1 (low) / 4 (high) to 1 (low) / 40 Top score / 4 goals / Levels 1-3:
3 is mature / Levels 1-3:
3 is mature / Levels 1-3:
3 is most mature / Levels 1-3:
3 is most mature / Levels 1-3:
3 is most mature
BIO / FR: 3.19; n=76
SR: 3.61; n=26 / 3.45
N=386 / 27.06
N=74 / B.S.—CT, W,S, C, Q
TC—CT,W, S
CLS—CT, W, S, Q / B.S.—Level3
TC—Level 3
CLS—Level 2 / Level 2
TC—Level 3
CLS—Level 2 / B.S. Level 2
TC—Level 2-3
CLS—Level 2 / Level 2
TC—Level 3
CLS—Level 2 / Level 2
TC—Level 3
CLS—Level 2
CHM / FR: 2.66; n=6
SR: 3.7; n=10 / 3.50
N=23 / 25.33
N=12 / B.S.—CT, W, S / Level 3 / Level 2-3 / Level 3 / Level 2-3 / Level 3
CDS5 / FR: 3.30; n=23
SR: 3.69; n=23 / 3.32
N=55 / 24.97
N=34 / B.S.—CT, W, S, C / Level 3 / Level 3 / Level 3 / Level 3 / Level 3
ECN5 / FR: 3.0; n=2
SR: 3.63; n=11 / 3.40
N=30 / 23.77
N=9 / B.A.—C, W, S / Level 3 / Level 3 / Level 2 / Level 2-3 / Level 2-3
G&G / FR: 3.6; n=5
SR: 3.56; n=23 / 3.30
N=54 / 25.0
N=15 / Geg—CT, C, S
Gel—CT, W, S, C, Q / GEL—3
GEG—3 / GEL—2-3
GEG—3 / GEL—2
GEG—3 / GEL—2
GEG—3 / GEL—2
GEG—3
MAT / FR: 3.24; n=25
SR: 3.83; n=12 / 3.50
N=65 / 28.75
N=16 / No report
NUR / FR: 4.0; n=2
SR: 3.2; n=5 / 3.41
N=17 / 23.5
N=4 / No report
PHY / FR: 3.33; n=9
SR: 4.0; n=4 / 3.60
N=32 / 30.83
N=6 / No report
PLS / FR: 2.89; n=19
SR: 3.85; n=21 / 3.40
N=61 / 22.93
N=16 / CT, W, C, S
(minor & prelaw too) / Level 3 / Level 2 / Level 2 / Level 2-3 / Level 3
PSY / FR: 3.14; n=58
SR: 3.61; n=26 / 3.36
N=310 / 23.96
N=101 / CT, W, S, C / Level 3 / Level 3 / Level 3 / Level 3 / Level 3
SOC / FR: 2.84; n=46
SR: 3.58; n=39 / 3.44
N=256 / 22.89
N=67 / CT, W, C / Level 2 / Level 1-2 / Level 1-2 / Level 2 / Level 2
College Ave.[4] / FR: 3.08; n=367
SR: 3.64; n=369 / 3.42
N=1289 / 24.87
N=354 / 71% CT
59% Citizenship
71% Writing
65% Speaking
18% Quantitative / 25% NOT SUBMITTED
Of submitted:
15% Level 2
85% Level 3 / 25% NOT SUBMITTED
Of submitted:
62% Level 2
38% Level 3 / 25% NOT SUBMITTED
Of submitted:
69% Level 2
31% Level 3 / 25% NOT SUBMITTED
Of submitted:
54% Level 2
46% Level 3 / 25% NOT SUBMITTED
Of submitted
38% Level 2
62% Level 3
EIU Ave. / FR: 3.05; n=1192
SR: 3.62; n=1942 / 3.39
N=5498 / 24.4
N=1689 / 93% CT
76% Citizenship
90% Writing
82% Speaking
14% Quantitative / 13% Level 2
87% Level 3 / 3% Level 1
54% Level 2
43% Level 3 / 3% Level 1
47% Level 2
50% Level 3 / 10% Level 1
53% Level 2
37% Level 3 / 3% Level 1
41% Level 2
56% Level 3

Number of
Undergraduate Learning Goals Adopted
by COS Programs (5th goal added Fall 2014)
AY 2009 / AY 2010 / AY 2011 / AY 2012 / AY 2013 / AY 2014
BIO- BS / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 4 / 5
BIO-TC / 2 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3
BIO-CLS / 0 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 3 / 4
CHM / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3
CDS / 2 / 2 / 3 / 3 / 4 / 4
ECN / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3
G&G- GEG / 2 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 2 / 3
G&G- GEL / 3 / 4 / 3 / 4 / 4 / 5
MAT / 2 / No / No / 2 / 2 / No
MAT- CS / 1 / No
NUR / No / No / 2 / 4 / 4 / No
PHY / 3 / 2 / 2 / 3 / 3 / No
PLS / 2 / 2 / 2 / 3 / 3 / 4
PSY / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4
SOC / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 3 / 3

[1]Average taken from submissions made Summer 2013, Fall 2013, and Spring 2014; Summer 2014 data will be included with the AY15 report.

[2] Mean covers Summer 2013, Fall 2013, and Spring 2014 Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal administrations in senior seminars.

[3] Levels refer to all assessment plans in the department unless otherwise designated; levels refer to the primary trait analysis for departmental assessment.

[4] College averages include all plans submitted before July 7, 2014, including minors; only major plans are listed above.

5 Two programs (CDS and ECON where on a two year cycle of submission because of mature assessments and were not required to submit reports in 2014; data is taken from the 2013 report for these programs