Texas A&M University
2017-2018 Core Curriculum Recertification and Assessment
Foundational Component Area: Life and Physical Sciences
Courses in this category focus on describing, explaining, and predicting natural phenomena using the scientific method. Courses involve the understanding of interactions among natural phenomena and the implications of scientific principles on the physical world and on human experiences.
Describe how this course meets the Foundational Component Area definition for Life and Physical Sciences.
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Core objectives for the Life and Physical Sciences Foundational Component Area:
- Critical Thinking: creative thinking; innovation; inquiry; and analysis, evaluation, and synthesis of information
- Communication: effective development, interpretation and expression of ideas through written, oral, and visual communication
- Empirical and Quantitative Skills: manipulation and analysis of numerical data or observable facts resulting in informed conclusions
- Teamwork: ability to consider different points of view and to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal
For one representative course section (open to all majors, including a general population of students, not an Honors Section) taught in the year prior to this recertification request:
- Describe how students were informed of the core objectives being addressed in this core curriculum course.
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- Describe how the course fostered student development related to each of the four core objectives. (DO NOT reference course artifacts submitted for assessment. Core Curriculum Council reviewers DO NOT have access to these.)
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- Describe how student learning of each objective was evaluated. (DO NOT reference course artifacts submitted for assessment. Core Curriculum Council reviewers DO NOT have access to these.
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Assessment of Core Objectives:
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Evaluation examines exam questions, papers, and other assignments to determine how well each core curriculum course addresses and evaluates student learning related to the core objectives. You must submit, for each student in the section used above, one example that demonstrates student learning related to each core objective. Single assignments or exam questions can align with multiple core objectives. Appropriate examples of student work and course materials include, but are not limited to:
- Student work on graded assignments related to the core objectives;
- Ungraded student work (reflections, etc.);
- Written responses to questions embedded in tests.
Submit course sets of student work aligned to the required State Core Objectives using the submission portal at Submitted artifacts should not contain grades or instructor comments.
Note: Course sets must be submitted before the course can be approved for recertification, but are used for assessment purposes only, not in the recertification review.