Global Learning Student Learning Assessment Method Assessment Results Outcome Addressed Assessment Activity/Artifact: To be entered after each Students will write an analytic essay, 4 pages, historical perspective time course is taught Global Perspective: Students will be able 12 pt font, with footnote citations. The essay will offer an explanation to conduct a multi-perspective analysis of for the ways in which the notion of citizenship has changed over the local, global, international, and intercultural last half-century in Latin America and the Caribbean. The writing will problems. feature evidence-based research from primary, secondary, and theoretical sources. The primary source work will be a comparative Course Learning Outcome analysis of two historic music albums and two contemporary records. At the end of this assignment, students should Evaluation Process: demonstrate competency in applying Students must prove that they understand the concept of citizenship reading strategies to primary sources, as set forth by course readings. They must apply the concept to providing original interpretations that connect historic contexts (Cuba, Jamaica, or Brazil) by explaining local events with theoretical and historical course readings. along with political and social struggles. Then students must analyze the four albums, contrasting (and/or comparing) the meanings and Part of this of primary documents “literacy” notions of citizenship as explained or implied in the primary sources. means understanding that historical concepts Essays must feature a clear introduction and conclusion, a thesis (such as to be explicitly ‘citizenship’) do not need statement, footnote citations, and body paragraphs demonstrating named in the primary source for it be an issue in scholarly engagement with source material. In addition, students must question or under debate. give quality time to listening to the primary sources. I will expect them In addition, this project is aimed at developing in to (bravely) venture their own original interpretation of these. students the historical thinking concept of historical perspective. Minimum Criteria for Success: Students must score a minimum grade of on the assignment. “C” Students should demonstrate (through language and in explanations) that they recognize how the All students will be assessed. Sample: idea and meanings of have changed “citizenship” over time and space. Use of Results for Improving Student Learning To be entered after each time course is taught
Global Learning Student Learning Outcome Addressed Assessment Method Assessment Results Global Perspective: Students will be able to conduct a multi-perspective analysis of local, global, international, and intercultural problems. Assessment Activity/Artifact: Students will write an historical perspective analytic essay, 4 pages, 12 pt font, with footnote citations. The essay will offer an explanation for the ways in which the notion of citizenship has changed over the last half-century in Latin America and the Caribbean. The writing will feature evidence-based research from primary, secondary, and theoretical sources. The primary source work will be a comparative analysis of two historic music albums and two contemporary records. Evaluation Process: Students must prove that they understand the concept of citizenship as set forth by course readings. They must apply the concept to historic contexts (Cuba, Jamaica, or Brazil) by explaining local events along with political and social struggles. Then students must analyze the four albums, contrasting (and/or comparing) the meanings and notions of citizenship as explained or implied in the primary sources. Essays must feature a clear introduction and conclusion, a thesis statement, footnote citations, and body paragraphs demonstrating scholarly engagement with source material. In addition, students must give quality time to listening to the primary sources. I will expect them to (bravely) venture their own original interpretation of these. Minimum Criteria for Success: Students must score a minimum grade of “C” on the assignment. Sample: All students will be assessed. To be entered after each time course is taught Course Learning Outcome At the end of this assignment, students should demonstrate competency in applying reading strategies to primary sources, providing original interpretations that connect with theoretical and historical course readings. Part of this “literacy” of primary documents means understanding that historical concepts (such as ‘citizenship’) do not need to be explicitly named in the primary source for it be an issue in question or under debate. In addition, this project is aimed at developing in students the historical thinking concept of historical perspective. Students should demonstrate (through language and in explanations) that they recognize how the idea and meanings of “citizenship” have changed over time and space. Use of Results for Improving Student Learning To be entered after each time course is taught