Course Overview The CCNY Art department provided the following description for ART 21000: in the styles and forms of “Practice expository writing required in the arts. Readings that acquaint students with standards of good writing about the arts.” Course Learning Outcomes The course syllabus (see Appendix 1) states that students who complete the course should gain confidence in: writing an articulate, in-depth scholarly analysis of art in formal English language understanding and implementing the art-historical methodology using printed and online academic sources for art-historical research organizing visual observations and historical information into essays with notes and bibliographies Assessment Findings The short paper assignment was divided into two parts: outline and final draft. One rewrite of each part of the assignment was allowed and the grade for each attempt was averaged. The results below are based on the graded final drafts. Learning outcomes Rubric benchmark Brief description of Meeting the Course Grading General Education Rubric findings* Benchmark Rubric Criteria Alignment Thesis Statement Thesis/Main idea 94.5% meets benchmark, Exceeds 81% excels expectations Methodology Context /Assumptions, Student’s 87% meets benchmark, Above Average position; Demonstrates a 54.5% excels understanding of info needs and is able to search efficiently Body Paragraph Context /Assumptions; 90% meets benchmark, Exceeds Development Student’s position; Evidence 62.5% excels expectations and Development; Evidence /Analysis and Synthesis; Effectively evaluates information sources Essay Structure Structure and Organization 91.5% meets benchmark, Exceeds 75.5% excels expectations Mechanic and Style Control of Syntax and Mechanics 94.5% meets benchmark, Exceeds 42% excels expectations Chicago Manual of Uses information ethically 85% meets benchmark, Above Average Style 42% excels Grammar 90% meets benchmark, Exceeds 59.5% excels expectations
Course Overview The CCNY Art department provided the following description for ART 21000: “Practice in the styles and forms of expository writing required in the arts. Readings that acquaint students with standards of good writing about the arts.” Course Learning Outcomes The course syllabus (see Appendix 1) states that students who complete the course should gain confidence in: writing an articulate, in-depth scholarly analysis of art in formal English language understanding and implementing the art-historical methodology using printed and online academic sources for art-historical research organizing visual observations and historical information into essays with notes and bibliographies Assessment Findings The short paper assignment was divided into two parts: outline and final draft. One rewrite of each part of the assignment was allowed and the grade for each attempt was averaged. The results below are based on the graded final drafts. Learning outcomes Course Grading Rubric Criteria Rubric benchmark General Education Rubric Alignment Brief description of findings* Meeting the Benchmark Thesis Statement Thesis/Main idea 94.5% meets benchmark, 81% excels Exceeds expectations Methodology Context /Assumptions, Student’s position; Demonstrates a understanding of info needs and is able to search efficiently 87% meets benchmark, 54.5% excels Above Average Body Paragraph Development Context /Assumptions; Student’s position; Evidence and Development; Evidence /Analysis and Synthesis; Effectively evaluates information sources 90% meets benchmark, 62.5% excels Exceeds expectations Essay Structure Structure and Organization 91.5% meets benchmark, 75.5% excels Exceeds expectations Mechanic and Style Control of Syntax and Mechanics 94.5% meets benchmark, 42% excels Exceeds expectations Chicago Manual of Style Uses information ethically 85% meets benchmark, 42% excels Above Average Grammar 90% meets benchmark, 59.5% excels Exceeds expectations
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