Helen Doss, PhD
Associate Professor, English
Assessment Coordinator,
Department of English, Literature and Reading
- 2014 Assessment Committee: Professors Bill Marsh, PhD; Bridget Roche, MA; Cydney Topping, MA; Julia
Cohen, PhD; Susan Grace, MA; Suzanne Sanders, MA; and Tara Whitehair, MA
- 2015 Assessment Committee: Professors Anndrea Ellison, MA; Bill
Marsh, PhD; Bridget Roche, MA; Julia Cohen, PhD; Suzanne Sanders, MA; Tara
Whitehair, MA; MA; Valerie Pell, MFA; and, Vincent Bruckert, MA
- 2016 Assessment Committee: Professors Bill Marsh, PhD; Bridget Roche, MA; Elizabeth Teahan, MA; Julia Cohen, PhD; Ramycia Cooper-McGhee, EdD; Suzanne Sanders, MA; Tara Whitehair, MA; Tatiana Uhoch, MA; Valerie Pell, MFA; and, Vincent Bruckert, MA
The English, Literature and Reading department’s Assessment Committee
seeks to:
- Measure student learning outcomes
(SLOs) achievement in the wide variety of courses offered in writing, reading and literature for degree attainment, transfer and lifelong learning;
- Support thoughtful curriculum
development and redesign within the disciplines and sub-disciplines in which the
department offers courses currently and might plan to offer in the future;
- Facilitate reflective and engaged
teaching practice in writing, reading and literature; and,
- Provide a forum wherein
department faculty members may discuss among themselves, within the context of
local, national and international discussions, strategies for effective
teaching.
It is essential for subject-matter experts in the department to measure
regularly and systematically student learning outcomes (SLOs) achievement in
order to:
- Ensure that the broad range of
courses offered meet the learning goals established by the state, district,
college and department itself;
- Support continuous professional
development and reflective practice among instructors of the courses offered in
the department;
- Foreground academic excellence,
learning contexts and teaching strategies in all efforts to measure student
experience in departmental courses, i.e., retention, success and persistence;
and,
- Provide a
useful means of pursuing curriculum development, which is normed against
student achievement, teacher experience and evolving contemporary approaches to
teaching writing, reading and literature.
Assessment Tools
ELR English 101 Critical Essay
Guide and Rubric (updated in October 2015)
ELR 101 SLOs Assessment Criteria
Definitions (updated in November 2015)
For a record of the departments assessment work, since 2014, please see
the Assessment News newsletter.
FY 2016
FY 2015
FY 2014