The General Education Assessment Committee (GEAC) is charged with coordinating the assessment of the University's General Education program.
The role of this committee is to:
- Develop plans for assessing 6 SCHEV Competencies (written communication, quantitative reasoning, critical thinking, civic engagement, and 2 determined by the institutions)
- Develop and implement plans for assessing all 15 goals of ODU's Revised General Education Curriculum (2010) to meet both SACSCOC and SCHEV standards
Members of GEAC include a representative from Faculty Senate Committee A, the Undergraduate Associate Deans of each academic College. The committee is chaired by the Dean of the College of Sciences or the Dean of the College of Arts & Letters and co-chaired by the Assistant Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment. The chair of GEAC rotates every 2-3 years.
ODU's culture of assessment relies on faculty-driven assessment practices. Faculty lead the efforts within each of the four phases of the General Education assessment plan.
With the assistance of the assessment team:
- Planning phase - faculty review, revise, and, if appropriate, develop outcomes for general education, faculty select embedded, authentic assessments within the courses that align with the general education outcomes.
- Assessing phase - faculty select and develop common instruments, faculty read and rate the assessment artifacts, and faculty provide actionable recommendations based on the assessment results.
- Reporting phase - faculty distribute, review, and discuss the assessment results.
- Improving phase - faculty determine and implement changes that are needed based on the assessment results.
The General Education Assessment Committee (GEAC) is charged with coordinating the assessment of the University's General Education program.
The role of this committee is to:
- Develop plans for assessing 6 SCHEV Competencies (written communication, quantitative reasoning, critical thinking, civic engagement, and 2 determined by the institutions)
- Develop and implement plans for assessing all 15 goals of ODU's Revised General Education Curriculum (2010) to meet both SACSCOC and SCHEV standards
Members of GEAC include a representative from Faculty Senate Committee A, the Undergraduate Associate Deans of each academic College. The committee is chaired by the Dean of the College of Sciences or the Dean of the College of Arts & Letters and co-chaired by the Assistant Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment. The chair of GEAC rotates every 2-3 years.
ODU's culture of assessment relies on faculty-driven assessment practices. Faculty lead the efforts within each of the four phases of the General Education assessment plan.
With the assistance of the assessment team:
- Planning phase - faculty review, revise, and, if appropriate, develop outcomes for general education, faculty select embedded, authentic assessments within the courses that align with the general education outcomes.
- Assessing phase - faculty select and develop common instruments, faculty read and rate the assessment artifacts, and faculty provide actionable recommendations based on the assessment results.
- Reporting phase - faculty distribute, review, and discuss the assessment results.
- Improving phase - faculty determine and implement changes that are needed based on the assessment results.