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ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT OUTCOMES
In order to provide for continuing program and operational development and
evaluation and meet accreditation requirements, Trinity Valley Community College
must assess all programs, both academic and occupational, on the basis of students’
learning outcomes. To assess such outcomes, students may be required to take
additional examinations, participate in surveys and/or provide samples of their
work at TVCC.
GENERAL EDUCATION PHILOSOPHY AND RATIONALE
The general education and workforce programs at Trinity Valley Community College
provide students with a solid foundation of knowledge and skills which will assist
them throughout life. Through general education, students encounter the basic
content and methodology of the principal areas of knowledge: humanities and fine
arts, social and behavioral sciences, and natural sciences and mathematics. Courses
in each of these specific areas introduce a breadth of knowledge and reinforce
cognitive skills and affective learning opportunities for each student.
Each instructional program of the College contains a general education core
curriculum component that is based on developing competencies in oral and written
communication, critical thinking, personal responsibility, social responsibility,
empirical and quantitative reasoning, and teamwork. The core curriculum
encompasses a breadth of content and courses ranging from the humanities and fine
arts to the social and behavioral sciences and from the natural sciences to
mathematics. Refer to the core curriculum section of this catalog for an in-depth
listing of courses belonging to the TVCC core curriculum.
TVCC’s core curriculum comprises the general education areas of humanities and
fine arts, social and behavioral science, and natural sciences and mathematics
through the following crosswalk:
Humanities/
Fine Arts*
Social/
Behavioral Science
Natural Science
and Math
•
Communication
•
Language, Philosophy,
and Culture
•
Creative Arts
•
American History
•
Government/Political
Science
•
Social and Behavioral
Sciences
•
Mathematics
•
Life and Physical
Sciences
Trinity Valley Community College has established eight general education goals to
specify the knowledge and skills that students should gain from completing
academic and workforce programs with the College. These student learning goals
are:
1.
Critical thinking – Students will be able to demonstrate creative thinking,
innovation, inquiry, analysis, evaluation, and synthesis of information.
2.
Communication – Students will be able to effectively develop, interpret
and express of ideas through written, oral and visual communication.
