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SGR Goal #4 - Arts and Humanities Rubric

Goal 4: Students will understand the diversity and complexity of the human experience through study of the arts and humanities.

This rubric is designed for system-level assessment of arts and humanities.

Must meet the following:

OutcomeBelow ProficientProficient
Demonstrate knowledge of the diversity of values, beliefs, practices, or ideas embodied in the human experience.Student demonstrates less than proficient knowledge of the diversity of values, beliefs, practices, or ideas embodied in the human experience.Student demonstrates proficient knowledge of the diversity of values, beliefs, practices, or ideas embodied in the human experience.
Demonstrate basic understanding of concepts of the selected disciplines within the arts and humanities.Student demonstrates less than proficient understanding of basic concepts of the selected disciplines within the arts and humanities.Student demonstrates proficient understanding of basic concepts of the selected disciplines within the arts and humanities.

At least one of:

OutcomeBelow ProficientProficient
Demonstrate ability to express creative, aesthetic, formal or stylistic elements of the disciplines.Student has less than proficient ability to express creative, aesthetic, formal or stylistic elements of the disciplines.Student proficiently expresses creative, aesthetic, formal or stylistic elements of the disciplines.
OutcomeBelow ProficientProficient
Demonstrate foundational competency in reading, writing, and speaking a non-English language.Student demonstrates less than foundational competence in reading, writing, and speaking a non-English language.Student demonstrates foundational competency in reading, writing, and speaking a non-English language.
OutcomeBelow ProficientProficient
Identify and explain cultural contributions from the perspective of the selected disciplines within the arts and humanities.Student demonstrates less than proficient knowledge of cultural contributions from the perspective of the selected disciplines within the arts and humanities.Student demonstrates proficient knowledge of cultural contributions from the perspective of the selected disciplines within the arts and humanities.

Artifacts to demonstrate proficiency in the humanities and fine arts may include but are not limited to traditional assessment methods (e.g. exams, papers) as well as sound recordings, video recordings, oral presentations, musical score, or documented images as appropriate to the course (e.g. recording of a musical performance, image of works of student artwork).