Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2014
Abstract
A study of faculty views about General Education requirements, paired with a review of faculty syllabi, revealed concerns about communication of General Education goals to students. Syllabi reviewed were those meeting the natural sciences General Education requirement. Students demonstrate natural science competency with work from various science courses, deposited in an electronic portfolio. Electronic portfolios are evaluated systematically as part of the university General Education assessment plan. We explore possible reasons for gaps in faculty communication about the natural science competency requirement, including issues such as institution type and faculty desire for autonomy. Factors which contribute to creation of successful syllabi are also reviewed, and we discuss how these factors could be employed to better communicate General Education requirements to students.
Recommended Citation
Dippre, A.; Hembree, M.; Kooi, K.; Pazzo, K.; and Appling, J., "The power of syllabi: Faculty roles in ePortfolio" (2014). Focus on Creative Inquiry. 10.
https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/foci/10