The Department of Greek and Latin uses the following measures to assess departmental learning outcomes:

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1 Assessmen Measures Major Assessmen Findings and Curricular Improvemens Deparmen of Greek and Lain Undergraduae Programs in Classics, Classical Humaniies, and Classical Civilizaion AY hrough AY The Deparmen of Greek and Lain uses he following measures o assess deparmenal learning oucomes: CLAS 205, CLAS 206: grades, suden evaluaions CLAS 211: grades, suden evaluaions GR 511, LAT511: grades Senior comprehensive examinaions: pass/fail raes (disconinued in May 2012) Senior uorial and senior hesis/projec (CLAS 425; CLAS 426): grades, rubrics for he compleed hesis/projec. Assessmen Findings CLAS 205, 206 [Aachmen 1] The Deparmen of Greek and Lain analyzed course grades, suden evaluaions, and enrollmen daa for CLAS 205 and CLAS 206 for a five-year period (Fall 2008 hrough Spring 201). These are gaeway courses for he major and are required for sudens majoring in all he deparmen s undergraduae programs. They are offered in sequence on a wo-year cycle and are aken by exploraory sudens and majors from oher deparmens as well as by majors in Greek and Lain. Wihin he mos recen five-year period, hese courses were each offered wice (Fall 2009/Spring 2010 and Fall 2011/Spring 2012). Eleven GL majors ook CLAS 205 and en ook CLAS 206. The performance of majors in his course, as measured by grades, was very good. The average course grade for majors in boh ieraions of CLAS 205 was.4 (SDev. 0.5) and he average course grade for majors in boh ieraions of CLAS 206 was.7 (SDev. 0.68). evaluaion resuls for hese courses indicae an average level of suden saisfacion wih he insrucor and he course. Excep for he pilo evaluaions given in Spring 2012, which did include such daa, he evaluaions below were compleed by sudens who indicaed ha hey were majors. Insrucor evaluaion evaluaion CLAS 205 Fall CLAS 206 Spring CLAS 205 Fall CLAS 206 Spring /7 (Would recommend) 5.25/7 (Would recommend)

2 2 CLAS 211 [Aachmen 2] The Deparmen of Greek and Lain analyzed course grades, suden evaluaions, and enrollmen daa for CLAS 211 for a five-year period (Fall 2008 hrough Fall 2012). This is a gaeway courses for he Classical Civilizaion major and is also aken as a general educaion elecive by sudens from oher deparmens. The course is offered every year. During he mos recen five-year period, he course was offered five imes (Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, and Fall 2012). of Classical Civilizaion majors in hese courses oaled eleven. The performance of majors in his course, as measured by grades, was good. The average course grade for all four ieraions of CLAS 211 was.17 (SDev. 0.75). There were no grades of D or F for his populaion. evaluaion resuls for hese courses indicae high level of suden saisfacion wih he insrucor and he course. Evaluaions below were submied by sudens who indicaed ha hey were majors. Insrucor evaluaion evaluaion CLAS 211 Spring CLAS 211 Spring CLAS 211 Spring 2011 no majors enrolled no majors enrolled CLAS 211 Fall CLAS 211 Fall GR 511, LAT 511 [Aachmen ] These courses are offered every year: GR 511 in he Spring and LAT 511 in he Fall. They are aken by graduae and undergraduae sudens, primarily bu no exclusively majors. Classics majors ake boh of hese courses, and Classical Humaniies majors ake he course appropriae o heir language specializaion. Average grades for undergraduae majors in boh courses showed a marked improvemen in over he previous five year period: in GR 511 majors averaged a course grade of.42 (SDev. 0.6) in (n=8) compared wih.08 (SDev. 0.87) in (n=9). In LAT 511 majors averaged a course grade of.04 (SDev. 0.59) in (n=8) compared wih 2.47 (SDev. 1.0) in (n=15). Senior Comprehensive Examinaions [Aachmen 4] Unil May 2012, all seniors ook comprehensive examinaions. Those majoring in Classics and Lain/Classical Humaniies ook ranslaion examinaions based on a reading liss of Greek and Lain auhors; hose majoring in Classical Civilizaion ook an essay examinaion based on a reading lis of primary and secondary exs in English. The Deparmen disconinued his exams afer May 2012; he reasons for his are provided below under Curricular Improvemens.

3 Over he five year period from 2008 hrough 201, a oal of 20 seniors ook hese examinaions. All sudens passed, for a 100% Pass rae. Senior heses All majors wrie a hesis or complee a projec in heir senior year under he direc supervision of a faculy member. The hesis/projec is assessed in wo phases. The firs assessmen occurs a he end of he Fall semeser, and is recorded as a grade in CLAS 425 (Senior Tuorial), a one-credi course. The supervisor bases his grade on he progress made by he suden up o ha poin and on he qualiy of he work. The second assessmen occurs a he end of he Spring semeser, and is recorded as a grade in CLAS 426 (Senior Thesis), a wo-credi course. This grade is based on he qualiy of he hesis or projec in is final form. When compleed, all heses for he year are bound ogeher and kep in he deparmenal library for consulaion by sudens and faculy. Tiles of compleed heses are posed on he deparmen s web sie (hp://greeklain.cua.edu/undergrad/seniorhesislis.cfm). CLAS 425 [Aachmen 5] During his period enrollmen in he class flucuaed according o he number of seniors in he deparmen. grades are ypically higher in his class han in is sequel, since sudens are judged on he basis of he research hey have compleed up o he end of he semeser and on a relaively small amoun of wrien maerial (abou 10 pages). The average grade for he class in Fall 2008 and Fall 2009 was abou a B+; in Fall 2010, Fall 2011, and Fall 2012, i was an A. Evaluaions are no colleced for his class for reasons of anonymiy: each faculy member eaches a separae secion which has only one or a mos wo sudens enrolled in i. CLAS 426 [Aachmen 6] Class enrollmen is ypically he same in his class as in CLAS 425. grades averaged slighly higher in Spring 2009 and Spring 2010 han in he preceding semeser s uorial, and slighly lower in Spring 2011, Spring 2012, and Spring 201. In no course were average grades lower han B+. Evaluaions are no colleced for his class for reasons of anonymiy. Rubrics were used o evaluae oucomes for he compleed senior hesis/projec. Resuls are given in Aachmen 7 (=Deparmen Program Review, January 2014, Appendix G). Six rais were evaluaed: 100% of sudens me or exceeded expecaions for four rais, and 9% of sudens me or exceeded expecaions for he remaining wo rais.

4 4 Curricular Improvemens 1) The major curricular improvemen during his period was he expansion of he former Lain and Classical Humaniies major o include a Greek opion. Classical Humaniies (as i is now called) can eiher be aken in is Greek or is Lain form. 2) In connecion wih is program review of , he Deparmen revised is saemen of undergraduae goals and assessmen of oucomes. These have been submied o PIR for posing on is oucomes assessmen websie. ) As menioned above, he Deparmen decided in Spring 2012 o disconinue is comprehensive exams afer he May 2012 siing. This decision was made in order o provide more ime for sudens o complee heir senior hesis/projec, perceived by sudens and faculy alike o be he more imporan componen of he deparmen s radiional wo-par senior assessmen. The faculy have been very happy wih he oucome, as have sudens, who found he double assessmen burdensome as well as duplicaive of coursework.

5 Aachmen 1 Undergraduae Greek and Lain Majors CLAS 205 Hisory of Ancien Medierran I Grade Fall Fall Fall Grades Toal Grade Grades Fall Fall Toal Undergraduae Greek and Lain Majors CLAS 206 Hisory of Ancien Medierran II Grade Grades Spring Spring Spring Toal Grade Grades Spring Spring Toal

6 Aachmen 2 Undergraduae Greek and Lain Majors CLAS 211 Greek and Roman Myhology Grade Spring Spring Spring Grades Spring Spring Toal Grade Spring Spring Grades Fall Fall Toal

7 Aachmen Undergraduae Greek and Lain Majors GR 511 Advanced Grammar & Composiion/Greek Prose Composiion Grade Fall Grades Fall Fall Toal Grade Fall Spring Spring Spring Toal Grades Undergraduae Greek and Lain Majors LAT 511 Advanced Grammar & Prose Comp/Lain Prose Composiion Grade Grades Spring Spring Spring Fall Toal Grades Grade Fall Fall Fall Fall Toal

8 Aachmen 4 THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA Planning, Insiuional Research, Suden Learning Oucomes Assessmen UNDERGRADUATE COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION RESULTS SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF GREEK AND LATIN AY o AY Fail Pass High Pass Pass w/honors # % # % # % # % TOTAL AY % % 0.00% 0.00% 8 AY % % 0.00% 0.00% 4 AY % % 0.00% 0.00% AY % % 0.00% 0.00% 5 AY % 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 TOTAL % % % % 20 Noe: 1) Milesone oucomes were included in he caegories High Pass and Pass wih Honors if hese designaions were explicily indicaed in he sudens' milesone record. 2) Caegory "High Pass" includes boh "High Pass" and "Pass wih disincion". ) The coun in his able is based on he exam oucomes of all aemps in an academic year.

9 Aachmen 5 THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA Planning, Insiuional Research, Suden Learning Oucomes Assessmen CLAS 425 Senior Tuorial Grades Evaluaion Resuls Undergraduae Grade Eval. Insrucor Raing Raing Avg. SDev. A, A- B+, B, B- C D F W I # % Avg. SDev. Avg. SDev. Fall % Fall % Fall % Fall % Fall % 9 8 CLAS 425 Senior Tuorial Undergraduae Fall 2008 hrough Fall 2012 CLAS 425 Senior Tuorial Fall 2008 hrough Fall Fall 2008 Fall 2009 Fall 2010 Fall 2011 Fall Fall 2008 Fall 2009 Fall 2010 Fall 2011 Fall 2012 CLAS 425 Senior Tuorial Fall 2008 hrough Fall 2012 CLAS 425 Senior Tuorial Evaluaion Resuls Fall 2008 hrough Fall 2012 Insrucor Raing Raing I B+, B, B- 4% Insruco Raing 1% Fall Fall A, A Fall B+, B, B- Fall C Fall D 0 #REF! #REF! #REF! F W 0 #REF! #REF! #REF! I #REF! #REF! #REF! A, A- 8% Fall 2008 Fall 2009 Fall 2010 Fall 2011 Fall 2012

10 Aachmen 6 THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA Planning, Insiuional Research, Suden Learning Oucomes Assessmen CLAS 426 Senior Thesis Grades Evaluaion Resuls Undergraduae Grade Eval. Insrucor Raing Raing Avg. SDev. A, A- B+, B, B- C D F W I # % Avg. SDev. Avg. SDev. Spring % Spring % Spring % Spring % Spring % 10 9 CLAS 426 Senior Thesis Undergraduae Spring 2009 hrough Spring 201 CLAS 426 Senior Thesis Spring 2009 hrough Spring Spring 2009 Spring 2010 Spring 2011 Spring 2012 Spring Spring 2009 Spring 2010 Spring 2011 Spring 2012 Spring 201 CLAS 426 Senior Thesis Spring 2009 hrough Spring 201 CLAS 426 Senior Thesis Evaluaion Resuls Spring 2009 hrough Spring 201 Insrucor Raing Raing C 8% Insruco Raing Spring Spring A, A- 18 Spring B+, B, B % B+, B, B- 4 Spring C Spring D 0 #REF! #REF! #REF! F W 0 #REF! #REF! #REF! I #REF! #REF! #REF! A, A- 75% Spring 2009 Spring 2010 Spring 2011 Spring 2012 Spring 201

11 Aachmen 7 Appendix G Table of Resuls Suden Learning Assessmen Rubric Deparmen of Greek & Lain Senior Thesis, , , , Exceeding Expecaions Level Meeing Expecaions Below Expecaions (ps) (2ps) (1p) Toal Trai N % N % N % Mean SD N 1) Knowledge and undersanding of he maerials 4 27% 11 7% 0 0% ) Range of evidence and documenaion 4 27% 11 7% 0 0% ) Presenaion and organizaion 6 40% 9 60% 0 0% ) Argumenaion and criical acumen 4 27% 10 67% 1 7% ) Familiariy wih convenions of essay composiion and sandard academic prose 5 25% 15 75% 0 0% ) ) Originaliy 2 1% 12 80% 1 7% Noe: 1) The "N" represens he number of sudens a each level of performance for each rai. 2) The "%" represens he percenage of he number of sudens falling a he level performance for each rai agains he oal number of sudens. ) The mean is he average of all scores across he levels wihin he rai. 4) The sandard deviaion (SD) is he measure of he variabiliy of he daa se, indicaing how "spread ou" hese daa are from he mean value.