Learning Objectives & Assessments
The following chart outlines the learning objectives for the course--the first three of which are directly linked to the American Academy of Colleges & Universities' learning outcomes for critical thinking--and that form of assessments that will be used to measure the student outcomes in relation to these objectives.
After attentively engaging with course materials, a student should be able to: |
This will be assessed by: |
(1a) clearly describe the three elements of practice, its social web and the reflection of individuals who practice, and the way that these three interact in all forms of human culture. |
a Team Readiness Assessment (TRA) at the start of each unit & framing of details in three Culture Repair Projects |
(1b) effectively answer basic questions, posed
by a peer unfamiliar with Asian culture, regarding key terms, images and primary sources related
to the art, literature, religion & philosophy of late medieval
& modern Asia, as reflected in assigned readings, images and videos. |
multiple choice questions in the End-of-Unit Challenge at the end of each unit, and in the Final Exam at the end of the course. |
(1c) locate reliable scholarly sources that address aspects
of Asian culture that you don't understand, and formulate
questions to guide your reading of those sources. |
questions about terms from online Encyclopedia Britannica for End-of-Unit Challenges and Culture Repair Projects |
(2) select relevant information from primary sources written
by Asians themselves, again for a peer unfamiliar with Asian culture, in order to present evidence of the way different aspects of Asian culture interact. |
Reading Exercises in each unit and presentation of details in three Culture Repair Projects |
(3a) use this evidence to take a position about which of several cultural practices have the best potential to strengthen practice, its social web, and the reflection of individuals who practice in a given cultural context. |
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(3b) articulate the rationale for your evaluation and choice of different practices, which places evidence and perspectives in order of priority. |
Application Exercises at the end of each unit |
(4) effectively communicate with others while
refining the skills listed in #1-2. |
a Peer Evaluation rating each student's contribution to their team. |
(5a) appreciate the emotional impact and
intellectual fascination of Asian culture. |
observing student participation throughout the course. |
(5b) continue to investigate, as modeled throughout
the course, the culture of the people encountered throughout
life. |
the team exercise portion of the Final Exam. |
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