Assessment Results for Individual Programs -Graduate
Each graduate level program chose one writing assignment representative of work done by students from its program and assessed that assignment according to the Written Communication Rubric. The assessments were conducted by two faculty members from each individual program. The results of the assessment are shown in the table below. The number values show the average scores for the four rubric categories.
| Program | Assignment chosen | Number of students | Line of Reasoning* | Organization and Structure | Content | Language/Prose/ Syntax | Mean for Program |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.A. in Counseling Psychology | PSY 620: Final Paper | 18 | 3.36 | 3.51 | 3.44 | 3.22 | 3.39 |
| M.A. in Heritage Management | ANTH 600 2-year Plans | 4 | 3.12 | 3.38 | 2.88 | 3.38 | 3.19 |
| M.A. in Teaching (MAT) | MAT Action Research Projects | 21 | 3.43 | 3.81 | 3.81 | 3.76 | 3.70 |
| Master of Education (MEd) | M.Ed. Action Research Proposals | 8 | 3.13 | 3.31 | 3.44 | 3.31 | 3.30 |
| M.S. in Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science (TCBES) | CBES 601 Project Paper #2 | 20 | 2.68 | 2.63 | 2.38 | 2.78 | 2.61 |
| M.A. in Hawaiian Language and Literature | KLIN 605 Final Paper | 1 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.50 |
| Ph.D. in Hawaiian and Indigenous Language and Culture Revitalization | KIND 731 Final Papers | 6 | 3.58 | 3.67 | 3.58 | 3.58 | 3.60 |
| Doctor of Nursing Practice | NURS 617: Scholarly Manuscript of the Practice Defense Project | 3 | 3.50 | 2.80 | 3.10 | 3.30 | 3.18 |
| Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences | Dissertation | 2 | 3.50 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.25 | 3.69 |
* This column is used to simultaneously assess critical thinking.
Note: M.S. TCBES Completed Quantitative Reasoning Core Competency Assessment instead of Written Communication, they will send assessment data when available.
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