General Education Assessment

Assessment of General Education Competencies

Laredo College has identified six college-level general education competencies. 

  1. Communication Competency Outcome (Rubric)

      Laredo College students develop and express ideas through effective written, oral, or visual communication or various academic and professional contexts.

  1. Critical Thinking Competency Outcome (Rubric)

      Laredo College students demonstrate the ability to design, analyze, synthesize and/or evaluate information to achieve a desired goal.

  1. Empirical/Quantitative Skills Competency Outcome (Rubric)

      Laredo College students will be able to manipulate and analyze numerical data or observable facts resulting in informed conclusions.

  1. Teamwork Competency Outcome (Rubric)

      Laredo College students consider different points of view and work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal.

          Teamwork Forms 1 & 2

  1. Personal Responsibility Competency Outcome (Rubric)

      Laredo College students connect choices, actions, and consequences to ethical decision-making.

  1. Social Responsibility Competency Outcome (Rubric)

      Laredo College students demonstrate intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities.

Assessment Methodology for General Education Competencies

Laredo College assesses the attainment of the General Education Competencies through an institutional portfolio consisting of a collection of student artifacts from across general education courses. The General Education committee selects course sections from across the institution and randomly selects students from each roster for assessment; these student names are distributed to department chairs and faculty members approximately two weeks before the submission due date. Department chairs are trained on advising their faculty on the process for submitting student artifacts including due dates, assignment information sheet, and electronic submission. Once submitted, these artifacts are scored by a team of faculty members trained on using internally designed rubrics. Results are reviewed by the General Education committee and disseminated to members of the College community at multiple settings.