Revised MFA Assessment —2015–2016 Beginning with the 2015-2016 academic year, the faculty decided to create new rubrics that modify the assessment plan for the MFA in Art. Three new rubrics with corresponding Means of Assessment and Criteria for Success have been created in the University’s assessment tracking system, TracDat. Below is a detailed description of the revised assessment plan. The main changes are in the forms used to conduct assessment; MFA students are still evaluated at the end of the first and second years, and through their thesis exhibition. tables provide an overview of when actions occur for students, procedures, and assessment requirements. First Year When? What? How? Assessment Rubric: Follow-up: Paperwork: Oral Communication Skills Before the end of the year Formal presentation of creative work Provide student with the rubric to help them prepare for the presentation MFA Oral Communication Rubric.docx scale) After the presentation, faculty provides the student with feedback about their presentation to improve performance the following year Faculty turns-in one copy of the rubric to Scott Eagle before the end of spring semester (Scott shares a copy of the form with Kate LaMere for reporting) Written Communication Skills Before the end of the first year A minimum 5-page paper about the student’s creative work, or a topic of the committee’s/ professor’s choosing Provide student with the rubric to help them the paper. Students must provide at least one draft to provide feedback. Faculty uses the rubric to provide preliminary feedback; additional comments or a meeting with the student are recommended, but not required. MFA Oral Communication Rubric.docx (3-point scale) the paper is evaluated, faculty provides the student with feedback about their writing to improve their performance the following year Faculty turns-in one copy of the rubric and the paper to Scott Eagle before the end of spring semester shares a copy of the form with Kate LaMere for reporting)
Second Year When? What? How? Assessment Rubric: Follow-up: Paperwork: Oral Communication Skills Before the end of the first year Formal presentation of creative work Provide student with the rubric to help them prepare for the presentation MFA Written Communication Rubric.docx (3-point scale) After the presentation, faculty provides the student with feedback about their presentation to improve performance the following year Faculty turns-in one copy of the rubric to Scott Eagle before the end of spring semester (Scott shares a copy of the form with Kate LaMere for reporting) Written Communication Skills Before the end of the first year A minimum 5-page paper about the student’s creative work, or a topic of the committee’s/ professor’s choosing Provide student with the rubric to help them write the paper. Students must provide at least one draft to provide feedback. Faculty uses the rubric to provide preliminary feedback; additional comments or a meeting with the student are recommended, but not required. MFA Written Communication Rubric.docx scale) After the paper is evaluated, faculty provides the student with feedback about their writing to improve their performance the following year Faculty turns-in one copy of the rubric and the paper to Scott Eagle before the end of spring semester shares a copy of the form with Kate LaMere for reporting) Thesis When? What? How? Assessment Rubric: Follow-up: Paperwork: Oral Communication Skills Once thesis exhibition is mounted Formal defense and presentation of the thesis exhibition Provide student with the rubric to help them prepare for the presentation MFA Oral Communication Rubric.docx (3-point scale) After the defense, faculty provides the student with feedback about their presentation to improve performance Faculty turns-in one copy of the rubric to Scott Eagle before the end of spring semester (Scott shares a copy of the form with Kate LaMere for reporting) Written Communication Skills Upon completion of the MFA thesis document Thesis document Provide student with the rubric to help them the thesis. MFA Written Communication Rubric.docx scale) After the thesis is evaluated, faculty provides the Faculty turns-in one copy of the rubric and the paper to Scott Eagle before the
Students must provide at least one draft for feedback. Faculty may use the rubric to provide preliminary feedback; additional comments or a meeting with the student are recommended, but not required. student with feedback about their writing to improve their performance end of spring semester shares a copy of the form with Kate LaMere for reporting) Contemporary Issues Upon completion of the MFA thesis document Thesis document Provide student with the rubric to help them write the thesis. Students must provide at least one draft for feedback. Faculty may use the rubric to provide preliminary feedback; additional comments or a meeting with the student are recommended, but not required. MFA Cultural Issues Rubric.docx (3-point scale) After the thesis is evaluated, faculty provides the student with feedback about their writing to improve their performance Faculty turns-in one copy of the rubric and the paper to Scott Eagle before the end of spring semester (Scott shares a copy of the form with Kate LaMere for reporting) Detailed Description of MFA Assessment Oral Communication Skills FIRST YEAR Means of Assessment: Students will present their creative activity and work in a formal presentation to faculty before the end of their first year of study in the MFA program. Students’ oral communication skills will be evaluated using a rubric. Criteria for evaluation include: organization, content: depth and accuracy, content: art and design context, research effort, use of visual aids, use of language/grammar/word choice, voice, eye contact, personal appearance, audience interaction/questions and answers, audience response and length of presentation. The committee completes one rubric that uses a three-point score— 1-Developing; 2-Meets Expectations; 3-Above Expectations.