Lower Columbia College's Global Skills
Communication | Critical Thinking | Quantitative Literacy | Teamwork
LCC Faculty originally developed and approved a set of Global Skills (formerly called General Education Outcomes) in 2005-06. One outcome is assessed and evaluated annually according to the Master Instructional Assessment Timeline, and updates are made as needed.
Faculty are responsible for assessing student attainment of Global Skills.
- Academic Transfer programs are assessed by interdisciplinary faculty teams during an annual Summer Assessment Institute. All Academic Transfer faculty are expected to submit artifacts for the annual summer institute. The chair of the Instructional Assessment Committee sends out two notices per quarter with information about how to submit artifacts.
- Professional/Technical programs are assessed by individual faculty. Scores are submitted online. The chair of the Instructional Assessment Committee sends out two notices per quarter with information about how to submit scores.
Note: prior to 2019-20, all programs were assessed at the summer institute. Global Skills were not assessed in 2020 due to the pandemic.
The Instructional Assessment Committee is responsible for overseeing assessment of LCC's Global Skills.
Current Reports and Resources (see below for archives)
Communication
- LCC Communication Rubric
- 2023 Communication Evaluation Report
- Citation Resources (from September 2017 In-service Week Activity)
- Add the Canvas module on citing sources to one or more of your courses - contact Lindsay Keevy in the library for assistance
- Information Literacy Rubric (from the Library)
- Assignment Ideas (from September 2013 In-service Week Activity)
Critical Thinking
- LCC Critical Thinking Rubric
- 2021 Summer Institute Report
- 'Yes And Manifesto' exercise from September 2016 Activity on Critical Thinking
- Examples generated at 2012 Faculty Workshop on Critical Thinking
- Blank worksheet used at 2012 Faculty Workshop on Critical Thinking
Quantitative Literacy (formerly Numeracy)
- LCC Quantitative Literacy Rubric
- 2019 Summer Institute Report
- Activity and examples generated at 2014 Faculty Workshop on Numeracy
Teamwork (formerly Interpersonal Relations)
- LCC Teamwork Rubric
- 2022 Teamwork Evaluation Report
- How to Promote Interpersonal Relations in Class (from September 2011 Faculty In-service Week Activity)
- Peer Evaluation Tool
- Seminar Self/Peer Evaluation (rubric begins on page two)
- Fall 2021 Assessment Day Activity, led by Abbie Leavens (need LCC employee Google account to access)
- Fall 2021 Assessment Day Session Notes on Amplifying the Use of Discussion Boards, led by Amber Lemiere
Archived Reports
- 2009 Summer Institute Report
- 2014 Summer Institute Report
- 2018 Summer Institute Report
- AAC&U Quantitative Literacy Rubric
- Fall 2018 poll result: "Which rubric has more clearly defined outcomes?"
- Fall 2018 poll result: "Which rubric would be a better tool to assess your students' work?"
- Fall 2018 poll result: "If we use the AAC&U rubric for the 2019 Summer Assessment Institute, would you commit to submitting student work?"
- Fall 2018 poll result: Comments