General Education

Recently, the committee has emphasized general education skills assessment in courses, and further advocates for evidence-based decision-making and for interdisciplinary sharing of assignment designs, grading techniques, and course outcomes.  Quantitative Reasoning/Quantitative Literacy is the 2014-2015 skill of the year. Find all QR/QL resources including professional development dates and activities here:

• QR Literacy

The Committee has designed student core competencies, skill-measuring rubrics, an interdisciplinary syllabus template, and a course meta-mapping tool.

• Streamlined Hostos General Education Core Competencies and Rubrics (2015-2017)
• Hostos Rubrics (2009-2017)
• Syllabus Template
• The Principles of Excellence

Other resources:

• Archived Critical Thinking Rubric (2009)
• Archived Problem Solving Rubric (2009
• Archived Information Library Rubric (2009)
• Archived Oral Communication Rubric (2009)
• Archived Quantitative Literacy Rubric (2009)
• Archived Written Communication Rubric (2009)