Assessment Results
General Education Scorecard
The assessment of RIT’s General Education Student Learning Outcomes includes communicating assessment results and how we use results to improve processes, instruments, curriculum, instruction, and ultimately student learning. A variety of reporting methods are used, including an at-a-glance scorecard, reports by learning outcome, presentations, and summary reports.
General Education Outcomes Results: Communication
![hands typing on a laptop keyboard with another person in the background holding a pencil](/educationaleffectiveness/sites/rit.edu.educationaleffectiveness/files/images/paragraph/image-card/Effective-written-expression.jpg)
Express oneself effectively in common college-level written forms
![two pencils laid cross over each other on a blank notebook page](/educationaleffectiveness/sites/rit.edu.educationaleffectiveness/files/images/paragraph/image-card/Revise-and-improve.jpg)
Revise and improve written products
![a person standing in front of a podium while others sit and clap](/educationaleffectiveness/sites/rit.edu.educationaleffectiveness/files/images/paragraph/image-card/Effective-presentations.jpg)
Express oneself effectively in presentations, either in American English or American Sign Language
![two books stacked on a table next to an open book with a blury book shelf in the background](/educationaleffectiveness/sites/rit.edu.educationaleffectiveness/files/images/paragraph/image-card/Demonstrate-reading-comprehension.jpg)
Demonstrate comprehension of information and ideas accessed through reading
General Education Outcomes Results: Critical Thinking
![a person sitting on top of a stack of books using a laptop. The background is filled with hand drawn doodles and ideas](/educationaleffectiveness/sites/rit.edu.educationaleffectiveness/files/images/paragraph/image-card/Use-relevant-evidence.jpg)
Use relevant evidence gathered through accepted scholarly methods and properly acknowledge sources of information
![A sign with the word "FRACKING" covered up by a red circle with a slash through it](/educationaleffectiveness/sites/rit.edu.educationaleffectiveness/files/images/paragraph/image-card/Analyze-arguments.jpg)
Analyze or construct arguments considering their premises, assumptions, contexts, and conclusions, and anticipating counterarguments
![a number of flowcharts and documents on a desk with a notebook and pen on top](/educationaleffectiveness/sites/rit.edu.educationaleffectiveness/files/images/paragraph/image-card/Reach-sound-conclusions.jpg)
Reach sound conclusions based on logical analysis of evidence
![people standing around a bulletin board on a table attaching sticky notes over papers](/educationaleffectiveness/sites/rit.edu.educationaleffectiveness/files/images/paragraph/image-card/Creative-innovative-approaches.jpg)
Demonstrate creative or innovative approaches to assignments or projects
General Education Outcomes Results: Perspectives
![a statue of the blindfolded lady of justice holding up scales](/educationaleffectiveness/sites/rit.edu.educationaleffectiveness/files/images/paragraph/image-card/Identify-ethical-questions.jpg)
Ethical: Identify contemporary ethical questions and relevant positions
![wooden totem poles colorfully painted](/educationaleffectiveness/sites/rit.edu.educationaleffectiveness/files/images/paragraph/image-card/Interpret-and-evaluate-art.jpg)
Artistic: Interpret and evaluate artistic expression considering the cultural context in which it was created
![a number of international flags hanging from flag poles with a blue sky background](/educationaleffectiveness/sites/rit.edu.educationaleffectiveness/files/images/paragraph/image-card/examine-connections.jpg)
Global: Examine connections among the world’s populations
![an elevated view of a large number of people walking](/educationaleffectiveness/sites/rit.edu.educationaleffectiveness/files/images/paragraph/image-card/Analyze-similarities-and-differences.jpg)
Social: Analyze similarities and differences in human social experiences and evaluate the consequences
![a black and white atom over a number of mathematical equations](/educationaleffectiveness/sites/rit.edu.educationaleffectiveness/files/images/paragraph/image-card/Natural-science-inquiry.jpg)
Natural Science Inquiry: Demonstrate knowledge of basic principles and concepts of one of the natural sciences
![glass beakers with an eyedropper dropping clear liquid into them](/educationaleffectiveness/sites/rit.edu.educationaleffectiveness/files/images/paragraph/image-card/Apply-methods-of-science.jpg)
Scientific Principles: Apply methods of scientific inquiry and problem solving to contemporary issues and scientific questions
![a black board with equations charts and graphs on it](/educationaleffectiveness/sites/rit.edu.educationaleffectiveness/files/images/paragraph/image-card/Comprehend-and-evaluate-math.jpg)
Mathematical: Comprehend and evaluate mathematical or statistical information
![a scientific calculator and pencil on a notebook](/educationaleffectiveness/sites/rit.edu.educationaleffectiveness/files/images/paragraph/image-card/Perform-college-level-math.jpg)
Mathematical: Perform college-level mathematical operations or apply statistical techniques