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Student Changes Survey Items Assessing Each Outcome
Outcome 1: <![endif]> Identify and evaluate points of coherence and conflict between a Christian worldview and other worldviews.|
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Understanding the concept of worldview. |
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Understanding what is distinctive about a Christian worldview. |
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Comparing Christian worldviews with at least one other worldview (which I would be able to name). |
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Explaining to someone else what a Christian worldview is. |
Outcome 2: Understand, value, and critically respond to intellectual and artistic works, scientific ideas, and other cultural influences that have shaped and continue to shape the world.
ART
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Being able to understand artistic works (e.g. paintings, sculpture, dance, poetry). |
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Developing an interest in art. |
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Being able to critique artistic works (e.g. paintings, sculpture, dance, poetry). |
SCIENCE
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Understanding dominant scientific theories (e.g. evolution, theory of relativity). |
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Developing an interest in the physical and natural sciences. |
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Identifying specific strengths and weaknesses in one or more scientific theories. |
CULTURE
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Understanding important cultural or economic movements (e.g. capitalism) that have shaped contemporary culture. |
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Understanding important differences between American culture and at least one other culture. |
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Understanding the nature and significance of culture. |
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Being able to critique contemporary American culture. |
Outcome 3: Communicate clearly, responsibly, and with integrity in written and oral forms, and evaluate the written, oral, and artistic communications of others based on the same criteria.
COMMUNICATE ONE'S SELF
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Communicating clearly in writing. |
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Communicating clearly when speaking (especially public speaking). |
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Knowing how to tailor writing and speaking to specific audiences. |
EVALUATING OTHER'S COMUNICATIONS
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Evaluating works of non-fiction. |
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Evaluating the meaning of short stories and novels. |
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Evaluating the quality of artistic works. |
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Evaluating the quality of a speaker's argument. |
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Evaluating the quality of a work of fiction. |
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Evaluating the coherence of an author's or speaker's argument. |
Outcome 4: Offer thoughtful analysis of the causes and effects of contemporary issues in their local and/or global contexts and present and evaluate possible solutions.
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Awareness of contemporary social issues (e.g. modern racism, youth violence, global warming) |
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Awareness of competing perspectives on contemporary social issues. |
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Awareness of regional problems or issues (e.g. racism in your home town). |
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Evaluating the quality of solutions offered to solve contemporary social issues. |
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Generating possible solutions to contemporary social issues. |
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Understanding of contemporary social issues. |
Outcome 5: Know essential biblical truths of the Christian faith, evaluate their own faith with respect to these truths, and personally consider the claims of Christ as Savior and Lord.
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Being able to identify the essential biblical truths of the Christian faith. |
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Being able to explain to others what the essential claims of the Christian are. |
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Being committed to Christ. |
Outcome 6: Understand that all vocations are arenas for honoring God through the development and utilization of gifts, in mutual dependence, and by meeting the needs of others.
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Understanding how my chosen vocation can be used by God. |
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Understanding the concept of servanthood as it applies to work in my profession. |
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Understanding how Christian principles are relevant to work in my chosen profession. |
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Choosing my vocation in light of my personal gifts and abilities. |
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Understanding the concept of vocation or professional calling. |
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Feeling confident about my career choice. |
Outcome 7: Demonstrate a mastery of and ability to use major concepts and skills from their major field, as well as an ability to critique those concepts from a Christian perspective.
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Understanding important concepts in my major field. |
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Being able to carry out critical skills required by my major field. |
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Being able to critique important concepts in my major field. |
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Seeing the relationship between ideas in my major courses and my Christian faith. |
Outcome 8: Cultivate skills, interests, and habits that nurture physical, mental, and spiritual health both in leisure and in work.
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Knowing what attributes define good physical health. |
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Working to be in good physical health. |
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Knowing what attributes define good mental health. |
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Actually being in good mental health. |
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Knowing what attributes define good spiritual health. |
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Wanting to maintain good spiritual health. |
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Actually working to be in good spiritual health. |
Outcome 9: Apply Christian principles as they address personal and interpersonal problems.
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Understanding how Christian principles [should] affect my personal attitudes and behavior. |
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Knowing how Christian principles relate to interpersonal relationships. |
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Striving to apply Christian principles as I work to solve personal/interpersonal problems. |
Outcome 10: Acknowledge the relevance of the church to the Christian faith, examine their motivations for involvement in a worshiping community, and consider active participation as servant leaders in a Christian church.
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Examining my own motivations for being involved in a worship community or church. |
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Being involved in a worship community or church. |
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Being a leader (e.g. Sunday School teacher) in my worship community or church. |
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Understanding what leadership is within a church setting. |
Outcome 11: Actively participate in civic life and provide leadership that is shaped by principles of biblical justice.
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Being committed to promoting justice in society. |
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Being active in my community. |
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Understanding how the Bible defines justice. |
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Being a leader in community change efforts. |
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Being involved in efforts to change societal values. |
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Being a leader in efforts to change societal values. |
Outcome 12: Be prepared for graduate or professional programs related to their majors when it may be relevant to their lives and professional callings.
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Understanding how to apply for graduate school (or a professional program like medical or law school). |
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Evaluating whether my abilities and accomplishments might allow me to go to graduate school. |
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Understanding what graduate programs exist in my field. |
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Understanding what extracurricular experiences might help me get into graduate school. |
Outcome 13: Develop life-long learning skills, including problem-solving and information literacy, that will assist them in exploring and critiquing significant ideas, works, and influences.
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Developing a love for learning. |
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Being interested in learning on my own (without anyone telling me I have to). |
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Locating resources that help me learn about topics I care about. |
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Being able to use resources that help me learn about topics I care about. |