Thinking and Writing offers students the opportunity to explore how critical and creative thinking, researching, writing and evaluating quantitative information inform scholarly endeavors. The learning outcomes for this foundational course in the Integrative Studies Program (ISP) are for students to 1) demonstrate skills and ways of thinking that are essential for all students as they move through the academic curriculum and 2) write about an issue of special interest by focusing on a creative and complex question, investigating the question with critical analysis of readings, research and data, and using appropriate research techniques in documentation. More information about the ISP is available at the Keene State College Integrative Studies Program.
There are two campus-wide assessment projects that involve students enrolled in Thinking and Writing courses.
1 .Information Literacy Pre-Test: Keene State College gives an information literacy pre-test each year. At least half of the forty-three ITW sections are required to participate.
2. Collegiate Learning Assessment: This college-wide assessment of first-year students is part of Keene State College’s membership in the Voluntary System of Accountability (VSA). The VSA offers a portrait of colleges and universities to help students and their families compare institutional characteristics such as costs, financial aid, graduation rates, degree offerings, educational outcomes, and student experiences. You can find out more about the VSA by going to the Keene State College Home Page or to the KSC Portrait at http://www.keene.edu/admin/vsa/default.cfm.
