Standardized Testing: Geographic professional associations in the United States have recently published a volume titled "Geography for Life: National Geography Standards, 1994". This work is a response to "Goals 2000: Educate America", as geography is included as a core subject in this Act (Public Law 103-227). The "...Standards..." are described for various levels of education up through the twelfth grade. The department is not certain what role these standards will or should play in the assessment of university level programs. Certainly, at the very least, these standards need to be brought to the attention of Teacher Education students in geography. The Department, however, has no current plan to add standardized testing to our assessment. If such an instrument becomes available, it will be considered then.

Standardized Testing:
Geographic professional associations in the United States have recently published a volume titled "Geography for Life: National Geography Standards, 1994". This work is a response to "Goals 2000: Educate America", as geography is included as a core subject in this Act (Public Law 103-227). The "...Standards..." are described for various levels of education up through the twelfth grade. The department is not certain what role these standards will or should play in the assessment of university level programs. Certainly, at the very least, these standards need to be brought to the attention of Teacher Education students in geography.

Other assessment strategies under consideration include:

Survey:
Systematically surveying graduates of geography regarding how well they have been prepared for their current employment. We hope to be able to accomplish this in the next year or so.

Standardized Testing:
National Geographic professional associations has agreed upon standard assessment exams, but only up through the twelfth grade level. We have asked for copies of these exam, and may consider them for baseline knowledge of our incoming general studies students.