Core Curriculum 2014   Tags: higher education, student retention, student success  

This THECB page focuses on assessment of the revised core curriculum.

AAC & U's VALUE rubrics are a collection of faculty-developed rubrics which can be used to define in concrete terms, the skills and attitudes that every college graduate should possess, as well as tools to assess student achievement.

Free to individual faculty and students, iRubric is "a comprehensive rubric development, assessment, and sharing tool."

This site includes information shared by many Texas institutions about development of their new core curricula.

The American Association of Colleges & Universities' LEAP is referred to repeatedly in discussion of the revised core.

Texas A&M hosts an annual higher education assessment conference. This year's program included a presentation on the revised core curriculum. See the "handouts" link for more information.

Although this doesn't currently link to much information, it may be of future interest. The 2012 conference dates are May 17-18.

This is the THECB's main Web site for core curriculum revision. It is the most authoritative source of information and includes an FAQ for Faculty and Institutions, as well as links to a number of resources.

These include Critical Thinking Skills; Communication Skills; Empirical and Quantitative Skills; Teamwork; Personal Responsibility; and Social Responsibility.

These include Communication; Mathematics; Life and Physical Sciences; Language, Philosophy and Culture; Creative Arts; American History; Government/Political Science; Social and Behavioral Science; and Component Area Option. This document defines the area, and tells the number of semester credit hours and the Core Objectives that must be satisfied in each Component Area.

Includes all the salient specifications about the new core in a 2-page document.

Texas Administrative Code, Part 1, Chapter 4, Subchapter B, Rule 4.28 provides the law enacting the revised core curriculum.

If there are any proposed THECB rules which change the Core Curriculum section of the law, they will be posted here.