Goal for Developmental Writing

Upon successfully completing their developmental writing program, students should be prepared to meet the incoming expectations of the college level writing courses required for their degree of choice.

Program Outcome	Direct assessment measure	Satisfactory performance standard
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to :	Student performance with respect to this outcome will be measured by:	Satisfactory student performance on the direct assessment measure will consist of:
1. Construct a central idea or thesis.	Essays-(final essay and portfolio)	Credit
2. Construct essays with an introduction, body, and conclusion.	Essays-(final essay and portfolio)	Credit
3. Construct paragraphs with topic sentences and supporting details.	Essays-(final essay and portfolio)	Credit
4. Construct complete, grammatical sentences with some variety in syntax.	Essays-(final essay and portfolio)	Credit
5. Use appropriate word choice.	Essays-(final essay and portfolio)	Credit
6. Demonstrate a clear flow of ideas from one part to another.	Essays-(final essay and portfolio)	Credit
7. Proficiently use standard written English, spelling, and punctuation.	Essays-(final essay and portfolio)	Credit

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