SACSCOC Fifth Year Interim Report
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Assessment : 2011 - 2012 : Educational Programs :
Art BA (Studio Art)
Art BA (Studio Art)
2 Goals 2 Objectives 2 Indicators 2 Criteria 2 Findings 2 Actions
| GOAL: Drawing Techniques And Skills |
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| Students will demonstrate basic skills in drawing by producing works that show an understanding of elements, techniques and materials used in contemporary art practices. |
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Students in BA Studio Art Program will be required to take ARTS 1316 Drawing 1 and ARTS 1317 Life Drawing 1. Each student will submit a portfolio of works selected from these classes that will • show developed craftsmanship and an expertise with a variety of materials. • demonstrate an ability to depict spatial illusion and volume. • demonstrate a descriptive and expressive use of value. • demonstrate a descriptive and expressive use of line. • demonstrate an understanding and use of 2 point and 3 point perspective. • demonstrate an understanding of negative space and the ability to combine various elements into a cohesive composition. • demonstrate the ability to render the proportions of the human figure. • demonstrate the ability to express ideas and/or emotions through the work. |
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A group of at least two of the Studio Art Faculty will evaluate the portfolios using a rubric with a scale of 0-100 for each aspect of the objective. It is expected that at least 80% of the students will achieve an average score of 70%, especially in the area of incorporating negative space as part of the composition and use of the entire page, a weakness that emerged in 2010-2011. |
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Percentage of students scoring above 70%: Craftsmanship 89% Space and Volume 89% Value 100% Line 89% Perspective 89% Composition 78% Figure Proportions 78% Concept 89% Obviously, our weaker areas, although above 70%, are composition and figure proportions. |
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| The weakest area in the drawing portfolios is, again, composition along with the ability to accurately render the proportions of the human figure. This indicates a weakness in the student's ability to synthesize the elements of drawing into a cohesive whole and the ability to draw the figure as a whole rather than an assemblage of parts. The Drawing faculty will emphasize composition and explore ways to improve the students ability to synthesize their skills into cohesive works. |
| GOAL: Knowledge Of The History Of Art |
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| Students in the BA Program in Studio Art will demonstrate knowledge of the History of Art and understand theories and trends in Contemporary Art in relation to the continuum of history. |
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| Students will be required to take ARTS 1303 Prehistoric to Gothic Art History and ARTS 3385 Renaissance to Post-Modern Art History. In "Exam 2" in ARTS 3385, students will be asked to identify elements of style that are particular to different periods in art history. They will be shown 3 artworks and asked to describe stylistic elements of each and identify the historical period during which they were made. |
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| It is expected that at least 70% of the students in ARTS 3385 will successfully identify and describe stylistic elements from three different periods of art history, specifically increasing the number of students from 54% to closer to 70% who are able to describe stylistic elements and identify each historical period. |
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| 100% of the students were able to identify stylistic elements from examples of works from the Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo on the exam. |
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The two sections of art history survey will remain in the curriculum. Faculty will consider ways to assess the students understanding of theories and trends in Contemporary Art. |
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The Art Department will emphasize Drawing as foundation skills for all of the Art Programs, stressing human proportions and compositions. Art History will also be emphasized, and the department will move toward increasing the course offerings in Art History.
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