全球官网电子游戏大学 学生学习目标 and 发展 

The goals that follow reflect the unique characteristics and synergies of our B.A. 和B.S. programs, as well as certain emphases that are deeply engrained in Skidmore's history and culture: on creativity, on civic responsibility, and on interdisciplinary 思考. As in the past, we aim to graduate students who strive for excellence, think deeply and creatively, and communicate and act effectively. 我们继续问我们的 students to link theoretical and practical learning, and now also to develop intercultural understanding and an appreciation of their roles as global citizens. 这些目标 much in common with those of all liberal arts colleges who share a common mission, though we take pride in having long approached them in our own distinctive way.

Our goals emerge in particular from our collective sense of a Skidmore education as 一次变革性的经历. We want our students to acquire both knowledge and capacities that enable them to initiate and embrace change and apply their learning 生活long 在新的语境中. We believe that this learning takes place throughout our students' experience, both inside the classroom and out, on campus and off. 我们的目标清晰明了， then, in language that is as clear and lean as possible, our understanding of students' learning and development at Skidmore. They lay the groundwork for our continued inquiry into the evidence of that learning.ⁱ

I. 知识

1. Acquire knowledge of human cultures and the physical world through study in the arts, humanities, languages, mathematics, natural sciences, and social sciences

2. Understand social and cultural diversity in national and global 上下文

3. Demonstrate advanced learning and synthesis in both general and specialized studies

II. Intellectual Skills and Practice

1. Think critically, creatively, and independently

2. Gather, analyze, integrate, and apply varied forms of information; understand and 使用证据

3. 有效沟通

4. Interact effectively and collaboratively with individuals and across social identities

5. Engage in and take responsibility for learning; strive for excellence

3. 个人及社会价值观

1. Examine one's own values and their use as ethical criteria in thought and action

2. Interrogate one's own values in relation to those of others, across social and cultural 差异

3. Develop practical competencies for managing a personal, professional, and community 生活

4. 应用 learning to find solutions for social, civic, and scientific problems

IV. 转换

1. Integrate and apply knowledge and creative thought from multiple disciplines in new 上下文

2. Embrace intellectual integrity, humility, and courage

3. Foster habits of mind and body that enable a person to live deliberately and well

4. Develop an enduring passion for learning

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ⁱ The following documents were fundamental sources for the Goals.

1. 全球官网电子游戏大学 Mission Statement

2. Intersections of Paradigms, 2008 [including key phrases from the Strategic Plan, 2005]

3. 全球官网电子游戏大学 Core Abilities, 1997-98

4. 全球官网电子游戏大学 Academic Vision Statement, 2003-04

5. Liberal Education and America's Promise (LEAP) Essential Learning Outcomes

6. Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Colleges: Liberal Arts Outcomes

7. Council for the 进步 of Standards: Learning and 发展 Outcomes

These goals were endorsed by the faculty in December 2009.

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Mapping Goals and assessment for Student Learning and 发展 to Curricular and 课余活动

Click here for a table showing where each of the goals is addressed in the curriculum 在课外活动中.