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Distribution Area Outcomes
Students should be able to perform the following skills in these Distribution Areas:
- Humanities
- Health and Fitness
- Basic Skills/Communication
- Quantitative Skills
- Natural Science
- Social Sciences
Humanities
- Demonstrate an appreciation of the manner in which language, philosophy, and/or the arts influence and interact with the cultures in which they exist (themes: Reasoning & Exploration).
- Assess the significance and value of the record of human creativity (themes: Reasoning & Communication).
- Articulate the roles, purposes, and functions of the Humanities using discipline specific vocabulary (themes: Communication & Reasoning).
- Recognize and apply the discipline-specific structures used to communicate critically and/or creatively (themes: Reasoning & Communication).
- Explore the humanities as a vehicle for increased understanding of social issues that face individuals and their communities and cultures (themes: Exploration & Responsibility).
- Access and utilize appropriate technologies to research, experience, and respond to the Humanities (themes: Resourcefulness, Reasoning & Communication).
Health and Fitness
- Demonstrate an understanding or what constitutes a healthy lifestyle (themes: Reasoning & Responsibility).
- Use scientific knowledge and practical experience to assess personal well-being and to plan and maintain fitness (themes: Reasoning & Resourcefulness).
- Exhibit positive behaviors that show respect for individual ability levels and lifestyles choices (theme: Exploration).
- Apply appropriate routines, procedures, and safety practices in a variety of physical activities (themes: Reasoning & Responsibility).
Basic Skills/Communication
- Recognize structures and modes of development that are used to inform, persuade, or entertain (themes: Communication & Responsibility).
- Apply analytical thinking to reading, writing, revising, and discussion activities (themes: Reasoning, Communication and Responsibility).
- Prepare clearly organized and well-supported written works, including specific documentation formats, which meet the conventions of assignments (themes: Communication & Reasoning).
- Collaborate with others respectfully and with attention to guidelines given for various projects (themes: Responsibility & Exploration of Self and Others).
- Discuss and respond to writings drawn from diverse traditions, ethnicities, cultures, classes, and genders (themes: Exploration of Self and Others).
- Access and utilize appropriate technologies and library resources in the preparation of written and oral projects (themes: Resourcefulness, Responsibility, and Communication).
Quantitative Skills
- Recognize and then apply mathematical concepts to personal, professional, and scientific situations (theme: Reasoning).
- Communicate ideas through mathematics graphically, symbolically, numerically, and verbally with clarity and accuracy (theme: Written, Oral, and Visual Communication).
- Utilize technology as a tool in the application of mathematical concepts (theme: Resourcefulness).
Natural Science
- Communicate in oral, written, or visual format key concepts in the language of science (theme: Communication).
- Relate science to daily living (e.g. reading food and prescription labels, interpreting medical advice, evaluating advertisements, etc.) (theme: Reasoning).
- Explore and explain the ethical impact of scientific research on humans, animals, and their environment (themes: Responsibility & Reasoning).
- Apply scientific method to solve problems, conduct experiments, and test hypotheses while employing safe laboratory practices (themes: Reasoning, Resourcefulness & Responsibility).
- Accurately record data, analyze results, and reach valid conclusions (themes: Reasoning & Communication).
- Perform accurate measurements and mathematical conversions among assorted measuring systems (theme: Reasoning).
- Identify the components of the natural world (e.g. species, elements, minerals, etc.), and recognize their relationships within the schemes by which they are classified (theme: Reasoning).
- Conceptualize and explain the structure, function, and evolution of living systems (themes: Reasoning & Communication). and/or
- Identify and describe the basic principles and properties of the physical universe (themes: Reasoning & Communication).
- Demonstrate an informed awareness of the major contributions of individuals, especially those from diverse backgrounds, to the development of modern science (theme: Exploration).
- Identify science and technology issues in the news and evaluate their impact on the individual and society (themes: Responsibility & Reasoning).
Social Sciences
- Describe social, political, economic, linguistic, cultural, historical, and religious factors that explain human behavior and mental processes at individual and group levels (theme: Communications & Exploration).
- Identify and apply terminology, concepts, theories, data, and principles used by the various social science disciplines (theme: Reasoning & Exploration).
- Develop an informed sense of self that demonstrates tolerance and respect for diverse perspectives (themes: Exploration, Resourcefulness & Responsibility).
- Demonstrate critical thinking skills through formulating questions, analyzing data, and distinguishing between objective fact and subjective interpretation (theme: Reasoning).