Rowan Core Literacies and Outcomes

Styles, Genres, Traditions and Theories – Students can demonstrate fluency with artistic styles, genres, traditions and theories within historical and cultural contexts.
Reflection – Students can reflect on their experience of works of art and artistic performances.
Analysis, Interpretation and Critique – Students can analyze, interpret or critique works of art and artistic performances.
Art, Self and Society – Students can explain the relationship of art to self and society.
Creative Process – Students can engage thoughtfully in the creative process.
Works and Performances – Students can create artistic works or performances.
Professional Standards – Students can make choices that show awareness of professional standards and conventions.

Context, Audience and Purpose – Students can communicate in ways that are sensitive to context, audience and purpose.
Conventions – Students can navigate the conventions of various communities, genres, media and modes.
Analysis and Critique – Students can employ analytical and critical skills in their own communications and in their evaluation of others’ communications.
Content Expression – Students can produce cohesive, insightful work that demonstrates understanding of a subject.
Clear and Compelling Language – Students can use clear, compelling language to communicate meaning.
Team Communication – Students can communicate effectively in teams using written, verbal, and non-verbal communication skills: listening, providing feedback, fostering an inclusive climate, etc.
Ethical Communication – Students can display intellectual honesty, consideration of social consequences, and respect for the work of others in their communications.
Sources – Students can select credible, authoritative sources and integrate relevant information into their communications.

Self-Reflection – Students can reflect critically on their own perspectives and cultural experiences.
Cultural Knowledge – Students can express their knowledge and understanding of another culture.
Global Structures – Students can describe and analyze the institutions, systems and forces of our interconnected, global society.
Global History – Students can describe and analyze the historical factors that have shaped societies and cultures.
Cultural Engagement – Students can navigate ambiguity and complexity through engagement in various cultural contexts (language learning, study abroad, dialogue, and other immersive experiences).
Sustainability – Students can identify sustainable social, environmental, and economic practices to implement in their communities and in their own lives.
Justice, Equity and Inclusion – Students can understand and promote social justice, equity and inclusion.

Historical Knowledge – Students can identify and explain developments in human history and thought.
Analysis – Students can analyze (e.g., perform close readings of) texts and other artifacts.
Theory – Students can apply theoretical approaches to their understanding of human experience.
Research – Students can find, organize and synthesize information in support of their research goals.
Critical Evaluation – Students can critically evaluate evidence and claims (e.g., raise objections, examine from multiple perspectives).
Argument – Students can develop a coherent, credible argument to defend a position.
Ethical Reasoning – Students can appraise the ethical dimensions of a situation and engage in ethical reasoning.

Quantitative Concepts – Students can explain mathematical and statistical concepts.
Calculation – Students can perform calculations to solve problems.
Algorithmic Thinking – Students can devise and employ a step-by-step process to solve a quantitative problem.
Representation – Students can convert quantitative information into various representations (e.g., equations, graphs, diagrams, tables).
Interpretation – Students can explain information presented in quantitative representations and make appropriate inferences based on that information.
Application – Students can make judgments and draw appropriate conclusions based on quantitative analysis, including recognizing the limits of the analysis.

Foundational Knowledge – Students can explain scientific terms, concepts, facts, laws, theories, models, etc.
Procedures and Methods – Students can understand and apply the procedures and methods of science.
Experiments and Studies – Students can design and conduct scientific experiments and studies.
Interpretation and Analysis – Students can interpret scientific evidence, analyze data and draw appropriate conclusions.
Evaluation – Students can evaluate the quality and utility of published and current scientific work.
Application – Students can apply scientific thinking to real-world problems and policies.
Ethics – Students can identify and adhere to ethical practices in science.

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