We are already assessing our classes! We are already assessing our classes!We have templates to make this process very easy!Putting what we already know on paper!
In 2005-2006 we were visited by the Accreditation Team and were mandated to create Student Learning Outcomes for all courses. Our Accreditation Self-Study begins this year! Time to get moving…. In 2005-2006 we were visited by the Accreditation Team and were mandated to create Student Learning Outcomes for all courses. Our Accreditation Self-Study begins this year! Time to get moving….We finished creating these for ALL courses two years ago. Now it’s time to assess these courses.The assessment process is a multi-faceted process including the following:- Mapping our Core Competencies to our Program SLOs
- Mapping our Program SLOs to our Degree/Certificate SLOs
- Mapping our Program SLOs to our course SLOs
- Assessing our course SLOs
New software purchased this year to keep track of our assessments. New software purchased this year to keep track of our assessments.Will show the mapping our CORE competencies to our department/program Student Learning Outcomes to our class SLOs. We will be implementing this software SLOWLY this year!
Communication CommunicationCritical Thinking and Information Competency- Thinking critically is characterized by the ability to perform: analysis, computation, research, and problem-solving.
Global Awareness- Demonstrate a measurable understanding and appreciation of the world: scientific complexities, social diversity and civics, and artistic variety.
Personal Responsibility and Professional Development
We have asked that each department submit an Assessment Schedule, outlining what courses they will assess each quarter. We have asked that each department submit an Assessment Schedule, outlining what courses they will assess each quarter.- Each department is responsible for submitting their own.
- Be realistic and submit often!
- Accreditation will look at these and check our progress.
- Our goal is to have every class assessed (at least) once in a three-year period. (Fall 2008 - Spring 2011)
- Obviously this may not happen, but we at least need to be showing significant progress.
Fill out the template with your SLOs. (See course outline) Fill out the template with your SLOs. (See course outline)
Input the approved methods into the template. Input the approved methods into the template.- Take these directly off your Course Outline:
Choose your method that assesses each outcome. Choose from the list on your template. Choose your method that assesses each outcome. Choose from the list on your template.- For example: I chose the Maya Web Lesson to assess SLO 1.
- SLO 1: Compose one evidence-based paper and discuss the culture and peoples of a Spanish-speaking country that reflects information learned and personal reflection.
- These methods of assessing SLOs can change every quarter you teach the class.
Fill in the areas for mastery, some understanding or no understanding with the number of students that fall into each respective category. Please DO NOT represent students that did not complete the assessment. Fill in the areas for mastery, some understanding or no understanding with the number of students that fall into each respective category. Please DO NOT represent students that did not complete the assessment.
Write a brief narrative describing EACH outcome of EACH SLO. Please answer these questions in your narrative: Were you satisfied with the outcome of this SLO? Why or why not? Do you have any recommendations in the future to improve student learning for this outcome? If not, what worked well? Anything else you want to add? Write a brief narrative describing EACH outcome of EACH SLO. Please answer these questions in your narrative: Were you satisfied with the outcome of this SLO? Why or why not? Do you have any recommendations in the future to improve student learning for this outcome? If not, what worked well? Anything else you want to add?- Example: SLO #4: This SLO was addressed with a written final exam including short answer and essay portions. While the majority of students performed at an above average level, I would very much like to improve the performance of students who performed at an average level. While we completed many practice activities, most were oral language activities. I plan to create more activities to prepare students to successfully perform in writing. I plan to improve the quality of my review sheet to better prepare students for the exam. I would also like to include an in-class pre-test so that students have practiced the material in writing and have an opportunity in areas of weakness to focus their review for the exam.
If there are some budget recommendations tied to improving your Student Learning Outcomes, write them in the designated space. If there are some budget recommendations tied to improving your Student Learning Outcomes, write them in the designated space. - This will help us justify purchases in the future (even though there is no money now).
SLO #1: The Mystery of the Maya DVD. $35.00SLO #2: NoneSLO #3: NoneSLO #4: None
Due the Friday of the second week of the following quarter. Due the Friday of the second week of the following quarter. Submit to slo@ltcc.eduEmail pierce@ltcc.edu if you have any questions or call 541-46602, x255All templates are available at http://www.ltcconline.net/pierce/Assessment%20Stuff/Assessment.htm Remember, we SHOULD already be assessing our classes. Let’s just put it on paper!
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