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1)
Have as many members as possible from your department or discipline
meet to discuss your philosophy of learning, values, what you think
are the most important knowledge, skills, and beliefs for students
to have as they complete your program, and goals for the department
or program
2)
Create a list of student-learning outcomes (you may think of these
as objectives. Don’t get lost in semantics) that are of value to
department or program faculty. This is usually quite a long list.
Capture all ideas. There is no need to limit the length of this
list.
3)
Collectively author and collaboratively agree on one of these
outcomes to be measured and used for program improvement.
4)
You will see a clear connection between your SLO(s) and the City
College Mission-Student Learning and Achievement. You will
see a connection to the Institutional Priority of Student
Learning and to one or more of our Institutional Competencies:
Communication/Interpersonal Skills, Critical Thinking,
Analyses/Computation, Cultural Sensitivity, Global Awareness,
Information Management Literacy, Personal Responsibility, and Civic
and Environmental Responsibility.
5)
In your department or discipline meeting discuss ways to assess the
chosen SLO(s). This may be done by creating a systematic way to rate
portfolios, Classroom Assessment Techniques, written work, surveys,
speeches, performance, juried evaluation of work by peers/community,
etc. Define the means of assessment and what your department
considers successful demonstration of the particular outcome—the
STUDENT STANDARD OF PERFORMANCE.
6)
Create your assessment tool/rating criteria/rubric if needed.
7)
Use your assessment tool in the next semester or year to measure the
SLO and compile data.
8)
Compare data results with the student standard of performance that
was identified in #5 above.
9)
As a department or discipline review and discuss the results. Did
they match goals/expectations? If so, choose another SLO for
measurement in the coming semester or year. If not, discuss learning
activities, course sequence, prerequisites, or other systems or
program adjustments that may help improve student learning
10)
Given identified trends and or gaps, document the plan for
improving student learning or that you are satisfied with student
learning on this measure and will move on to another outcome for
assessment..
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Forms for documentation are always available on the IAC website:
www.sdcity.edu/iac or from IAC Co-Chairs: Dotti Cordell
dcordell@sdccd.edu 388-3903 office in Health Services or Berta
Harris
beharris@sdccd.edu 388-3877 in A-1-D. |
