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ACCJC 2006-2007
Annual Report
Update on
Student Learning Outcomes
2006-2007
San Diego City
College Institutional Assessment Committee
Introduction
In order to
provide an update for San Diego City College (SDCC) on Student
Learning Outcomes, a qualitative narrative overview of our process
is necessary. We began the assessment of student learning outcomes
at the institutional and program level. The steering committee for
the work is the Institutional Assessment Committee (IAC).
History
SDCC began
Student Learning and Institutional Assessment work in May 2003. The
process has involved the instructional and student services
community in an institution-wide dialogue at the “grass roots”
level. Staff and faculty began with a dialogue regarding their
values, the nature of their teaching, and goals for learning in
their programs. They design and measure SLOs that are unique to
their programs and departments, rather than using college prescribed
outcomes and assessments. A common framework for documentation
provides for the culture of evidence that is needed.
Our Process
City uses a Six
Column Assessment Model (see Appendix I), that visually depicts the
linkage between our college mission, institutional priorities and
competencies and individual program work. An important part of our
initial efforts involved engaging the campus community in the
development of Institutional Competencies. Seven competencies were
collaboratively developed and collegially agreed upon over a one
year period. These competencies include the overall skills,
abilities and knowledge we would like to see in students as they
complete their programs.
SDCC Report
The two
sections we used in providing an update on our work are: Part II:
Student Learning Outcomes for Programs Leading to Certificates and
Degrees and the Student Support section of Part IV: SLOs for
Instructional Support and Student Support Services.
We view this
Assessment work as an ongoing process and therefore do not consider
SLO work to be “complete”. Ours is an ongoing student learning
outcomes assessment cycle, often referred to as the SLOAC
(Student Learning Outcome Assessment Cycle). At various points in
the report document, we have bolded phrasing to more
accurately reflect what we are reporting.
Where We Are
Today
With on-going
opportunities for training, collaboration, input, and sharing, we
continue to increase meaningful departmental participation in
measuring student learning and in using the data for program
improvement. This semester we instituted an all-day Classified
Retreat to provide an opportunity (much like Faculty professional
development days) to discuss common values and connections to
student success. Administrative support insures that this will be an
annual event with follow-up workshops throughout the year.
Further
Information
Completed Six
Column documentation is available through the Institutional
Assessment Committee (IAC), website
at:
http://www.sdcity.edu/iac/assessment.asp, in public folders
accessible through the on-campus computer system and via individual
department chairs and program directors.
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