Assessing Student Learning in Higher Education 

Section 1
 Introduction

Section 2
 Background and Rationale for Assessment

Section 3
 Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
Defining SLOs
Defining Terms
Objectives & SLOs
Quiz
  Sample SLOs
SLOs & Learning Domains
Writing SLOs
Evaluate the section

Section 4
Assessment Tools and Data

Section 5
Course Assessment

Section 6
Program Assessment

Section 7
Closing the Loop
 

Section 8
Implementing Assessment Training on Campus

Section 9
References & Resources

Definitions

Workbook

Using Materials from this Website

Sample SLOs

Assume that a faculty member has been drafting SLOs and asked you for feedback. Print off the SLO checklist found at the link on the left.

Upon completing this course or program students will:

1. Improve their ability to read, listen to, and/or follow directions.
    

2. Design experiments and interpret data according to the scientific method in order to evaluate a hypothesis. 
    

3. Write papers that

4. Faculty and staff will demonstrate knowledge of disabilities and accommodations and services available for students in the DSP&S program.

5. Demonstrate Social responsibility.
   
    

6. Apply graphing capabilities of the spreadsheet software to visually enhance the presentation of results obtained from analytical tasks.
    

After analyzing the SLOs above click here to see what other faculty have commented concerning these SLOs.

Proceed to SLOS and Learning Domains

Resources and Links

SLO checklist