Faculty & Staff

Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

Institutional Student Learning Outcomes (ISLO)

  1. Communication
    Students will communicate effectively including reading, writing, speaking and listening.
  2. Critical and Analytical Thinking
    Students will analyze problems using evidence and sound reasoning to make decisions.
  3. Global Awareness and Social Justice
    Students will demonstrate an awareness of social, economic, ecological, historical, and cultural differences and their implications.
  4. Personal Responsibility, Ethics and Civility
    Students will demonstrate personal and civic responsibility and professional integrity.
  5. Technology
    Students will utilize technology effectively for informational, academic, personal, and professional needs.
  6. Aesthetics and Creativity
    Students will develop an appreciation of the arts and engage in the creative process.

Course Student Learning Outcomes (CSLO)

The current course level SLOs are accessible through intranet or D/O Data Warehouse and can be viewed in Section 9 of each course outline. Please contact Sue Hager at extension 3792 for additional information on course outlines.

Program Student Learning Outcomes (PSLO)

This presents a list of current instructional and non-instructional programs with links to their program level SLOs.

Student Learning Outcomes and Assessment Committee (SLOAC)

This presents current membership and contact information for the Academic Senate’s SLOA committee, as well as SLOAC communications.

Assessment

Assessment Cycle Timeline - This presents a suggested, general timeline for the SLO assessment and reporting cycle, that is, for “closing the loop.”

Assessment Plan - This is a timeline guide to achieving an SLO assessment cycle.


Assessment Tools: This presents general information about assessment methods, including creating rubrics and sample surveys.

TracDat Assessment Unit Reference Guide

SLO Reporting Forms & Samples

 

Course SLO Assessment Report Form
This is the form to use to report the Course SLO assessment.

Program SLO Assessment Report Form
This is the form to use to report the Program SLO assessment.

Sample Report Forms
This presents some sample completed forms.
ESL_91_SLO_FA10_Report.pdf
ESL_91_Sp_11_SLO_Assessment_Final_Report.pdf
ESL_323_SLO_SP11_Report.pdf

Mapping
This presents samples of mapping grids that can help align SLOs between the three levels—course, program, and institutional.
FromDrLee__1SLO_Mapping_FormsMay_4_2012.xlsx
Business_Mapping_Sample_1_Nov._2011.pdf
Business_Mapping_Sample_2_Nov._2011.pdf
Sample_Curriculum_Mapping_Grids_doc.pdf
Biology_SLO_Mapping_March_2011.pdf
Math_SLO_Mapping_March_2011.pdf

Resources

  • SJCC PSLO Workshops by Leslyn McCallum
  • Blooms Taxonomy For SLOs

    This presents Bloom’s Taxonomy (original 1950’s, Revised 1990’s). The key verbs in each category, including additional digital verbs are explained. Many of these verbs are excellent for use in writing course or program SLOs.

  • Guiding Principles of SLO Assessment

    This link contains a handout prepared by the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges on “The Guiding Principles of SLO Assessment.” This is a practice guide for community college faculty to understand both the rationale behind Student Learning Outcome assessment and to understand good practices in Student Learning Outcome Assessment.

  • SLO Glossary

    This is a glossary arrived at from research and feedback from faculty and researchers of the California community colleges. This publication (2010) comes out of the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges office. Although meant to address the confusion in the field in the use of common terms for student learning outcomes and assessment, the glossary is not definitive.

  • Retreat on Student Learning and Assessment, Level I

    This is a 236-page packet that contains all the handouts and resources distributed at a two-day workshop sponsored by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), September 2009.

    • SLO Slide Presentation PDD Aug 30 2012
    This is the set of slides used during the presentation of the Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Committee (SLOAC) on PDD, Aug. 30, 2012. 

     SLO Slide Presentation PDD Jan 28 2011
    This is the set of slides used during the presentation of the Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Committee (SLOAC) on PDD, Jan. 28, 2011.

    SLO Slide Presentation PDD Sept. 1 2011
    This is the set of slides used during the presentation of the Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Committee (SLOAC) on PDD, Sept. 1 2011.

    Short List of Verbs of Cognition
    This is a short list of verbs that show cognitive outcomes

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