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PLO Assessment Cycle Creating & Assessing PLOs

PLO Assessment Cycle Creating & Assessing PLOs. Dr. Abdie Tabrizi Engineering Faculty Jovita Valdez ACCC Lynette Apen SLO Coordinator. Presentation Learning Outcome. After this presentation…

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PLO Assessment Cycle Creating & Assessing PLOs

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  1. PLO Assessment Cycle Creating & Assessing PLOs Dr. AbdieTabrizi Engineering Faculty Jovita Valdez ACCC Lynette Apen SLO Coordinator

  2. Presentation Learning Outcome • After this presentation… • the participant will formulate well-designed program level student learning outcomes and prepare the ACCC program approval form. (Thursday) • The participant will identify and document a method and timeline to assess program outcomes. (Friday)

  3. Program Learning Outcomes • 3-5 Statements of overarching knowledge, skills, or values students acquire in the program • Focus on intended outcomes that are critical to your program. • Use active verbs • Define, explain, examine, analyze… • Are measurable • Clearly stated: easy for students to understand

  4. What to Consider When Writing PLOs

  5. Well-Written PLOs • Art History • Demonstrate skills in visual analysis by identifying specific formal elements. • Engineering • Apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering to identify, formulate & solve engineering problems. • Nursing • Utilize teaching/learning principles to promote optimal health throughout the life span in a variety of settings.

  6. Now It’s Your Turn Draft your PLOs

  7. ACCC Program Approval Process ACCC Program Approval Form ACCC Program Short Form Completion of ACCC Program Approval Form

  8. PLO Assessment • When the data from the assessment process are known, these outcomes should create opportunity to make improvements in the program that is being offered to your students. • Examine broader aspects of program- external requirements • Can any existing course assessment be used? • How will programs meet to ID, plan & analyze assessments? • This will be incorporated in program review

  9. Choosing the Right Assessment Direct Indirect • Actual learning • Embedded test questions • Rubric • Lab activity • Licensing exam/certification • Perception of learning • Degree completion rate • Employer survey • Alumni survey

  10. EVC PLO Assessment Examples Paralegal AA embedded questions on quiz + final paper English AA end of semester essay Chemistry AA Annotated Bibliography Engineering AA lab activity + homework assignment Nursing AS Licensing Exam Administration of Justice AA Law Enforcement Report

  11. Now It Is Your Turn

  12. References Allen, G., Cummings, V. & Sands-Miller, D. (Fall 2007). Course and program student learning outcomes assessment handbook: course and program level principles and practices. Project Learn; Santa Rosa Junior College. Fulks, J., Pacheco, B. (n.d.). Student Learning Outcomes Assessment.

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