Program and Course Assessment
Course Level Outcomes Assessment
Course outcomes assessment is the process of measuring how well students achieve the intended outcomes in a course. Faculty select an outcome, review results from all instructors teaching that course, and use the findings to strengthen student learning. These assessments also align with program outcomes and the College’s Essential Learning Outcomes.
All courses create and implement an assessment plan. Feel free to reach out to the Assessment Office, a CLOA member, and/or review the documents below for questions regarding Course-level Outcomes Assessment:
Program Level Assessment
Program outcomes assessment is the process of measuring student achievement of program outcomes using assignments from a variety of courses. Faculty select a program outcome, review the student achievement results from all courses connected to their chosen program outcome, and then use the results to improve student learning.
All internally and externally accredited programs create and implement a program outcomes assessment plan. If a discipline is new to program-level outcomes assessment, feel free to reach out to the Assessment Office, a CLOA member, and/or review the documents below:
Programs can also use surveys as an assessment tool:
- Employer surveys: Gauge how your graduates are doing in the real world. Results can identify any curricular gaps.
- Graduate surveys: Hear from your former students regarding areas in which they feel strong and those in which they would have liked to have had more practice before entering the workforce.
- Exit surveys: Learn what upcoming grads feel prepared for. Understand what equipment may need updating.
- Course surveys: Learn what works and what doesn't.
- The results are yours alone. LOA does not share data with anyone other than the survey requestor.
- Click here for sample survey questions
Please contact the Learning Outcomes Assessment Office to learn more!