SPOL: Tri-C's New Assessment Software
Tri-C is now using SPOL online software to collect your ELO, CLA and PLO data all in one place!
The institution is no longer using SurveyMonkey or an LMS.
Faculty have long been the backbone of course assessment at Tri-C. We teach the courses, do formative assessments throughout the term, and then assess student performance at the end of that term. At the same time, the faculty and College work together on outcomes assessment at the course, program and institutional levels.
SPOL will help faculty counterparts collect and analyze their outcomes assessment data. Of course, for course and program outcomes, faculty will continue to decide which of their outcomes to assess, how to assess them, and what kind of data to collect. With SPOL, Faculty will be better able to determine where outcomes are met, when the data falls short of their own benchmarks, and what they can do to improve outcomes.
How do I submit my ELO and course-level data?
Step 1: Log in to SPOL.
Step 2: Click the "Select" box.
Step 3: Click "Select All"
Step 4: Click "Add" next to the first outcome you'd like to submit data for.
Step 5: Enter your sample size, which is the number of students you are submitting data for.
Step 6: Enter number met, which is the number of students that achieved each outcome.
Step 7: Click "Save."
Step 8: Continue to enter data for the rest of your outcomes and courses.
How do I submit my PLO data?
For degree programs, your course-level data will automatically roll up into your program outcomes once you select which course outcomes align with each PLO. The Learning Outcomes Assessment office has taken a first pass at mapping all of your course outcomes to your program outcomes for your review.
Your first PLO is built into SPOL for you. If you want to use a different PLO to begin with, email us with the following information:
- The PLO
- The associated courses and course outcomes
Example:
PLO #2: Safely Administer Medication
Associated Courses and Course Outcomes:
STMP 1010: Apply the "Five Rights" of medication administration.
STMP 1500: Apply correct techniques for measuring.
STMP 2200: Analyze how pharmacological principles influence safe medication administration. Evaluate patient-specific factors before administering medications.
STMP 2990: Administer medications in a clinical setting following legal and ethical guidelines. Create accurate and timely documentation of medication administration using electronic health record systems.