Part of assessing is knowing that the students have acquired the knowledge and skills as designated by the course, program, and institution.  Therefore assessment (the collection and evaluation of data and making improvements if needed) must occur at multiple levels:  class, section, program, 通识教育, 和机构.  

 

  • Class-level Assessment: Assessment on this level occurs in the individual classroom where faculty clearly measure course outcomes and make changes for the students or the next time they teach that course.  
  • Section-level Assessment: Assessment at the section-level occurs across multiple sections of a single course.  The faculty of all of the sections have agreed to use a common assessment tool to collect data of all of the students taking that course.  
  • Program-level Assessment: Assessment of programs requires a high-level of collaboration of faculty across multiple sections and multiple courses.  教师可以同意使用通用的评估工具, such as a rubric, or to collect the assessment data in particular courses within the program.  
  • 通识教育 (Institutional) Assessment: Assessment of the institution happens in a variety of ways and in a variety of college departments.  

 

The intention of the assessment is to help the staff and faculty answer the question, “我怎么知道所需的学习已经完成??"  It should focus on informing faculty pedagogical processes and student services evaluation. 

 

课程学习成果(CLO)

All of the institution's courses have course-level learning outcomes.  These outcomes are established when a course is first proposed and vetted through the college's Curriculum Committee and then through the state-wide articulation process to ensure transferability or workforce readiness. 

These course-level learning outcomes are listed on each course outline and used regardless of instructional method or modality.