Learning Assistance Department
Student Learning Outcomes and Assessment Process
College Success
Updated Fall 12
LAC Process
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Develop Learning Assistance Department mission statement
Develop Student Learning Outcomes for each of our academic support offerings and courses
Develop assessments for each of our academic support offerings and courses
Implement a process for continual review and refining of our mission statement and student
learning outcomes
LAC Mission Statement
Our mission is to provide a supportive environment that promotes active learning and encourages
collaboration among members of our diverse community.
Toward this goal, we assist students in achieving their academic, vocational, and personal goals
through our academic-support offerings: student-centered peer tutoring, college success courses,
workshops and peer-collaborative small groups; an open-access computer lab; and a grant-funded
writing project.
Student Learning Outcomes: LERN 50 - College Success
STUDENT
LEARNING
OUTCOME
ACTIVITIES
TO SUPPORT
OUTCOME
By the middle of

the semester
following their
completion of their
college success
course, students
will be able to:

 Assess their
current use of
college success
strategies
learned in
LERN 50 the
prior semester. 
Develop an
SLO rubric
for LERN 50
college
success
topics.
Develop a
list of topics
for “Best
Practices”
for teaching
college
success.
Develop an
online
ASSESSMENT
MEASURE

Analyze
data from
the online
survey.
EVALUATION
OF ASSESSMENT
Evaluation of assessment: Sp06 –
Sp11:
 Highest frequency for A students:
Use of a planner, learning styles
information, classroom
participation, creative thinking, and
the library.
 Highest frequency for C students:
Use of a planner and note taking
strategies.
 Lowest frequency overall: Use of
the SQ3R textbook study strategy,
study groups, and study cards.
 As a result of the above evaluation,
instructors of the College Success

“College
Success
Survey.”
Administer
the survey to
students
who
completed
LERN 50 the
previous fall
semester.

Course, LERN 50, have adapted
their teaching to highlight and
reinforce the importance of the
areas noted as “Lowest
Frequency” college success
strategies.
This online assessment survey will
be administrated each semester,
and new responses will be added
to older ones. As samples enlarge,
new data will be assessed and
evaluated, and the instructors will
continue to adapt their teaching for
increased student learning.
Assessment: LERN 50 - College Success
1. LERN 50: College Success – Assessing students have completed the college
success course
OVERVIEW
During Fall 06 College Success faculty engaged in an extensive dialogue to develop SLO’s and
teaching “Best Practices” for the course. As a result, the LERN 50 course was redesigned with
SLO’s in mind and an SLO rubric was developed. This activity included redefining SLO’s, content,
and assessment activities for the course.
During Spring 07 a College Success Survey was developed and administered to students who
completed LERN 50 with an A, B, or C grade (Fall 2006), enrolled in a subsequent term, and had
an email in Banner. The survey was also administered Spring 08-12. The purpose of the survey
was to assess the students’ application of SLO’s in current classes. The survey also assessed the
overall usefulness of SLO’s for the course. The data from this survey has been used to redesign
the SLO’s for LERN 50.
YEARLY UPDATES
Spring 07: Developed assessment survey
Spring 08, 09, 10: Assessed using the survey, analyzed data and developed specific action plans
Fall 10: Developed a new online survey using Survey Monkey
Spring 11-12: Administered survey and assessed course using new survey, analyzed data, and
developed specific action plans
MOST RECENT ASSESSMENT SPRING 12
In Spring 2012, the new online survey using Survey Monkey was administered to students who
completed LERN 50 Fall 11. LERN 50 faculty emailed a link to the survey to their students
directly. One hundred twenty five (125) students completed the survey which was double the
number of students compare to the previous year. Below is some of the initial analysis:
CHANGES MADE AS A RESULT OF MOST RECENT ASSESSMENT
We are beginning to understand which SLO’s for LERN 50 are being applied to other academic
courses. We are also starting to understand which SLO’s students apply more/less frequently. This
data has assisted faculty in the development of course curriculum for College Success and its faculty.
Specifically, at the beginning of the Fall 12 semester, an email with the above results was sent to all
College Success faculty to assist with curriculum development and their individual SLO
Assessment/Evaluation process. Lastly, at the end of Fall 12 there will be a professional
development meeting for all College Success faculty to discus results and their individual SLO
Assessment /Evaluation process.
2. LERN 53A – Test Prep: CBEST Exam - English
OVERVIEW
A Survey Monkey survey was developed and administered Fall 11 to survey students who took
both this ½ unit course and the CBEST exam following the course. The assessment is to
determine the success of the course for students taking the exam.
YEARLY UPDATES
Fall 11: Develop survey and assess.
RECENT ASSESSMENT DETAILS
Spring 12: Assessment results indicate…
CHANGES MADE AS A RESULT OF MOST RECENT ASSESSMENT
Timeline for changes
2012/2013
2013/2014
2014/2015
2015/2016