SPRING 2015 SLO/PLO ASSESSMENT REPORT
Date: June 30, 2015
Name of Person Reporting: Louise Barbato
Name of Department and/or Discipline: English, COMM ST & Journalism
1. a. List the courses/certificates/programs your discipline/department assessed in
the Spring 2015 semester.
English course SLOs assessed this semester:
Course
21
28
101
103
206
208
SLO
1
1
1&3
1
1
1
COMM ST:
Comm Studies 101 SLO3
COMM Studies 121, 102, and 151: faculty were asked to choose one SLO that has not
yet been assessed
b. For each one, indicate whether the benchmark (standard for student success)
was reached.
Benchmarks were reached for all courses.
2. Summarize the major assessment results for courses/programs in your area.
Overall, the assessment results were very positive. There was no pattern of
deficiencies seen through the assessment commentaries.
3. Summarize what changes have been made or are planned to be made as a result of
the assessments.
Changes which are planned vary from instructor to instructor and include:
 More emphasis on the connection between essay structure and the development
of logical arguments
 More emphasis on the thesis statement
 Encourage students to read and discuss their papers with friends and family for
feedback which goes beyond peer review
 More emphasis on scaffolding
 More grammar and mechanics review and assessment of student problems
 Introducing research paper earlier on
 Finding ways to make sure that students keep up with tasks
COMM ST
 More emphasis on audience analysis
4. Follow up on previous assessments:
(1) If an SLO was assessed previously, compare the results with the earlier
assessments:
(a) Have the recommended changes been implemented? yes
(b) Has the follow-up textbox been filled in on the SLO online system? yes
Faculty were asked to complete follow ups:
Course
21
28
SLO
1
2
3
1
101
2
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
102
103
127
203
205
Follow ups that need to be done by:
Keshishyan, Darr, Mayreis, Diaz
Keshishyan, Darr, Smith, Selsby, Kemp
Darr, Smith, Selsby,
Mayreis, Caggiano, Daly, Selsby, Keshishyan,
Cabral,
Daly, Smith, Kemp, Cabral
Caggiano,
Welch, Ladinsky
Smith, Daly, Orozco
Welch
(2) How have the findings led to improved student learning?
Faculty as individuals are taking a good look at the effectiveness of their instruction
and consider improvements that may be made to facilitate SLO accomplishment.
5. Have the results of your assessments been shared and discussed among the
members of your program? (Provide dates and any minutes of meetings as
evidence. Please also post relevant minutes in the Department Notes section of
the SLO Online system.)
These will be discussed on flex day 2015.
6. Have the results of your assessments been shared and discussed with members of
your advisory committee (if vocational program)? N/A
7. What resource requests are planned as a result of the assessments?
 A grammar boot camp
 Reduce the number of students in COMM ST classes
 Better organization of HS classes
8. Have the assessment results been posted on the online system?
Yes
Written responses to these questions are due by e-mail to the SLO Coordinator
Pat Flood by Monday, June 29, 2015.
Please label your file with your department name and Spr 15 Assmt Rept;
example: Business Spr 15 Assmt Rept.