Institutional Learner Outcomes
Coffeyville Community College
Assessment
Our challenge!!!
The Next Step …
• Across the nation assessment strategies
are being updated …
• It is imperative that all colleges determine
and make public not only their mission but
also a list of their CORE ABILITIES.
• Programs within the college must do
likewise …
Reporting
• Colleges are now expected to make
available, as a matter of public record, a
report indicating how well “Institutional
Learner Outcomes” (Core Abilities) are
being achieved and …
• To what extent each “program” is
contributing to the overall achievement of
institutional learner outcomes.
Definition of General Education
A general education fosters the knowledge,
skills, and values essential to all academic
disciplines and encourages the pursuit of
lifelong learning. General education
outcomes are sought in the core academic
courses required of all students regardless
of the major or professional program.
Learning Triad
GENERAL EDUCATION (Core Abilities)
TECHNICAL EDUCATION
DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION
AREAS OF LEARNING
General Education
Transfer (Electives)
Program Specific
Technical Programs
Developmental Ed
What Is a Program?
A “Program” in a college
can be whatever that
college wishes it to be …
But there must be an
agreed upon set of
programs that will
undergo periodic
“program review” ….
Learner Outcomes
Must Be Established at the Institutional Level
And at the Program Level
And at the Course Level
The Three Steps
1. Identify institutional core abilities (Gen. Ed.)
required of all degree-seeking students.
There are usually 6-10 core abilities identified for a
college. These are typically stated first in general
terms then delineated for more clarity for those
reading them in the college catalog or on the college
website. These should be formulated first, then
linked with departmental outcomes designated to
nurture the mentioned knowledge or skill set.
The Three Steps
2. Identify departmental outcomes for each
department most of which will support one
or more of the stated “core abilities”.
Depending on the size and diversity of the
department, there may be 6 – 10 departmental
outcomes. Departmental outcomes may be
thought off as “primary” or “secondary” ones.
The primary outcomes link directly to an
institutional core ability, the secondary outcomes
support or augment the primary ones.
The Three Steps
3. Identify course level outcomes (already
present in syllabi) and link them to
corresponding departmental outcomes.
Each course taught will have a number of
clearly stated outcomes. These outcomes
(primary) must be linked to their corresponding
departmental outcomes. The other course
outcomes will be cataloged as secondary
outcomes.
Review …
Institutional Learning Goals
• Reflect the “values” of the college.
• Sometimes known as “Core Abilities”.
• Are a public statement as to what this
college feels every degree seeking student
should be able to do upon completion of
course work.
CCC’s Plan
DESIGN
EVALUATE
IMPLEMENT
Design Phase – Part 1
Writing Learner Outcomes
Institutional
Mission
Gen. Ed. Outcomes
(Core Abilities)
Department
Learner Outcomes
Department
Learner Outcomes
Courses Outcomes
Department
Learner Outcomes
Design Phase – Part 2
Codifying Learner Outcomes
Each course
Outcome will be
assigned a
number (code)
designating the
course, the dept,
and whether it is
a “Core”
competency or a
“Discretionary”
competency and
which Dept
outcome it
supports…
Each
departmental
outcome will be
assigned a code
designating the
dept, as well as
the institutional
outcome it
supports …
Each
institutional
outcome will be
assigned a code
allowing it to be
“linked” or
mapped to both
dept. and course
outcomes …
Design Phase – Part 3
• Design “Common Finals” for quality assurance
purposes.
• Utilize an “Outcomes-based Exit Exam”.
Sample Statement
ILOG – Institutional Learner Outcome Grid
Sample Institutional Learning
Outcomes
General Education
To meet the demands of today’s society, students need to:
1. Communicate Effectively
2. Think Critically
3. Apply Mathematical Skills in Problem Solving
4. Apply the Concepts and Methods of the Natural
Sciences
5. Develop Insights into Personal and Group Behavior
6. Understand Political, Geographic, and Economic
Issues
Sample Institutional Learning
Outcomes (Continued)
7. Engage in the Creative Process or Interpretive
Performance in the Arts.
8. Understand Creative Works as Expressions of
Individual and Human Values within Historical and
Social Contexts.
9. Search, Process, and Present Information
Electronically Using Current Digital Technology.
10.Develop a Commitment to Lifelong Learning and
Fitness.
Reporting Sequencing
Course Outcomes
Dept./Prog. Outcomes
Institutional Outcomes
Performance Reporting
Defining “Benchmarks”
An “Old” Benchmark ….. 70 – 70 (%’s)
Benchmarks typically have:
1. % of Group
2. % of Attainment
Thanks!