NWACC Learner Outcomes.
(1) Students will develop higher order thinking skills.
(2) Students will gain greater awareness of cultural perspective.
(3) Students write clear, coherent, well-organized documents, which are substantially
free of errors.
(4) Students develop effective oral communication skills.
(5) Students achieve mathematical literacy.
(6) Students use computers proficiently.
(7) Students employ variety of sources to locate, evaluate, and use information.
(8)*Students will develop “soft skills” important to their lifetime success and will
demonstrate professional behavior in their classroom interaction with others and in
their approach to work and assignments.
*approved by Assessment Committee 2006; in the catalog on p. 51.
NWACC and Course Learning Outcomes: To accomplish the following NWACC and course
outcomes, students should read and complete all course assignments, make a sincere effort to be
actively involved, and should work cooperatively with other students and the instructor.
NWACC Learner Outcomes.
1. Students will develop higher order thinking skills. Students will learn Bloom’s
Taxonomy of thinking skills and will utilize this model throughout the semester. Students
will be asked to apply Bloom’s Taxonomy and to use class time for questions at the
application level or above. Students will be asked to think critically about educational
issues and engage in relevant discussions. Activities and assignments will promote and
utilize critical thinking.
2. Students will gain greater awareness of cultural perspective. The topic and concept
of diversity will be investigated, students will be a part of a diverse family group, and
a climate of respect and affirmation will be promoted.
3. Students write clear, coherent, well-organized documents, which are substantially
free of errors. Students will develop and maintain learning logs and a fieldexperience portfolio as well as do many writing assignments that will be assessed on
quality and growth. They will engage in a pre and post readability exercise and will
utilize a variety of reading strategies including KWLH charts, concept mapping,
think/pair/share and many others. They will do group presentations, will engage in
many discussions, and will be asked to compute their own grades. All work must be
word-processed and submitted using Blackboard, and course activities will help
develop research skills as required for class projects.
4. Students develop effective oral communication skills. Students will present what they
have learned in a variety of ways.
5. Students achieve mathematical literacy. Students will compute grades, measures of
central tendency (mean, median, and mode), and other mathematical functions as
needed.
6. Students use computers proficiently. Students will develop documents, portfolios,
presentations, and other documents inherent to the successful completion of this class.
Students will also advance their skills in using the Internet and other resources as
needed.
7. Students employ variety of sources to locate, evaluate, and use information.
Students will learn to utilize resources appropriate to assignments including books,
the Internet, people, the newspaper, professional journals, and others.
8. Students will develop “soft skills” important to their lifetime success and will
demonstrate professional behavior in their classroom interaction with others and in
their approach to work and assignments.* Students will behave in a professional
way in all interactions with their peers, professors, staff, and external constituencies.
We are guests in the schools, so it is imperative that students adhere to protocol and
norms as outlined in course materials.
*approved by Assessment Committee 2006; in the catalog on p. 51.