LA HARBOR COLLEGE
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) Assessment Report
Course Assessment
Division: Humanities
Discipline/Program: Art
Course Number and Name: Art 714 Beginning Ceramics II
Program Contact Person: ____Jay McCafferty____________________________________ Phone: (310) 233-4517
Reviewed by: Elena Reigadas, SLO Assessment Coordinator
Attach additional pages as necessary.
Institutional Learning
Course Intended Outcomes
Outcomes
5
Use hand-building
techniques to produce slab,
coil, and pinch pot pieces.
Students produce at least
ten pieces using the
following methods: pinch
with eyes closed, coil
finishing in, coil finishing
out, coil patch, slab mold,
slab tube, slab box.
Students may choose
instead to specialize with
potter’s wheel.
Students produce a final
project consisting of one
piece or a set of pieces.
The work will explore a
personalized theme. A
particular artist, a historical
period, or a particular
culture’s ceramic approach
may influence the theme.
Means of Assessment and
Criteria for Success
The vessels created by
students will be analyzed to
determine if the three
methods of hand building
(pinch-coil-slab) have been
used. Does the work exhibit
an understanding of pottery
form? Does the work show
attention to detail? How
clearly are the forms
delineated? Is there a level
of control in the forming
process?
Student performance is
assessed against a
department standard rubric.
Date: 03/26/2014
Summary of Data Collected Use of Results
Three sections, with
twenty-five students.
At the end of the semester
student performance is
assessed against a
department standard rubric.
Students met expectations
and no course changes are
required.
Availability of new
learning room will enable
short lectures and
presentation of visual
material illustrating
advanced forming
techniques and exploring
the work of notable artists.
Next semester students will
meet to share research and
inspiration for class
projects.
A reliable wireless internet
connection would greatly
enhance the ability of the
professor and students to
share and demonstrate
material stored in the cloud
or available on the internet.
Students choosing to focus
on potters wheel produce a
set a pieces exploring a
particular thrown form or
set of thrown pieces with a
unifying aesthetic.
5
Experiment with glazes
and other surface
techniques (various
ceramic materials).
Use low-fire and high-fire
glazes to enhance pieces.
Use of metallic oxides.
Use of decorative slips.
Students use a variety of
embellishment and
finishing techniques
including: burnishing,
carving, and incising.
5 (1)
Student work is evaluated
for the following:
demonstration of an
understanding of color and
degree of opacity as it
relates to the use of glazes,
effective application of
glazes, integration of
surface treatment with
form, and the
utilization of a variety of
decorative methods.
Three sections, with
twenty-five students.
At the end of the semester
student performance is
assessed against a
department standard rubric.
Student performance is
assessed against a
department standard rubric.
Students create logbook
describing each ceramic
piece produced. Students
identify, illustrate, label,
evaluate and comment on
each piece.
Students submit logbook.
For each piece students
must provide type of
construction, type of
glazing, name of glaze,
illustration of piece and
evaluation of piece.
Students give presentation
of their final project,
appraising their work.
Students orally discuss their
final project, respond to
questions, and summarize
their experience.
Students listen respectfully
Three sections, with
twenty-five students.
At the end of the semester
student performance is
assessed against a
department standard rubric.
Student met expectations
and no course changes are
required.
Availability of new
learning room will enable
short lecture and visual
presentation illustrating
advanced glazing and
decorative techniques.
A reliable wireless internet
connection would greatly
enhance the ability of the
professor and students to
share and demonstrate
material stored in the cloud
or available on the internet.
Student met expectations
and no course changes are
required.
Next semester students will
be strongly encouraged to
submit a work of art into
the end of year student art
show.
A light diffuser for the
large gallery window and a
lighting system that allows
to other students’
presentations.
Students show appreciation
for artistic work and respect
for others’ feelings.
for the use of dimmable
LED lights on each of the
three electric circuits would
allow for a more
professional gallery show.
Ultimately, the studio arts
building needs some basic
photography and
photographic studio
equipment so that advanced
students can have
professional quality images
of their art to include in
their digital portfolios of
their work. This would
enhance their entry into
advanced art programs or
into the arts professions.
Department Rubric:
0=Inadequate: No basis for assessing student due to lack of material support or failure to drop class.
1=Developing: Work demonstrates a minimal ability to deal with basic visual concepts and skills.
2=Adequate: Work demonstrates an average knowledge of visual concepts and skills.
3=Accomplished: Work demonstrates a good knowledge of visual concepts and has the skills to realize them.
4=Mastery: Work demonstrates excellent knowledge of visual concepts and highly developed skills to realize them.
Date: 12/13/2013
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Institutional Learning
Course Intended Outcomes
Outcomes
5
Use hand-building
techniques to produce slab,
coil, and pinch pot pieces.
Students produce at least
five pieces using the
following methods: pinch
with eyes closed, coil
finishing in, coil finishing
out, coil patch, slab mold,
slab tube, slab box.
Students may choose
instead to specialize with
potter’s wheel.
5
Experiment with glazes
and other surface
techniques (various
ceramic materials).
Use low-fire and high-fire
glazes to enhance pieces.
Use metallic oxides.
Students use a variety of
embellishment and
finishing techniques
including: burnishing,
carving, and incising.
Means of Assessment and
Criteria for Success
The vessels created by
students will be analyzed to
determine if the three
methods of hand building
(pinch-coil-slab) have been
used. Does the work exhibit
an understanding of pottery
form? Does the work show
attention to detail? How
clearly are the forms
delineated? Is there a level
of control in the forming
process?
Skills demonstration or
performance assessed
against a department
standard rubric.
Summary of Data Collected Use of Results
Demonstrate a basic
understanding of color and
color theory as it related to
the use of glazes. Apply
glazes in an affective and
(or) aesthetic manner.
Integrate surface treatment
with form.
Demonstrate an on an
intermediate to advanced
level of understanding of
color and surface as it
relates to three-dimensional
form in the use of glazes
and oxides. Integrate
Three sections, with fifteen
students.
Three sections, with fifteen
students.
100 percent performed
adequate or above against a
department standard rubric.
90 percent performed
adequate or above against a
department standard rubric.
Students met expectations
and no course changes are
required.
Availability of new
learning room will enable
short lectures and
presentation of visual
material better illustrating
work using pinch, coil, and
slab techniques.
Student met expectations
and no course changes are
required.
Availability of new
learning room will enable
short lecture and visual
presentation illustrating
glazing basics.
surface treatment with
form.
Skills demonstration or
performance assessed
against a department
standard rubric.
5
5
1
The student will be able to
wedge clay, operate the
wheel, center clay, and
produce cylinder.
Student will have used a
potter’s wheel to form clay
object.
Skills demonstration or
performance assessed
against a department
standard rubric.
Three sections, with fifteen
students.
Students will produce final
project consisting of one
piece or a set of pieces.
The work will explore a
personalized theme,
influenced by a particular
artist, a historical period,
or a particular culture’s
ceramic approach.
Students choosing to focus
on potters wheel produce a
set a pieces exploring a
particular thrown form or
set of thrown pieces with a
unifying aesthetic.
The work created by
students will be analyzed to
determine if the work
exhibits an understanding
of pottery form? Does the
work show attention to
detail? How clearly are the
forms delineated? Is there a
level of control in the
forming process?
Skills demonstration or
performance assessed
against a standard rubric.
Three sections, with fifteen
students.
Follow established studio
procedures. Discover that
in art certain rules must be
followed in order to
achieve good class
Proper use of materials,
equipment, cleans up
workspace, attentive,
arrives to class on time.
Attendance and
Three sections, with fifteen
students.
Student met expectations
and no course changes are
required.
85 percent performed
adequate or above against a
department standard rubric.
100 percent performed
adequate or above against a
department standard rubric.
90 percent performed
accomplished or above
Student met expectations
and no course changes are
required.
Availability of new
learning room will enable
short lectures and
presentation of visual
material exploring the work
of notable ceramic artists.
Student met expectations
and no course changes are
required.
5 (1)
5 (1)
participation.
participation are
demonstrated.
against a department
standard rubric.
Students create logbook
describing each ceramic
piece produced. Students
identify, illustrate, label,
evaluate and comment on
each piece.
Students submit logbook.
For each piece students
must provide type of
construction, type of
glazing, name of glaze,
illustration of piece and
evaluation of piece.
Three sections, with fifteen
students.
Students give presentation
of their final project,
appraising their work.
Students orally discuss their
final project, respond to
questions, and summarize
their experience.
Students listen respectfully
to other students’
presentations.
Students show appreciation
for artistic work and respect
for others’ feelings.
Three sections, with fifteen
students.
Student met expectations
and no course changes are
required.
100 percent performed
adequate or above against a
department standard rubric.
Student met expectations
and no course changes are
required.
100 percent performed
adequate or above against a
department standard rubric.
Department Rubric:
0=Inadequate: No basis for assessing student due to lack of material support or failure to drop class.
1=Developing: Work demonstrates a minimal ability to deal with basic visual concepts and skills.
2=Adequate: Work demonstrates an average knowledge of visual concepts and skills.
3=Accomplished: Work demonstrates a good knowledge of visual concepts and has the skills to realize them.
4=Mastery: Work demonstrates excellent knowledge of visual concepts and highly developed skills to realize them.
12/25/2012
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Institutional
Course Intended Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
5
1. Describe and use the
common hand building
methods of Ceramics: pinch,
coil, wheel, slab and glazing
Means of Assessment
and Criteria for Success
By the end of the
semester, at least 75% of
the students will be able
to successfully construct
Summary of Data
Use of Results
Collected
70 percent of students
Student met expectations and
tested scored fair of good no course changes are
on department rubric on a required.
standardized question.
and firing.
5
2. Describe and use the
common hand building
methods of Ceramics: pinch,
coil, wheel, slab and glazing
and firing.
5
3. Discover the capabilities and
describe the characteristics of
clay.
5
4. Identify, locate, and properly
use common hand tools.
Identify, and describe the use
And operation of specialized
tools such as kiln.
5. Discover that in art certain
rules must be followed in order
to achieve good
Craftsmanship.
5
2
6. Develop problem solving
skills and creative thinking in
the process of creating
Ceramic works of art.
a advanced functional
(utilitarian) vessel using
one or more of the
following techniques:
a) pinching
b) coil
c) slab
d) wheel
glazing and firing their
pieces
2) By the end of the
semester, at least 75% of
the students will be able
to successfully construct
nonfunctional (or
decorative) vessel using
one or more of the
following techniques:
a) pinching
b) coil
c) slab
d) wheel
e) glazing and firing
Three sections, with
fifteen students.
70 percent of students
Student met expectations and
tested scored fair of good no course changes are
on department rubric on a required.
standardized question.
Three sections, with
fifteen students.
.
Date: 6/24/2010
Institutional
Learning Outcomes
5
Course Intended Outcomes
Execute and successfully
perform advanced exploration of
functional ceramic building
techniques.
Means of Assessment
and Criteria for Success
1)By the end of the
semester, at least 75% of
the students will be able
to successfully construct
an advanced functional
(utilitarian) vessel using
one or more of the
following techniques:
a) pinching
b) coil
c) slab
d) wheel
Summary of Data
Collected
75% of students tested
scored fair of good on
department rubric on a
standardized question.
Three sections, with ten
students.
Use of Results
Student met expectations and
no course changes are
required.