Matrix of Program Student Learning Outcomes
BS English Language and Literature Secondary Education
Course/Number/Section:
Program Learning Outcome Must be aligned with program
outcomes listed in the catalog;
For each learning outcome,
identify year adopted and/or
revised, source.
PLO – Analyze texts from
diverse historical periods and
cultures; Correctly apply
literary terminology for
narrative, poetic, and
dramatic genres; Use literary
critical perspectives and
theory to generate original
analyses
PLO – Compose diverse
researched and original texts
in varied genres and formats,
using various composing
processes, technologies, and
multimodal formats
PLO – Select materials, design
lesson plans, and present ageappropriate material on issues
related to English language,
the process of writing, and
literature, including literature
specifically written for
adolescents
Semester/Academic Year:
Core Learning
Outcomes –
Which Core
Learning
Outcomes are
consistent with
the Program
Learning
Outcome?
Reasoning Skills
(Critical
Thinking);
Communication
Skills;
Information
Literacy
Communication
skills
Reasoning Skills
(Critical
Thinking)
Evidence – To include how
you assessed (specify
assessment instruments);
# & % of students
completing the course
who have satisfactorily
achieved the outcome
(Met or Exceeded your
expectations).
Target Percentage:
Actual Percentage:
Use of Results Suggestions to improve
student outcomes
Did it Work?
Reflections
PLO – Compare and contrast
language structures, and
understand relationships
between language and
culture.
PLO - Locate and evaluate
resources, and incorporate
and cite sources according to
the MLA style manual
Communication
Skills; Global
Literacy;
Reasoning Skills
(Critical
Thinking)
Reasoning Skills
(Critical
Thinking);
Communication
Skills
CLO (Optional)
CLO (Optional)
PLO – Program Learning Outcomes; CLO – Course Learning Outcomes
*The inclusion of CLOs is optional. PLOs are required.