Form A
PLOs, Core Theme Alignment, and 5-Year Assessment Plan
Last updated 11/08/2013
Degree Program Name
Academic Year
Department Name - School Name
Dixie State University
When PLOs Assessed
during a 5-Year Cycle
Program Learning Outcomes
List all the learning outcomes for the degree
program below. What students know, do & value.
Also, for each PLO, identify with which DSU core
theme(s) it aligns with [i.e., Learning (CT1),
Values (CT2), and Community (CT3)].
PLO 1: Students will describe and explain
fundamental topics in five principal perspectives of
biology
a. The chemical and molecular
machinations operating within all
biological processes
PLO 1:
b.
PLO 1:
c.
The centrality of genetic systems'
governance of life's actions from the
cellular to the phyletic
The coordinated regulation of integrated
cellular systems and their effect on the
physiological functioning of organisms
Date: _____________________
AY
13
14
AY
14
15
AY
15
16
x
x
x
AY
16
17
AY
17
18
Direct Evidence of Student Learning
Describe the instrument(s) to be used, the
course(s) in which the student artifacts will
be collected, the anticipated scoring strategy,
and the target for success.
Refer to your curriculum map.
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
Data collected in
Spring to be used to
assess the PLOs for
the following AY.
Subset of multiple
choice questions
Subset of multiple
from test given
choice questions from
during Senior
test given during
Seminar
Senior Seminar
75% of students
will score 75% or
higher
Subset of multiple
choice questions
from test given
during Senior
Seminar
75% of students will
score 75% or higher
75% of students
will score 75% or
higher
Subset of multiple
choice questions
from test given
during Senior
Seminar
75% of students will
score 75% or higher
75% of students
will score 75% or
higher
75% of students will
score 75% or higher
Subset of multiple
choice questions from
test given during
Senior Seminar
Subset of multiple
choice questions from
test given during
Senior Seminar
Indirect Evidence of Student Learning
Describe the instrument(s) to be used, the
anticipated scoring strategy, and the target
for success.
Senior exit survey
75% of students will answer “agree” or
“strongly agree” on subset of questions
relating to this PLO
Senior exit survey
75% of students will answer “agree” or
“strongly agree” on subset of questions
relating to this PLO
Senior exit survey
75% of students will answer “agree” or
“strongly agree” on subset of questions
relating to this PLO
Prepared by: _____________________________
Form A
PLO 1:
d.
PLO 1:
e.
PLOs, Core Theme Alignment, and 5-Year Assessment Plan
The dynamic interaction of living
systems with each other and their
environments
x
The transforming role of evolution in
changing life forms and how evolution
explains both the unity and diversity of
life
PLO 2: Students will employ scientific methods to
acquire, analyze and apply knowledge of
biological phenomena.
PLO 3: Students will evaluate scientific ideas and
information while maintaining receptivity to
potential alternative predications.
Date: _____________________
Subset of multiple
choice questions
from test given
during Senior
Seminar
x
x
x
Subset of multiple
choice questions from
test given during
Senior Seminar
75% of students
will score 75% or
higher
Subset of multiple
choice questions
from test given
during Senior
Seminar
75% of students will
score 75% or higher
75% of students
will score 75% or
higher
Poster describing
small group
research done in
lab or class
(Biostatistics and
Research Design,
Herpetology,
Ichthyology,
Comparative
Vertebrate
Physiology,
Independent
Research)
75% of students will
score 75% or higher
75% of students
will score 75% or
higher on the
grading rubric
Literature Review
papers
(Herpetology,
Ichthyology, Plant
Physiology, among
others)
Subset of multiple
choice questions from
test given during
Senior Seminar
Poster describing
small group research
done in lab or class
(Biostatistics and
Research Design,
Animal Behavior,
Independent
Research)
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Senior exit survey
75% of students will answer “agree” or
“strongly agree” on subset of questions
relating to this PLO
Senior exit survey
75% of students will answer “agree” or
“strongly agree” on subset of questions
relating to this PLO
Senior exit survey
75% of students will answer “agree” or
“strongly agree” on subset of questions
relating to this PLO
75% of students will
score 75% or higher
on the grading rubric
Literature Review
papers (Scientific
Writing, Marine
Biology, Animal
Behavior, among
others)
Senior exit survey
75% of students will answer “agree” or
“strongly agree” on subset of questions
relating to this PLO
Prepared by: _____________________________
Form A
PLOs, Core Theme Alignment, and 5-Year Assessment Plan
75% of students
will score 75% or
higher on the
grading rubric
PLO 4: Reading Comprehension: Students will
analyze and critique scientific literature: identifying
hypotheses, critiquing methods, interpreting data
and results, and articulating the context of
discussions.
PLO 5: Written Communication: Students will
produce well-written reports and/or research
papers covering topics in biology. These papers
will be presented in the accepted formats of
scientific research articles.
PLO 6: Oral Presentation: Students will publicly
present scientific information covering specific
topics in the biological sciences. Presentations will
adequately communicate data and information in
a clear and logical format.
Literature Review
papers
(Herpetology,
Ichthyology, Plant
Physiology, among
others)
x
75% of students
will score 75% or
higher on the
grading rubric
Experimental
Research Papers
for Labs
(Biostatistics and
Research Design,
Herpetology,
Ichthyology, Plant
Physiology, among
others)
x
x
75% of students
will score 75% or
higher on the
grading rubric
Oral Presentation
of Research
Experiments for
Labs (Biostatistics
and Research
Design,
Herpetology,
Ichthyology, Plant
Physiology, among
others)
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75% of students will
score 75% or higher
on the grading rubric
Literature Review
papers (Scientific
Writing, Marine
Biology, Animal
Behavior, among
others)
75% of students will
score 75% or higher
on the grading rubric
Experimental
Research Papers for
Labs (Biostatistics and
Research Design,
Animal Behavior,
among others)
75% of students will
score 75% or higher
on the grading rubric
Oral Presentation of
Research Experiments
for Labs (Biostatistics
and Research Design,
Animal Behavior,
among others)
75% of students will
score 75% or higher
on the grading rubric
Senior exit survey
75% of students will answer “agree” or
“strongly agree” on subset of questions
relating to this PLO
Senior exit survey
75% of students will answer “agree” or
“strongly agree” on subset of questions
relating to this PLO
Senior exit survey
75% of students will answer “agree” or
“strongly agree” on subset of questions
relating to this PLO
75% of students
Date: _____________________
Prepared by: _____________________________
Form A
PLOs, Core Theme Alignment, and 5-Year Assessment Plan
Last updated 11/08/2013
will score 75% or
higher on the
grading rubric
Date: _____________________
Prepared by: _____________________________