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Program Student Learning Outcomes
USE OF ASSESSMENT RESULTS
Fall Semester 2009
PROGRAM TITLE: University Parallel
COURSE: HIST 1110 World Civilization I
This course is a survey of human history that examines the major social, political, intellectual, military,
and religious events in world history from prehistory through the Reformation.
Expected Student Learning Outcomes:
1. The student will demonstrate knowledge of the development of distinctive features, events, and
institutions in World Civilization I including ancient Mesopotamian civilization.
2. The student will demonstrate knowledge of the development of distinctive features, events, and
institutions in World Civilization I including ancient Egyptian civilization.
3. The student will demonstrate knowledge of the development of distinctive features, events, and
institutions in World Civilization I including ancient Hebrew civilization.
4. The student will demonstrate knowledge of the development of distinctive features, events, and
institutions in World Civilization I including ancient Chinese civilization.
5. The student will demonstrate knowledge of the development of distinctive features, events, and
institutions in World Civilization I including ancient Greek civilization.
6. The student will demonstrate knowledge of the development of distinctive features, events, and
institutions in World Civilization I including ancient Roman civilization.
Performance Measure: Embedded Assessment
Effectiveness Standard: At least 70% of the students will answer the questions that pertain to the
student learning outcome correctly.
Assessment Results:
SLO
1
2
3
4
5
6
QUESTION
1
2
3
4
5
6
PERCENT CORRECT
75
71
75
80
92
85
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Use of Assessment Results:
This was the only section of this course offered during the fall 2009 semester. The Effectiveness
Standard of 70% correct was exceeded for every expected student learning outcome. Regular and
adjunct faculty teaching HIST 1110 were provided with these results and discussion was encouraged.
The faculty teaching this course are satisfied with the current SLOs because they demonstrate the
essence of the course. It was their opinion that changing the SLOs or the assessment methodology
would not necessarily change/increase student learning, particularly since there is no other assessment
data from this course with which to make a meaningful comparison. This comparison may be done
following the next time this course is assessed. With regard to SLO 2 (71% correct), the faculty plans to
dedicate additional class time to that SLO next year.