LA HARBOR COLLEGE
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) Assessment Report
Course Assessment
Division: Communications
Discipline/Program:
ESL
Course Number and Name: ESL 003B
Program Contact Person: ___Paul Grady____________________________ Phone: _______________________
Reviewed by: Lora Lane, SLO Assessment Coordinator
Date:
February 2012
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Institutional Learning
Outcomes
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Course Intended Outcomes
1. Demonstrate
comprehension of the main
idea and supporting details
in written material.
2. Identify the main story
elements in a work of
fiction.
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3. Interpret basic information
found under a word entry in
an English learner dictionary.
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4. Respond to reading
topics by relating personal
experience or opinions.
Means of Assessment and Criteria
for Success
Given a final exam with expository
reading comprehension questions,
75% of students will score 70% or
better.
Given a final exam with
comprehension questions on
elements of a work of fiction, 75%
of students will score 70% or better.
Given an exam with embedded
questions on interpretation of basic
information found in an English
learner dictionary, 75% of students
will score 70% or better.
Using a scoring rubric to score a
written assignment, at least 75% of
students will score 70% or better.
Summary of Data Collected
Use of Results
Fall 2011, 1 section:
82% of students scored
70% or better.
No changes were necessary at
this time.
Fall 2011, 1 section:
64% of students scored
70% or better.
Reorganize class materials to
allow more time and focus on
the use of an English learner
dictionary.
Fall 2011, 1 section:
100% of students scored
70% or better.
No changes were necessary at
this time.
Date: August 2010
Institutional Learning
Outcomes
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Course Intended Outcomes
1. Identify the main idea and
supporting details in a reading
passage.
2. Identify point of view, main
characters, setting, and storyline in
work of fiction.
3. Retell reading passage/story and relate
it to personal experiences and opinions.
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4. Choose right derivative word form
(e.g., creation, creative, creatively,
creator, recreate) from familiar
vocabulary base word (e.g.,create) to
construct a grammatically correct
sentence.
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5. Choose right meaning for an
unknown word with more than one
meaning in an English learner
dictionary.
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Means of Assessment and
Criteria for Success
Expository reading
comprehension exercises and
tests: multiple choice, truefalse, cloze, short answer
questions.
Fiction comprehension
exercises and tests:
identification of point of view,
main characters, setting, and
storyline.
Class discussions on reading
topics and issues.
Oral and written summaries of
reading materials.
Sentence type exercises:
identify and write simple,
compound, and complex
sentences.
Dictionary exercises and tests:
assess ability to find word
meanings and and
pronunciation.
6. Pronounce new word using the
pronunciation symbols and markings in
an English learner dictionary.
7. Respond to reading by free writing
personal reactions in a reading log.
Oral pronunciation test.
8. Read aloud short, simple sentences,
Analytic rating scale or
Response scoring rubric:
scores ability to relate topic to
personal experience in
informal language.
Summary of Data Collected
Use of Results
dialogs, story, poem, play, using correct
pronunciation, word stress, and
intonation patterns.
checklist which evaluates:
1. Rhythm and word
stress
2. Emphasis and
thought groups
3. Sounds