LA HARBOR COLLEGE
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) Assessment Report
Course Assessment
Division: Science, Family and Consumer Studies
Discipline/Program:
Earth Science
Course Number and Name: GEOLOGY 6: Physical Geology Laboratory
Program Contact Person: Munasinghe, Tissa
Phone: 310 – 233 – 4555
Reviewed by: Elena Reigadas, SLO Assessment Coordinator
Date:
Institutional
Learning
Outcomes
Course Intended
Outcomes
Means of Assessment and Criteria for
Success
(1) Interpret simple geologic
data presented in graphical
form
In a short answer test 70% of the students will
correctly answer more than 70% of the
questions related interpreting geologic data
presented in graphical form
In a short answer test 70% of the students will
correctly answer more than 70% of the
questions related to topographic maps
June 27 2014
Summary of Data Collected
1 section 28 students
Use of Results
1
(2) Explain and interpret the
symbols and data on
topographic maps
1
(3) Interpret and construct
topographic contours and
profiles
In a short answer test 70% of the students will
correctly answer more than 70% of the
questions related to topographic contours and
profiles
97% of the students correctly
answered 70% or more of the
questions related to graphical
geologic data
80% of the students correctly
answered 70% or more of the
questions related to physical
scientific concepts
79% of the students correctly
answered 70% or more of the
questions related to
topographic contours
1
(4) Identify hand specimens
of common minerals
In a short answer test 70% of the students will
correctly identify more than 70% of the hand
specimens
24% of the students correctly
identified 70% or more of the
common minerals
More time spent identifying the
minerals would help students do better
1
(5) Identify major plate
tectonic features and
processes
In a short answer test 70% of the students will
correctly identify more than 70% of the plate
tectonic features and processes
71% of the students correctly
identified 70% or more of the
plate tectonic features and
processes
No action is needed at this time
1
(6) Analyze and interpret
marine magnetic anomaly
data
In a short answer test 70% of the students will
correctly answer more than 70% of the
questions related to marine magnetic anomaly
data
71% of the students correctly
answered 70% or more of the
questions related to marine
magnetic anomaly data
No action needed at this time
1
No action needed at this time
No actions needed at this time
No action needed at this time
Institutional
Learning Outcomes
Course Intended Outcomes
1. Identify different minerals on
earth
2. Identify different rock
samples among rock groups
3. Calculate the age of rocks
using radioactive decay
4. Organize sequential events in
relative geologic time
5. Demonstrate the ability to
number contour lines
6. Prepare a cross section from
a topographic map
Means of Assessment
and Criteria for Success
Summary of Data
Collected
Use of Results