Developing Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

a presentation by Dr. Lori Dawson, Professor of Psychology and Teagle Assessment Scholar at Worcester State University, 11/18/2016

Co-sponsored with the General Education Assessment Committee

Faculty and staff participated in a workshop on creating student learning outcomes (SLOs) for courses and programs. Using multiple methods and factors including Bloom's Taxonomy and the dimensions of knowledge and cognitive process, Dr. Lori Dawson, Professor of Psychology and Teagle Assessment Scholar at Worcester State University, explained how faculty can better assess and evaluate teaching and student learning using SLOs. She also discussed how a list of the top 10 desired skills of employers can be communicated and applied in learning goals and corresponding SLOs.

(reported by Jennifer Adams of the HCC Library and PDC member.)