Learning Outcomes Self-Assessment

Take the self-assessment below related to learning outcomes in general, at Palm Beach State College, and in one or more courses that you teach. Answers are discussed throughout Part 1.

(1) If you had to pick only five things students would know or could do as a result of completing your course successfully, what would make the this “top five” list?
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(2) List your current course learning outcomes (CLOs). How well do those outcomes capture the critical learning expectations you listed in Question #1? If the current CLOs do not capture what you believe is important in the course, are you aware of the required process to revise the CLOs?

(3) Do your current CLOs measure higher-level thinking skills? Do you believe these levels are an appropriate expectation for this course? Why or why not?

(4) A health course has the following CLO: “Students will learn the respiratory system.” How could this be rewritten to show clearer expectations of the students?

(5) What are the institutional learning outcomes at Palm Beach State College, and how do they support general education?

(6) In what ways are institutional learning outcomes different from course learning outcomes? In what ways are they the same?

(7) What differences exist between declared, taught, and learned curriculum, and how do learning outcomes help resolve these differences?