Transcript Developing Program Outcomes

Developing Program Outcomes
General
Education
Transfer
(Electives)
Program Specific
Technical
Programs
Spring 2016
Coffeyville Community College
Marty D. Evensvold
Director of Institutional Effectiveness
Learner Outcomes
Must Be Established at the Institutional Level
And at the Program Level
And at the Course Level
Program Outcomes
• Are used to determine whether the program’s
purpose is being achieved.
• Outcomes information provides concrete,
meaningful, and useful evidence of achievement
of the program’s purpose.
• Outcomes also provide information to direct
improvement. Thus, a program’s instructional
outcomes serve as the foundation for
assessment planning.
Program Mission Statement
• A mission statement is a brief description of a
program’s fundamental purpose.
• It answers the question, “Why do we exist?”
• There should be a linkage between the mission
of the college and that of the program.
• Likewise, their should be a connection between
a program’s mission and its outcomes.
• A mission statement is a description of the
program’s goals.
Goals vs. Outcomes
Goals
Outcomes
Broad, future-oriented
statements
Brief, clear statements of
results
Reflect what the program is
striving towards or hoping
to become
Describe the desired
learning/behaviors of
students completing the
program or course
Refer to instructional
processes/activities
Refer to results of instructional
processes/activities
Used primarily in policy
making and general
program planning
Used to assess effectiveness
of curriculum and provide
information for
improvements
Writing Program Outcomes
• What should your students be able to
demonstrate?
• Start small-with three to five outcomes.
• Keep them measurable.
• Outcomes are faculty written and
updated.
• Must support at least one institutional
outcome.
Outcomes Schema
Institutional Learner Outcomes
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Program
Outcomes
1. 2. 3.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
1,2
MAT105
3,4,5
CHE105
2,3
SOC101
1
MAT106
1,2,3
BIO102
1,7
PSY101
2,3
MAT115
3
PSC151
4,5
POL111
6
HIS109
Course Outcomes
Creating Program Outcomes
• Number
– three to five per program
• Specificity
– not highly detailed
• Comprehensiveness
– all courses must be covered
• Linkage
– courses…programs…institutional
Levels of Outcomes
1. Recognition/Recall
2. Comprehension/Application
3. Critical Thinking/Problem Solving
Linkage to Institutional
Outcomes
• Identification of key course outcomes. (Found in
course syllabi)
• Identify supported program outcome of each
course outcome.
• Establish uniform links from course outcomes to
program outcomes. (Especially in cases of
multiple instructors)
“Winding Up” …..
Thanks!