Co-Curricular Assessment
All co-curricular units report assessment plans and findings on an annual basis. Annual Assessment begins with a 1:1 consultation at the beginning of the annual assessment cycle, and ends with a report of the annual assessment in the summer semester of the subsequent year.
The Annual Assessment cycle ensures that unit’s goals and outcomes systematically impact co-curricular programs and services. Unit goals and outcomes are strategically linked to programs and services, and this is further aligned to divisional and institutional goals and missions. Program initiatives and student development outcomes are continuously measured through a cyclical assessment process.
Each outcome follows the same steps along a cyclical assessment path:
- Write new or revised goals/outcomes
- Plan the design, approach, method(s), tool(s), and success measure to be used for assessing the outcome
- Deliver the program, service, or activity tied to the outcome
- Collect the assessment data
- Analyze the assessment data
- Report and strategize on the findings
Goals and Outcomes
The alignment of the annual assessment plan to the divisional Strategic Plan provides the framework for writing and revising goals and outcomes at the unit-level. The link below discusses how to write goals and outcomes.
Annual Assessment Planning Worksheets
Student Learning Outcomes
Student Learning Outcomes (SLO) use specific action verbs that describe what students will know or be able to do after participating in a program or service. SLOs assess the impact of a program, service, or intervention on participants’ learning and focus on what students will take away or learn from the program or service. They should support the mission of the unit, be derived from the unit goals, and be measurable.