Student Learning Outcomes

Step 1: Write an SLO

Before writing an SLO, ask yourself the following questions:

Now, to write an SLO, start with what you're already doing. Choose a paper, essay, exam, project or presentation that you already require students to do. Ask yourself exactly what skills or knowledge the assignment requires students to demonstrate; i.e. what is the purpose of the assignment?

Put that purpose into a statement that begins with the following phrase:

"By the end of the course, students should be able to. . ." do what?

Remember to use specific verbs from Bloom's Taxonomy (PDF).

View actual SLOs written by LPC faculty.

This part is optional: Download and save the Assessment Plan and Report document, then input your SLO under Intended Outcomes.

eLumen Instructions icon
Enter your SLO into eLumen.

    1. Log into eLumen. Select Las Positas College as your institution.
    2. On the left , click My Catalog Courses and, under that, Course Definition. Under the My Courses heading on the right, you will see a list of all of the courses you teach. To enter an SLO, click Details.
    3. Click Add New. Type, or better yet, paste in from your Assessment Plan and Report document, the text for the SLO, and click Save

      movie iconView a digital movie of the above eLumen process.

Proceed to Step 2: Prepare your assessment

Student Learning Outcomes

Lauren Hasten
SLO Committee Chair
925.424.1210

 

Page last modified: August 12, 2008