1. Writing a Student Learning Outcome (SLO)
Facilitator: Julie Coan, rdh, mph

2. “If you don’t know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else”
Yogi Berra

3. Student Learning Outcomes
What are we trying to do?
How well are we doing it?
How can we improve?

4. Student Learning Behaviors Student Learning Outcomes
Appropriate Assessment Methods
Student Learning Outcomes
Specific Performance Criteria

5. Writing a Learning Outcome
Determine the desired outcome or behavior
Be specific, use action verbs
Choose an assessment that measures your desired outcome
Determine performance criteria

6. Focusing on Student Behavior
Learning outcomes
Identify desired student behaviors
Define what the student should be able to demonstrate after completing a course or program
Statements of what a student will learn

7. Action Verbs & Bloom’s Taxonomy

8. Course objectives & slo’s
Student Learning Outcomes versus Course Objectives
Generally 3-8 SLOs per course vs. many individual objectives
Represents general overarching concepts vs. detailed course content

9. Student learning outcomes
The Student will be able to
Write a paper that analyzes the economic, historical and social aspects of South American History through film
Evaluate the nutritional components of a clients daily diet, identify nutritional deficiencies, and create a nutritional plan to meet the client’s specific nutritional needs
Solve all types of quantitative chemistry problems and demonstrate reasoning clearly and completely on written exam. Integrate multiple ideas in the problem solving process. Check results to make sure they are physically reasonable.

10. References
Laney College. (2017). How to write SLOs. Retrieved on February 20, 2017 from
Osters, S. & Tiu, F. S. (n.d.). Writing measurable learning outcomes. 3rd. Annual Texas A&M Assessment Conference. Retrieved on February 18, 2017 from Outcomes.pdf