SLO Documentation Checklist

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Are there 3 or fewer SLOs for the course?

·         Only specialized courses like certain vocational courses should have more than 3 SLOs

NOTE: Less than 3 SLOs is acceptable

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Are the SLOs written as outcomes rather than as objectives?

·         Important overarching concept versus small lessons or discrete objectives

·         Are they what a student will be able to DO at the completion of the course, program or service.

·         SLOs address student competency rather than content coverage.

·         SLOs should be the clearly connected to main goals of the course

(see Glossary and Writing SLOs Overview)

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Are Bloom’s Taxonomy concepts used to express higher level thinking?

·         Do SLOs and assessment indicate higher level thinking learning?

·         Do the SLOs include active verbs not verbs like “understand” or “know”?

(see Bloom’s Taxonomy)

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Are the SLOs appropriate?

·         Are they consistent with the curriculum document of record?

·         Do they represents a fundamental result of the course?

·         Do they align with other courses in a sequence, if applicable?

·         Do they represents collegiate-level work, if applicable?

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Is assessment considered?

·         Are SLOs measurable /assessable?

·         Is assessment method indicated?

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Will students be able to understand the language of the SLOs and Assessment?