SLO Activity Details

Coordinator: Vivian Ikeda

Assessment Progress

Stage	5. Course/program/service has undergone at least one full closed-loop cycle – implemented improvements have been assessed. Process is now on a continual cycle of repeated assessment and review.
Number of Outcomes	5
Number of Outcomes Assessed to Date	5
Assessment and Analysis Frequency	Every semester

Improvements

Details	The MLOs were refined based on previous assessments that included student self-evaluations as well as faculty assessment results. MLOs were reduced and re-worded to adhere to current CCSF College Curriculum Committee guidelines, but still align with department-wide and level appropriate speaking skill outcomes.

Assessment and Analysis Review

Assessment Methods	The ESL department conducted an SLO assessment focused on speaking skills in Fall 2013. The data from the student survey, results from our department-wide speaking tests, individual faculty progress reports and reports from the noncredit curriculum committee, which has representatives from all five main ESL campuses were analyzed.
When Was Data Gathered?	The progress reports data and test results collected from the Spring 2014 and anecdotal information from the noncredit curriculum committee, which as representatives from all five main ESL campuses are kept in written form by the Assessment and Curriculum Resource Instructors at the ESL Teachers’ Resource Center office.
Discussion Logistics	Results from the department-wide tests and reports from individual instructors are collected and discussed in the Noncredit Curriculum Committee (NCCC), which consists of representatives from the main ESL campuses, the Chair, and the department resource instructors. Results of these discussions are shared in the form of minutes and reports are sent back to the campuses by the campus NCCC reps. NCCC reps and test coordinators exist at each campus are are responsible for distributing department-wide tests and then the NCCC reps are primarily responsible for sharing test results.
Number Assessed	623
Data and Analysis Summary	The overall pass rate for a new form of the listening test dropped to a mean score of 39.4% from a high of 60%, so the department is looking at the future trend to see if the assessment or the course outline needs to be revised.
Future Improvements	The Noncredit Curriculum Committee will work with the Assessment Coordinator to review the test results and curriculum in Spring 2015.

Future Plans

Term	Spring 2015
Details	The progress reports data and test results collected from the Fall 2014 and anecdotal information from the noncredit curriculum committee, which as representatives from all five main ESL campuses are kept in written form by the Assessment and Curriculum Resource Instructors at the ESL Teachers’ Resource Center office. . The department will analyze the results from the previous semester to determine whether there needs to be a discussion about revising the course outline.

Term

Spring 2015

Details

The progress reports data and test results collected from the Fall 2014 and anecdotal information from the noncredit curriculum committee, which as representatives from all five main ESL campuses are kept in written form by the Assessment and Curriculum Resource Instructors at the ESL Teachers’ Resource Center office. . The department will analyze the results from the previous semester to determine whether there needs to be a discussion about revising the course outline.

Extra

Details	The department has just completed complete revision of Levels Literacy through Level 4. In the Spring 2015 semester, the Noncredit Curriculum Committee expects to focus attention to discussion and revision of Levels 5-9.

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