PLO/CLO Direct Assessment Analysis

Updated: April 2022

Description: The PLO/CLO Direct Assessment Analysis report provides the user with a high-level view of whether their students are meeting the outcome assessment goals set at the Course learning outcome level aggregated by outcome in for the selected term(s) by Course or by Course Section.   There are three types of results you may generate from this report:

CLO Assessment Results:  Generate a report on the results of Course Learning Outcomes (CLO) assessed within a Course or Course Section that are NOT mapped to a Program Learning Outcome (PLO) in a Program.

PLO Assessment Results:  Generate a report on the the results of Course Learning Outcomes assessed within a Course or Course Section that ARE mapped to a Program Learning Outcome in a Program.

Both:  Generate a report that includes assessment results for Course Learning Outcomes which are mapped to Program Learning Outcomes in a Program AND the Course Learning Outcomes that are assessed exclusive of inclusion in a Program's curriculum map.

Applicable to: Institution Admin, College Admin, Department Admin, Program Coordinator, Course Coordinator

Assessment Type:  Both Course Learning Outcome AND Program Learning Outcome Assessment.  

Running the Report - Step by Step:

1. Navigate to the Main Menu and find the Analytics section of the menu
2. In the menu, locate the Analytics section. Within this section, select Report Dashboard.
   
3. Click the name of the report - PLO/CLO Direct Assessment Analysis Report - to open the report
4. Next, select the parameters for the report.  Remember to select your parameters starting at the top left, and moving from left to right across the screen.
   
   
   • Term: You may multi-select up to 5 terms from the drop down menu to review results for a specific term.
   • Level:  Determine the aggregation level of your results:  Institution, College, Department, Program, Course, Course Section.
   • Outcome Set: (Program related outcomes only - not available for CLO assessment) Choose which program-related outcome set you want to run the report on.  This includes ILOs, PLOs and any accreditor, college or department level outcome sets.
   • College/Administrative Unit: To narrow the results by college/administrative unit, you may choose one or more colleges here.
   • Department/Administrative Division: To narrow results by department/administrative division, you may choose one or more departments here.
   • Program:  Narrow the results by Program.
   • Course:  To search for a specific course, start by typing the subject code and then the course number and wait two beats.  Then your search will suggest a course to narrow the results.  
     
   • Course Section: Multi-select related sections to narrow the results.
   • Outcomes: Narrow results by specific outcome(s).
   • Student Degree: (Program Outcomes Only) Narrow the results by specific student degree.
5. Once the parameters are selected, click Run Report
   
6. (Optional) If you want to start over and add new parameters, click Reset Parameters 
   
   
   

Reading the Report Results

In the report above, the option to view CLO Results only was selected for the Course ENGR 205.  The results columns are:

1. College:  College that owns the Course
2. Department:  Department that owns the Course
3. Program: If the CLO is mapped to a PLO, the corresponding Program name will display here
4. Course:  Course information
5. Course Outcome:  The CLO that was assessed
6. # Assessed: Number of assessments on that outcome in the course/course section.  So the number 10 displayed could mean that either 5 students were assessed on that outcome twice, or 10 students were assessed on that outcome once.  
7. Rubrics:  This is where your students fell on the Proficiency Scale in the results for this outcome.  There is a small key below the graph indicating the levels of your Course Learning Outcome or Program Learning Outcome Proficiency Scale.  
8. Success: This indicates the percentage of students assessed who met the proficiency scale level that was set as a Goal for that Course.
9. Performance Goal:  This will display the performance goal set within a Program for Program Learning Outcomes when the selected parameter is PLO Outcomes Only or Both, if that result type is selected.