Improving the Use of TracDat for SLO Data Entry

SLOAC sponsoredFlex workshop January 7, 2014

Hierarchy & Relationship of Outcomes

InstitutionMission &

ISLOs

IS PSLOs

ISCSLOs

SSAUOs

SSSSLOs &

SAOs

BASAUOs

BASObjective

s

Office of the President

1. Develop/Refine CSLOs or PSLOs:

2. Develop assessment methods, benchmarks

of achievement, evaluation methods

3. Assess and Evaluate SLOs

4. Invested faculty Collect, Discuss, &

Analyze Data

5. Determine Refinements Needed. Develop action plans intended to improve

student success

6. Implement refinements &/or

action plans.

The SLO

Cycle

Report results in Annual Program

Review

Developing or revising your SLOs: 1. Locate the GE or CTE learning outcomes that are most highly rated in your program.

*ADM=Assessment Documentation Matrix – available on share drive (SLO folder)

Next steps2. Create a SLO for each GELO/CTELO that is rated 4 or 5 (maybe even a 3). 3. Design assessment4. Administer the assessment (formative or summative)5. Evaluate the assessment w/ rubric6. Record results in TracDat7. Reflect on results –develop recommendations &/or action plan8. Implement action plan9. Re-assess to determine success10. Enter follow-up information into TracDat

Develop a Recording Grid to use as a comprehensive document that may be stored in TracDat

Using TracDat to enter Results and Generate Reports

• Results fields were updated in summer of 2013; older entries will show those new fields as being blank.

• Most fields are simple entry with drop down menus; exceptions: Process, Results, Reflection

New TracDat fields

The single “Process & Results” field has been broken into 3 fields

Storing documents• When entering Results for

Courses or Program SLOs, use the “Related Documents” tab at the bottom of the screen

Running Course & ProgramReports:Program reports are only available if you have CoA or degree. If so, you also see core courses taught by other depts. You may

request access to their reports through the Dept. Chair.

Discussion

• What can you do to improve Program success?– Dialogue with faculty in and outside of your

department;– Review the Liberal Arts PSLO reports and

incorporate relevant results into your report. • How to use reports for Program Review• Changing your SLOs?• New fields in TracDat?

Links

Submitting SLOs to SLOAC: https://portal.miracosta.edu/default.aspx

SLO website resources:http://www.miracosta.cc.ca.us/instruction/slo/index.html