Instructional Outcomes

Reporting Course-Level Outcomes Data

What Information Do I Need to Report My Outcomes Data?

Data needed:

1. 1. Instructor name.
  2. Semester.
  3. CRN.
  4. Knowledge of which CLO is being reported. Faculty may reference the course outcomes assessment timeline (COAT).
  5. Class-level proficiency standard and Student-level proficiency standard. (This information can be imported from other course sections or previous years. These proficiency standards or benchmarks should be the same for all sections of the course. They are to be determined at the departmental level.)
  6. Title of measure used for assessment.
  7. Number of students proficient and Number of students not proficient (i.e., quantitative results).
  8. Summary of Findings (i.e., qualitative feedback).

There are two parts to reporting CLO data in Taskstream:

Part A. Measures (i.e., assessment methods).
Part B. Findings (i.e., assessment data).

Remember:

For Part A: Click on Measures (“Check it out”, work on it, and “Check it in”).
For Part B: Click on Findings (“Check it out”, work on it, and “Check it in”).

Directions: For Taskstream Guide click or tap here.

Which Course Do I Report On?

Data for at least one section of each course that is taught (e.g., English 100) should be reported each academic year. If there are multiple sections of a given course offered in an academic year, data from only one section may be needed. Although not required, winter and summer term outcomes assessment results also may be reported.

When is it Helpful to Report On Additional Course Sections?

Faculty members often report on multiple sections so that they may better evaluate outcomes across different modalities (e.g., synchronous class results versus asynchronous class results); class offering days/times (e.g., 8 a.m. class results versus 11:15 a.m. class results); or semesters (e.g., fall term versus spring term class results). Additional reporting also may be helpful to validate further and provide additional evidence for resource requests in the close-the-loop process.

Which Outcome Do I Report On?

Data for at least one course-level outcome should be reported for each course. Each department/division has determined which CLOs will be reported, and when. This determination is vital to ensure that all CLOs for a course are equally assessed within a six-year period. The tracking of this information is managed in the course outcomes assessment timeline (COAT) which is submitted and stored in Taskstream.

An example of a COAT. Notice that all outcomes are assessed equally within the six-year cycle.

	17–18	18–19	19–20	20–21	21–22	22–23
Presented with viewing assignments, students will articulate their connection to dance as related to key historical dance figures, dance works, and/or dance trends.	X	X
In written assignments, students will identify and compare various dance genres from an anthropological, sociological, and aesthetic viewpoint.			X	X
Presented with a live or recorded dance performance of historical significance, students will conduct an analysis based on Laban’s categories of body, effort, shape, and space, and formulate an opinion about the choreographic intent.					X	X

Another example of a COAT with all outcomes equally assessed.

	17–18	18–19	19–20	20–21	21–22	22–23
Presented with viewing assignments, students will articulate their connection to dance as related to key historical dance figures, dance works, and/or dance trends.	X			X
In written assignments, students will identify and compare various dance genres from an anthropological, sociological, and aesthetic viewpoint.		X			X
Presented with a live or recorded dance performance of historical significance, students will conduct an analysis based on Laban’s categories of body, effort, shape, and space, and formulate an opinion about the choreographic intent.			X			X