Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes are the "knowledge, skills, attitudes, and habits of mind that students take with them from a learning experience" (Suskie, 2018, p. 41). 

At Glendale, learning is assessed at the Activity or Course, Program, and Institutional levels. Assessment activities at the first two levels are differentiated by whether students learn through Engagement (student support activities or programs) or Academics (courses and degree programs). The term “institutional learning outcome” is used instead of “general education learning outcome” because institutional learning emphasizes that these outcomes are achieved through a wide variety of experiences in both academic and cocurricular settings.

• Academic Courses

• Program Review

• Engagement Activities

• Service Area Review

• Institutional Learning

Outcomes selected to be assessed during the formal assessment process should be essential to a student's later success with the focus on areas of opportunity for student growth rather than areas of student strength.