How Do I Find Academic Student Learning Outcomes?

Student Learning Outcomes identify the knowledge, skills, habits, and dispositions students should develop through their curricular and co-curricular experiences at Gustavus. We use these outcomes to assess student learning and to inform pedagogical and curricular changes.

Gustavus faculty, administrators, and staff have developed the following types of outcomes:

Institutional Student Learning Outcomes: The four ISLOs name the outcomes students should achieve through their entire Gustavus experience. These outcomes also include a preamble. The preamble identifies other skills, habits, and dispositions we believe students should develop during their time at Gustavus, all of which are enhanced by attainment of the four regularly assessed ISLOs. The ISLOs are assessed by aggregating assessment and survey data from throughout the College.

General Education Student Learning Outcomes: The four general education SLOs name the outcomes students should achieve through their experiences in the Challenge Curriculum or Three Crowns, particularly in the five area courses. The primary assessment for these outcomes takes place in the Challenge and Three Crowns Seminars.

Challenge Curriculum and Three Crowns Designation Outcomes: The designation outcomes identify the knowledge and skills students should attain in designation-bearing courses. Faculty teaching these courses assess the outcomes using a shared rubric.

Department and Interdisciplinary Program Outcomes: The department and interdisciplinary program outcomes name the knowledge and skills students should gain within a department. Some of these outcomes identify what students should attain by the end of their program while others focus on what students should learn in particular courses or course levels within a department. Department and program faculty are responsible for assessing these outcomes.

Institutional Student Learning Outcomes

General Education Student Learning Outcomes

• Student Learning Outcomes: All Challenge Curriculum and Three Crowns SLOs 
  • Example Designation Assessment Report Form: Sample Designation SLO Report Form 

• Challenge Curriculum Teaching Resource: assignments and activities developed to assess and/or address student learning outcomes.
• General Education Designation Student Learning Outcomes In Effect for Class Entering Before Fall 2020: Student Learning Outcomes 

Department and Program Student Learning Outcomes

• All Department and Program Student Learning Outcomes 
• Department and Program Student Learning Outcomes with Institutional Learning Outcomes