Student Learning Assessment

Policy Statement

Student learning assessment helps to ensure consistent learning expectations are applied to all programs, courses, general education classes and co-curricular  areas so that continuous improvement can take place. Student learning assessment is an ongoing process aimed at understanding and improving student learning through measurement and changes in assessment, curriculum and pedagogy. At the core of student learning is the desire, College-wide, to understand and improve student learning at all levels of the institution. The process involves establishing clear learning goals for students and, through established outcomes and structured assessment plans, evaluating student progress toward achieving those goals. 

At Oakland Community College, faculty lead the planning, implementation and oversight of assessment activities. However, academic deans and the Office of Institutional Effectiveness (IE) provide support and guidance to the faculty in all assessment-related matters. The mission of the college-wide Student Outcomes Assessment Committee (SOAC), an arm of the College Academic Senate, is to collaborte with OCC faculty, staff, and the Office of Institutional Effectiveness (IE) to help lead, shape, and support the implementation of student learning outcomes and assessment at all levels of the institution.

Procedures

The student outcomes assessment committee procedures are fully detailed on the Student Outcomes Assessment Committee (SOAC) website and the Student Outcomes Assessment website.

Change Log

• 08-27-2018  Policy Developed by Curriculum and Student Learning Assessment/IE
• 06-14-2019  Revised and Recommended by Student Outcomes Assessment Committee 
• 06-14-2019  Approved by Vice chancellor for Academic Affairs
• 03-21-2025  Revised - Student Outcomes Assessment Committee