Outcomes & Assessment

Student learning outcomes are the specific measurable results that are expected subsequent to a learning experience at the college, program, and course levels.

Whether the student learning outcome is written at the institutional or course level, SLOs focus on what students know by the time they successfully finish a course or program and what they will be able to do with the knowledge and skills attained at Kapi‘olani.

Faculty and staff members design outcomes for their programs and courses by articulating what is essential to student learning in their disciplines or programs. The discussions focus on skills and knowledge that students should attain after participating in a course or program. Faculty and staff use the student learning outcomes that they have written together as guides for assessing effectiveness in and improving the quality of teaching and learning.