Course Student Learning Outcome (CSLO) Assessment
Faculty regularly assess student learning in the courses we teach, using the information to improve our teaching and students’ learning. The Campus Assessment Committee does not require us to submit CSLO data unless a CSLO is also a program’s assessed PSLO or a General Education SLO.
What is Bloom’s Taxonomy?
Bloom’s Taxonomy is a hierarchical design of ways of thinking (action or performance verbs) that classifies learning or cognition into six levels; categorized from less to more complex.
Level 1 – Remember
Level 2 – Understand
Level 3 – Apply
Level 4 – Analyze
Level 5 – Evaluate
Level 6 – Create
Because of the hierarchical structure, it is logical that upper division and graduate level courses would require higher levels of learning, while lower division courses will expect lower levels in the taxonomy. Similarly, one can infer that if a student can apply knowledge (Level 3), they have understood (Level 2) the knowledge they acquired (Level 1). Therefore, each SLO should include a single action verb.
Please see Bloom’s Verbs and Matching Assessment Types and Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy for examples of action verbs for each level of learning.