Glossary

• Assessment - Assessment requires making expectations and standards for quality explicit and public; systematically gathering evidence on how well performance matches those expectations and standards; analyzing and interpreting the evidence;  and using resulting information to document, explain, and improve performance.  Assessment is a means to focus our collective attention, examine our assumptions, and create a shared culture dedicated to continuously improve the quality of higher education.  (Thomas Angelo)
• Dialogue -  Self-reflective exchanges engaged in by the college community, characterized by a free exchange of ideas without the purpose of defending or deciding on a course of action.              (ACCJC Standards Glossary)
• Student Learning Outcomes (SLO) – A Student Learning Outcome is what a student is expected to be able to do (hence, active, measurable verbs) upon completion of a course or a sequence of courses or as a result of receiving services. At Butte College, course level SLOs are the measurable course objectives that are required and included on the official course outline of record. Instructors have the choice to be more specific with their individual classes and assignments. For more information on Measurable Course Objectives, click here.
• Program - A program is defined as