PSTCC > Dimension Reports 2005 > Learning Performance Indicators

Course Name

Very Low/None
1

Very High
5

English 1010

DSP Math 0850

DSP Writing 0800

Sociology 1010

Biology 1110

Learning Dimension Performance Indicator Responses
Pellissippi State Technical Community College

PI 3.1 Learning Goals To what degree has the institution established common learning goals specifically for new students ?

¹ Established learning goals are written, endorsed by the institution, and shared widely.
² Goals that can be reasonably achieved by the time students attain sophomore status should be determined. These will be steps along the way to goals for the entire collegiate experience.
³ A new student is any matriculated student who has not achieved sophomore status. This definition is not bound by any specific length of enrollment or student characteristic.

PI 3.2 Engaging Students (Respond to the following question for each of the five high enrollment courses identified in Table D1 of the Current Practices Inventory.) To what degree does the institution document instructional methods used in each course and evaluate their effectiveness in engaging students in learning?

PI 3.3 Course Outcomes (Respond to the following question for each of the five high enrollment courses identified in Table D1 of the Current Practices Inventory.) To what degree does the institution document and evaluate student learning outcomes across all sections of each course?

PI 3.4 Placement To what degree does the institution intentionally place new students in appropriate courses . . .

PI 3.5 Out-of-class learning To what degree does the institution document new student learning outcomes resulting from participation in initiatives sponsored by student services?

Evaluate Each	Very Low/None 1	Low 2	Medium 3	High 4	Very High 5	N/A
That are consistent with the institution's mission
That respond to students' career goals
That respond to workplace expectations
That align with the expectations of senior institutions (for transfers)

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to address deficiencies in academic preparation?
to provide sufficient academic challenge for above-average students?

	Very Low/None 1	Low 2	Medium 3	High 4	Very High 5	N/A