Student Learning Outcomes for Academic Support Courses
The following kinds of courses are offered by the Academic Support Division.
- Learning Support Courses (ENGL 0099, MATH 0097, MATH 0099, READ 0099)
- Regents' Test Preparation Courses (RGTE 0199, RGTR 0198)
- College Success Course (FCST 1010)
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) are shown below for each course, listed
alphabetically. The list of overall Student Learning Outcomes for
Georgia Highlands College appears
here.
ENGL 0099 (Developmental English)
These GHC SLOs apply to this course.
- Communication: Students will demonstrate their ability to express ideas logically and clearly in standard written English.
- Technology: Students will demonstrate ability to prepare course assignments in a variety of courses using computer technology.
These more specific SLOs are expected outcomes of this course.
- Through writing short essays, students will demonstrate their ability to conceive ideas about a topic, synthesize and arrange them logically, and express them clearly in written standard English.
- Through written assignments, students will demonstrate their understanding of development.
- Through writing and revision, students will demonstrate their
mastery of proofreading skills developed through an understanding of the
principles, mechanics, and terminology of standard English usage.
FCST 1010 (The College Experience)
These GHC SLOs apply to this course.
- Communication: Students will demonstrate their ability to read, analyze, and comprehend college level written texts.
- Communication: Students will be able to demonstrate their ability to deliver a short, effective speech on a topic.
- Information Literacy: Students will be able to, individually or as a member of a group, use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose.
- Critical Thinking: Students will be able to identify differing perspectives and points of view.
- Critical Thinking: Students will be able to anticipate consequences.
These more specific SLOs are expected outcomes of this course.
- Students will identify and use a set of adaptive study, coping, critical thinking, and logical problem solving skills that contribute to success in academic, workplace, and social settings.
- Students will examine the purpose and value of a college education and practice techniques to improve their overall learning success.
- Students will identify their personal learning styles and how best to adapt those learning styles to different instructional strategies in the classroom.
- Students will summarize basic information about GHC including history, purposes, organization, rules and regulations, people, services, resources, and opportunities for student development.
- Students will recognize, examine and practice academic study skills.
- Students will explore and experience opportunities to learn
about diversity.
MATH 0097 (Elementary Algebra)
This GHC SLO applies to this course.
- Mathematics: The student will be able to demonstrate the ability to apply mathematical thought and methods.
These more specific SLOs are expected outcomes of this course.
- Students will be able to demonstrate algebraic skills in solving equations.
- Students will be able to model concrete problems and arrive at solutions.
- Students will be able to use appropriate technology to enhance
mathematical thinking and understanding.
MATH 0099 (Intermediate Algebra)
This GHC SLO applies to this course.
- Mathematics: The student will be able to demonstrate the ability to apply mathematical thought and methods.
These more specific SLOs are expected outcomes of this course.
- Students will be able to demonstrate algebraic skills in solving equations.
- Students will be able to graph an abstract function.
- Students will be able to model concrete problems and arrive at solutions.
- Students will be able to demonstrate algebraic skills in solving inequalities.
- Students will be able to use appropriate technology to enhance
mathematical thinking and understanding.
READ 0099 (Developmental Reading)
This GHC SLO applies to this course.
- Communication: Students will demonstrate the ability to speak logically, clearly, and precisely and demonstrate the ability, through accurate reading and listening, to acquire, organize, present, and document information and ideas.
These more specific SLOs are expected outcomes of this course.
- Students will acquire the ability to use context clues and structural analysis to derive meanings of new words from college textbooks. Students will complete exercises and take tests from a supplementary vocabulary textbook.
- Students will complete reading exercises in the primary text and demonstrate this proficiency on tests of both literal and critical reading skills.
- Students will earn a grade of C or better and pass the exit exam at
the end of the semester.
RGTE 0199 (Regents' Test Preparation for Writing)
This GHC SLO applies to this course.
- Communication: Students will demonstrate their ability to express ideas logically and clearly in standard written English.
These more specific SLOs are expected outcomes of this course.
- Through writing short essays, students will demonstrate their ability to conceive ideas about a topic, synthesize and arrange them logically, and express them clearly in written standard English.
- Through written assignments, students will demonstrate their understanding of development.
- Through writing and revision, students will demonstrate their mastery of proofreading skills developed through an understanding of the principles, mechanics, and terminology of standard English usage.
- Students will take practice Regents' Writing tests and apply feedback to improve performance.
RGTR 0198 (Regents' Test Preparation for Reading)
This GHC SLO applies to this course.
- Communication: Students will demonstrate the ability to speak logically, clearly, and precisely and demonstrate the ability, through accurate reading and listening, to acquire, organize, present, and document information and ideas.
These more specific SLOs are expected outcomes of this course.
- Students will acquire the ability to use context clues to derive meaning of unknown words in passages.
- Students will complete exercises on both literal and critical reading skills in the primary text.
- Students will take practice Regents’ Reading tests and learn from
their errors.