<p> Signature Assignment Planning Template This document was modified from Salt Lake Community College’s “Implementing Critical Thinking with Signature Assignments”</p><p>1. Title: </p><p>2. Brief Description of assignment: </p><p>3. What course learning outcomes will be assessed? </p><p>4. What program learning outcomes could be assessed? </p><p>5. Which Institutional Learning Outcomes could be assessed? (Check all that apply.) ☐ 1. Effective Communication ☐ 4. Information Literacy ☐ 2. Critical Thinking ☐ 5. Quantitative Literacy ☐ 3. Working with Others ☐ 6. Community Engagement</p><p>6. What will be graded? [Check all that apply. Be sure to consider the SLOs.]</p><p>☐ Process {Quality of the methods used.} ☐ Product {Qualities of the artifact (paper, project, etc.) the students submit.} ☐ Performance {Quality of delivery – e.g., singing, dance routine, etc.} ☐ Personal Trait {Professionalism, Critical Thinker, Good Listener, etc. Caution: These can be relatively difficult to define and measure.} ☐ Content {Quality of the discipline-based information presented (e.g., appropriateness, accuracy, etc.)}</p><p>1 Institutional Day of Assessment Workshop, Spring 2015 Signature Assignment Planning Template</p><p>7. How will the assignment be assessed at the course level? [List examples of assessment criteria below.]</p><p>Examples of Criteria Enter your proposed criteria in the boxes below. Quality: {Compelling ideas, good solution, strong evidence, precise steps, etc.} Depth/Breadth: {Complexity of analysis, insightfulness, completeness, etc.} Relevance/Adequacy: {Proper execution, correct formula, good teamwork, effective approach, etc.} Impact: {Outcome of the task – e.g. solved the dilemma, the patient lived, reduced manufacturing costs, etc.} Accuracy: {Use this type of criteria sparingly.}</p><p>8. What resources, research, and/or other materials will the student need to use? </p><p>9. What reflection prompts will accompany the signature assignment? What will students be asked to reflect on? For example: ☐ planning ☐ process ☐ reasoning ☐ judgment ☐ feelings ☐ strengths/weaknesses ☐ effort ☐ overall success of project or assignment ☐ growth ☐ goal setting</p><p>10. What makes this assignment ideal for a signature assignment? </p><p>2 Institutional Day of Assessment Workshop, Spring 2015</p>