California State University, Stanislaus College Portrait
California State University, StanislausOne University Circle Turlock, CA 95382
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- Public Good
Student Learning at California State University, Stanislaus
All colleges and universities use multiple approaches to measure student learning. Many of these are specific to particular disciplines, many are coordinated with accrediting agencies, and many are based on outcomes after students have graduated.
California State University, Stanislaus’ commitment to assessment honors a positive learning environment and the preeminent role of faculty in the fostering and assessment of student learning. Assessment initiatives are implemented within the context of the CSU Stanislaus mission, vision, and values statements. The mission makes clear the University’s commitment to creating a learning environment, fostering diversity, and promoting lifelong learning. The vision proclaims the University’s efforts to become a major center of learning for the Central Valley and beyond. The values reinforce the University’s belief in the centrality of learning and its on-going commitment to a genuinely learning-centered university. It is the University’s strategic plan that displays the University’s mission, vision, and values in action and serves as the basis for the University’s assessment initiatives.
Learning Assessment Examples
Pilot Project to Measure Core Learning Outcomes
Colleges and universities participating in the College Portrait measure the typical improvement in students' abilities to think, reason, and write using one of three tests. This is part of a pilot project to better understand and compare what students learn between their freshman and senior years at different colleges and universities.
- Results from the Collegiate Learning Assessment
The Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA) measures critical thinking, analytic reasoning, problem solving, and written communication using a performance task and an analytic writing task. The scores from the tasks are reported separately below.
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Test Information
Performance Task Results for First-time, Full-time Students
The increase in learning on the performance task is at or near what would be expected at an institution testing students of similar academic abilities.
Freshman Score: 1085
Senior Score: 1168
CLA score range: 400 to no maximum score.
Average EEA scores for tested students
Freshman Score: 1022
Senior Score: 1020
Analytic Writing Task Results for First-time, Full-time Students
The increase in learning on the analytic writing task is above what would be expected at an institution testing students of similar academic abilities.
Freshman Score: 1091
Senior Score: 1217
CLA score range: 400 to no maximum score.
Average EEA scores for tested students
Freshman Score: 1038
Senior Score: 1044