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  • Students

    Find out more about the characteristics of students who attend CSUEB.

  • Admissions

    See how many students applied, accepted, and enrolled at CSUEB. Learn more about students’ high school preparation and test scores.

  • College Costs & Financial Aid

    Learn about costs to attend CSUEB and how much financial aid is typically awarded.

  • College Cost Estimator

    Estimate your cost to attend CSUEB in a few simple steps.

  • Classes and Campus Life

    Learn more about professors, where students live, and campus safety at CSUEB.

  • Majors, Graduation and Next Steps

    See which majors are most popular at CSUEB and what recent graduates plan to do after earning their bachelor's degree.

  • Student Success & Progress

    Discover how many students who start at CSUEB finish their bachelor's degree and how long it takes.

  • Student Learning Outcomes

    Figure out what learning gains to expect in critical thinking, writing, and other important subjects at CSUEB.

  • Public Good

Student Learning at California State University, East Bay

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.

Assessing student learning outcomes is an important part of improving student learning at Cal State East Bay. Each degree program has student learning outcomes published in the University Catalog. Every degree program undergoes a program review every five years. A significant part of this review is an assessment of student achievement of the program’s learning outcomes. Several degree programs are evaluated by outside professional organizations that have rigorous student learning outcome standards. In addition, assessment of student learning outcomes is a major part of the regional accreditation of the university by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) that occurs every 7 to 10 years. Lastly, each degree program completes an annual report that includes a description of progress made on assessing student learning outcome over the past year. Direct and indirect assessment of student learning outcomes is used to continually improve student learning and improve the curriculum.

Learning Assessment Examples

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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 4-year pilot project to better understand and compare what students learn between their freshman and senior years at different colleges and universities.

As the pilot project comes to a close, it is important to evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot project within the College Portrait and to disclose the results to the public. All VSA participating institutions are encouraged to report their results; CSUEB hasn't yet completed their report on their pilot experiences. Please check back after January 11, 2013 to see their report! Institutions who have not posted SLO results from one of the three VSA approved value-added pilot measures by the end of September 2012 are required to report their results here.


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