California State University, Fullerton College Portrait

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Public Good

Student Learning at California State University, Fullerton

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.

Assessment of student learning at CSUF is defined as the measurement of how well students learn what we expect them to learn. The purpose of assessment of student learning is to document, explain and improve the university’s programs. All those who are responsible for student learning are encouraged to undertake assessment of that learning. Academic departments and programs devise student learning goals and measurable outcomes to document student academic achievement. Faculty members utilize data from assessment measures in a continuous effort to improve teaching, learning and academic program quality. By constantly striving to improve academic program quality, the university prepares its students for success in their careers and for future graduate and professional study.

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.

2010-11 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: 1072
Senior Score: 1176
CLA score range: 400 to no maximum score.

Average EEA scores for tested students
Freshman Score: 997
Senior Score: 1023

Analytic Writing Task Results for First-time, Full-time Students

The increase in learning on the analytic writing task is at or near what would be expected at an institution testing students of similar academic abilities.

Freshman Score: 1111
Senior Score: 1166
CLA score range: 400 to no maximum score.