University of Northern Colorado College Portrait
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- Admissions
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- Majors, Graduation and Next Steps
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- Student Success & Progress
Discover how many students who start at UNC 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 UNC.
Student Learning at University of Northern Colorado
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.
At UNC, a commitment to student learning is at the center of all we do. We strive to be a model community of teaching and learning that engages every individual in the institution, values the contributions of all, and seeks continual improvement through evaluation. We embrace the teacher/scholar model, with a goal of hiring the best faculty who are dedicated first and foremost to teaching. We define student success as transformational learning, achieved by weaving together our curricular and co-curricular programs to promote lifelong learning. To ensure that we are delivering on this commitment, we assess student learning at the course, program, and university levels, using our assessment results to improve the educational experience of our students.
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.
2009-10 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: 1130
Senior Score: 1201
CLA score range: 400 to no maximum score.
Average ACT scores for tested students
Freshman Score: 24
Senior Score: 23
Average EEA scores for tested students
Freshman Score: 1110
Senior Score: 1124
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: 1182
Senior Score: 1321
CLA score range: 400 to no maximum score.
Average ACT scores for tested students
Freshman Score: 24
Senior Score: 25
Average EEA scores for tested students
Freshman Score: 1120
Senior Score: 1099