University of North Florida College Portrait
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- Students
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- Admissions
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- College Costs & Financial Aid
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- Classes and Campus Life
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- Student Experiences
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- Majors, Graduation and Next Steps
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- Student Success & Progress
Discover how many students who start at UNF 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 UNF.
- UNF Earns Carnegie 2010 Community Engagement Classification
Student Learning at University of North Florida
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.
UNF takes seriously its obligation to continually assess and improve student learning. The state of Florida Board of Governors and university policy require that Academic Learning Compacts (statements of student learning outcomes and how they are measured) be articulated for each undergraduate program and these ALCs are available for public view (http://www.unf.edu/oira/alc/). Additionally, all professional and many nonprofessional programs are accountable for achieving student learning outcomes through their professional accreditors.
Student learning in general education and in major programs of study is assessed continuously through portfolios, internships, capstone projects, course assignments, performances, community based projects, licensing exams, and standardized and locally developed tests. UNF uses the ETS Proficiency Profile (http://www.ets.org/proficiencyprofile/about), a nationally normed test of college level general education skills, to assess the learning in the areas of writing and critical thinking that takes place during a UNF education. We are very proud of the results, which show that UNF students make more progress in writing and critical thinking than students at comparable institutions.
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 ETS Proficiency Profile (formerly MAPP)
The ETS Proficiency Profile (formerly MAPP) measures critical thinking, analytic reasoning, and written communication and reports separate scores on critical thinking and written communication.
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Test Information
Critical Thinking Results for First-time, Full-time Students
The increase in learning on the performance task is well above what would be expected at an institution testing students of similar academic abilities.
Freshman Score: 112
Senior Score: 115
ETS score range: 100 to 130
Average SAT scores for tested students
Freshman Score: 1173
Senior Score: 1098
Written Communication Results for First-time, Full-time Students
The increase in learning on the performance task is above what would be expected at an institution testing students of similar academic abilities.
Freshman Score: 115
Senior Score: 116
ETS score range: 100 to 130
Average SAT scores for tested students
Freshman Score: 1173
Senior Score: 1098