Georgia State University 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 GSU 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 GSU.
Student Learning at Georgia State University
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.
Georgia State University is a major research university which embraces an emphasis on student learning and assessment from the time students enter the university through graduation. For at least the past 7 years, conversations about the depth and breadth of general education knowledge and skills that define the GSU graduate have been on-going. Systematic assessment of our general education student learning outcomes have become part of the culture for each academic department. Specifically, GSU’s faculty driven Critical Thinking through Writing initiative involves every undergraduate degree program across the university. More information can be found at http://www.gsu.edu/ctw. In addition, Georgia State University also participates in academic program review, professional accreditations, licensure pass rates, and other programmatic measures of assessment.
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.
Georgia State University began administering The Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA) during the 2010-2011 fiscal year. Data will be available next academic year.