Western Illinois University College Portrait
Western Illinois University1 University Circle Macomb, IL 61455-1390
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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
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- Student Learning Outcomes
Figure out what learning gains to expect in critical thinking, writing, and other important subjects at WIU.
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Student Learning at Western Illinois 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.
Central to Western Illinois University's history and tradition is the commitment to teaching, to the individual learner, and to active involvement in the teaching-learning process. Western Illinois University's highly qualified, diverse faculty promotes critical thinking, engaged learning, research and creativity in a challenging, supportive learning community. At Western, plans for the assessment of student learning in each undergraduate and graduate program are developed in accordance with the mission of the program. These support the university's values by continually improving undergraduate and graduate education through identifying learning outcomes, assessing the students' achievement of those outcomes, analyzing the results of learning assessment and using those results as a basis for enhancing the curriculum and the teaching-learning process. All programs report annually on assessment of student learning results, and summaries are posted on the university website.
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.
This university is in the process of collecting and analyzing learning outcomes test results.