Purdue University College Portrait
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- Students
Find out more about the characteristics of students who attend Purdue.
- Admissions
See how many students applied, accepted, and enrolled at Purdue. Learn more about students’ high school preparation and test scores.
- College Costs & Financial Aid
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- Classes and Campus Life
Learn more about professors, where students live, and campus safety at Purdue.
- Student Experiences
Discover ways to be actively involved in your education at Purdue – inside and outside the classroom.
- Majors, Graduation and Next Steps
See which majors are most popular at Purdue and what recent graduates plan to do after earning their bachelor's degree.
- Student Success & Progress
Discover how many students who start at Purdue 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 Purdue.
- VSA SLO Pilot Project Experience at Purdue
Student Learning at Purdue 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.
Purdue University has a learning outcomes assessment process in place that focuses faculty on key elements and principles of effective learning outcomes assessment. The Process involves 1) defining learning outcomes, 2) identifying learning activities aimed at helping students achieve the learning outcome, 3) collecting evidence related to students’ achievement of the learning outcome, 4) determining the extent to which students are achieving the learning outcome, 5) reviewing the assessment evidence to improve student learning, 6) identifying specific changes to help students achieve an acceptable or higher level of the learning outcome, and 7) monitoring the impact of changes on students’ achievement of the learning outcome.
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 4-year pilot project to better understand and compare what students learn between their freshman and senior years at different colleges and universities.
As the pilot project comes to a close, it is important to evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot project within the College Portrait and to disclose the results to the public. All VSA participating institutions are encouraged to report their results; Purdue's report on their pilot experiences is available here. Institutions who have not posted SLO results from one of the three VSA approved value-added pilot measures by the end of September 2012 are required to report their results here.
This university is in the process of collecting and analyzing learning outcomes test results.