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  • Majors, Graduation and Next Steps

    See which majors are most popular at UNK and what recent graduates plan to do after earning their bachelor's degree.

  • Student Success & Progress

    Discover how many students who start at UNK 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 UNK.

Student Learning at University of Nebraska at Kearney

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.

The Office of Assessment at UNK works together with members of the university community to promote effective assessment of student learning. We view assessment as a dynamic, formative, and faculty-driven process with the purpose of understanding and optimizing student learning.

In collaboration with the faculty, students, and academic departments and programs on campus, the office of assessment supports a Culture of Learning at UNK. The focus is on continuous improvement of teaching and learning through inquiry and the collecting and reporting of evidence to answer the following questions:
 What should graduates know, be able to do, and value?
 Have graduates of UNK acquired the essential learning for professional and personal success?
 How have the institution and its programs contributed to student growth and long term success?

Learning Assessment Examples

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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 College Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP)

The Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP) measures critical thinking and written communication using two test modules -- critical thinking and a writing essay. The critical thinking and writing scores are reported separately below.

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Test Information

Critical Thinking 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: 63
Senior Score: 65
CAAP score range: 40 to 80

Average ACT scores for tested students
Freshman Score: 24
Senior Score: 24

Average SAT scores for tested students
Freshman Score: 1107
Senior Score: 1143

Writing Essay 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: 3
Senior Score: 4
CAAP score range: 1 to 6

Average ACT scores for tested students
Freshman Score: 23
Senior Score: 25

Average SAT scores for tested students
Freshman Score: 0
Senior Score: 1143

Critical Thinking Results for Full-time Transfer 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: 0
Senior Score: 0
CAAP score range: 40 to 80

Writing Essay Results for Full-time Transfer 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: 0
Senior Score: 0
CAAP score range: 1 to 6

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