University of Nebraska at Omaha College Portrait

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Student Learning at University of Nebraska at Omaha

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.

2011 results from the Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA) found that seniors at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) performed above predicted expectations on all measures of learning. The CLA measures an institution’s contribution to student development, allowing an institution to measure the value-added to undergraduate learning as a student moves from freshman to senior status. Results showed that UNO students performed well above expected (90-99^th percentile) for total CLA score, well above expected on performance tasks, above expected on analytic writing tasks, above expected on make-an-argument tasks, and above expected on critique-an-argument tasks.

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; UNO reported results from one of the VSA-approved value-added SLO assessments below. 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.

Results from the Collegiate Learning Assessment

The Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA) measures critical thinking, analytic reasoning, problem solving, and written communication using a performance task and an analytic writing task. The scores from the tasks are reported separately below.

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Performance Task 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: 1064
Senior Score: 1249
CLA score range: 400 to no maximum score.

Average EAA scores for tested students
Freshman Score: 1155
Senior Score: 1230

Analytic Writing Task Results for First-time, Full-time Students

The increase in learning on the analytic writing task is well above what would be expected at an institution testing students of similar academic abilities.

Freshman Score: 1002
Senior Score: 1150
CLA score range: 400 to no maximum score.