Bowling Green State University College Portrait
Bowling Green State University1001 East Wooster Street Bowling Green, OH 43403
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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 BGSU 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 BGSU.
- University-Community Engagement
Student Learning at Bowling Green 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.
Assessment of student learning outcomes at Bowling Green State University is vital to the University’s pursuit of its mission. BGSU’s institution-wide progress toward becoming the premier learning community in Ohio and one of the best in the nation has transformed the institution and is leading the way in documenting educational accountability while maintaining a sharp and clear focus on what really counts, student success. Assessment at BGSU includes the articulation of University-wide and program-specific learning outcomes; multiple methods of data collection such as examinations, portfolios, performance assessment by external evaluators, classroom assessment activities, feedback from alumni and employers, assessment of support functions and co-curricular activities; and improvement in the learning environments based upon assessment results.
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.
- 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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Test Information
Performance Task Results for First-time, Full-time Students
The increase in learning on the performance task is above what would be expected at an institution testing students of similar academic abilities.
Freshman Score: 1107
Senior Score: 1214
CLA score range: 400 to no maximum score.
Average ACT scores for tested students
Freshman Score: 23
Senior Score: 24
Average EEA scores for tested students
Freshman Score: 1068
Senior Score: 1078
Analytic Writing Task Results for First-time, Full-time Students
The increase in learning on the analytic writing task is above what would be expected at an institution testing students of similar academic abilities.
Freshman Score: 1071
Senior Score: 1217
CLA score range: 400 to no maximum score.
Average ACT scores for tested students
Freshman Score: 23
Senior Score: 24
Average EEA scores for tested students
Freshman Score: 1068
Senior Score: 1078