University of North Texas College Portrait
University of North TexasDenton, TX 76203
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- Admissions
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- Majors, Graduation and Next Steps
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- Student Success & Progress
Discover how many students who start at UNT 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 UNT.
Student Learning at University of North Texas
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 plays an important role in helping students to achieve success in their learning experiences at UNT. Assessment involves the gathering of test results and other information related to student performance in order to evaluate the student's achievement of learning goals and outcomes. Instructors make clear what students are expected to know and be able to do by the time they complete a course, and the various assessments administered are used to determine the degree to which the students have been successful in meeting these expectations. Instructors use assessment results in a formative way to determine that students are learning as they progress through their courses and in a summative way at the end of courses to determine what students have learned.
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.
2007 - 08 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: 1130
Senior Score: 1218
CLA score range: 400 to no maximum score.
Average EEA scores for tested students
Freshman Score: 1128
Senior Score: 1130
Analytic Writing Task Results for First-time, Full-time Students
The increase in learning on the analytic writing task is at or near what would be expected at an institution testing students of similar academic abilities.
Freshman Score: 1126
Senior Score: 1216
CLA score range: 400 to no maximum score.
Average EEA scores for tested students
Freshman Score: 1128
Senior Score: 1110