The University of Texas at Tyler College Portrait

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Student Learning at The University of Texas at Tyler

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.

Student learning is assessed at UT Tyler using two external instruments, the Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA) and the ETS Proficiency Profile. Both instruments measure critical thinking, analytical reasoning and written communication skills and the ETS Proficiency Profile measures college level mathematical skills. The College Learning Assessment (CLA) is administered each fall semester to freshman students and each spring to exiting seniors. The ETS Proficiency Profile is administered to every junior before registering for their senior year.

Additionally, UT Tyler program specific assessment measures include the TExES Exam for teaching certification, NCLEX for nursing, the FE Exam for engineering and the ETS Major Field Tests in Business, Chemistry, Biology and Psychology.

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.

2009-10 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 at or near what would be expected at an institution testing students of similar academic abilities.

Freshman Score: 1035
Senior Score: 1093
CLA score range: 400 to no maximum score.

Average EEA scores for tested students
Freshman Score: 1091
Senior Score: 1006

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

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

Freshman Score: 1061
Senior Score: 1067
CLA score range: 400 to no maximum score.