THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO College Portrait
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- Student Success & Progress
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- Student Learning Outcomes
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Student Learning at THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO
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 is an integral part of the Teaching-Learning process. The purpose is to enhance a student’s opportunity to acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes/values provided through all aspects of instruction. The assessment of student learning at the program level relies on faculty expertise and experience. Information derived from the assessment of student learning will be used to facilitate student learning and development, to promote faculty and staff growth, to improve the quality of academic programs, and to achieve the university’s mission in accordance with the strategic plan.
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: 1087
Senior Score: 1195
CLA score range: 400 to no maximum score.
Average EEA scores for tested students
Freshman Score: 1009
Senior Score: 1040
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: 1191
Senior Score: 1267
CLA score range: 400 to no maximum score.
Average EEA scores for tested students
Freshman Score: 1009
Senior Score: 1040