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Data on Student Learning

Data on Student Learning . Office of Assessment University of Kentucky. Sources of Data on UK Learning. Wabash National Study, Spring 2007 Good Practice Scales. Wabash National Study, Spring 2007 Good Practice Scales. Wabash National Study, Spring 2007 Good Practice Scales.

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Data on Student Learning

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  1. Data on Student Learning Office of Assessment University of Kentucky

  2. Sources of Data on UK Learning

  3. Wabash National Study, Spring 2007 Good Practice Scales

  4. Wabash National Study, Spring 2007 Good Practice Scales

  5. Wabash National Study, Spring 2007 Good Practice Scales

  6. Wabash National Study: Overall Small Institutions N = 17; Large Institutions N = 9

  7. Narrative Summary of Wabash Results National Results: Initial Participating Institutions (N=19) • Largest positive change was student growth in moral reasoning • 10% over the first two semesters of college. • CAAP Critical Thinking test revealed less than 1% positive change • Small but consistent declines were observed in attitudes about diversity • Results reveal a consistent downward pattern across all measures of diversity. • A moderate, consistent decline observed in: • academic motivation and interest in academic subject matter • community involvement • professional success. • Student perspectives on teaching and instructional practices: • Good Teaching questions had a significant positive impact on 24 of the 29 outcomes • Academic Challenge questions had a significant positive effect on 25 of the 29 outcomes • Diversity Experiences questions had a significant positive impact on 17 of the 29 outcomes

  8. Narrative Summary of Wabash Results Outcomes Measures (fall 2006 to spring 2007) • UK students registered minimal change on most Outcomes Measures • UK students did show a significant increase in moral reasoning • UK students registered a sharp decrease in academic motivation, a component of the Inclination to Inquire outcome

  9. Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA) Skills Measured • Performance Task and Analytical Writing Tasks • Critical thinking • Problem solving • Analytic reasoning • Written communication skills

  10. CLA Performance Task • Requires students to use an integrated set of critical thinking, analytic reasoning, problem solving, and written communication skills to answer several open-ended questions about a hypothetical but realistic situation. • Provides a document library that includes a range of information sources. • Students use the materials in preparing essay answers • Requires students to present their ideas clearly, including justifying their points of view.

  11. CLA Analytic Writing Task • Students write answers to two types of essay prompts: • “Make-an-Argument” question asks them to support or reject a position on some issue • “Critique-an-Argument” question asks them to evaluate the validity of an argument made by someone else • Both tasks measure a student’s skill in articulating complex ideas, examining claims and evidence, supporting ideas with relevant reasons and examples, sustaining a coherent discussion, and using standard written English

  12. Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA) • Fall 2007 • Freshman tested (longitudinal cohort), n = 303 • Spring 2008 • 102 Seniors were tested • Spring 2009 • Longitudinal cohort re-tested • N = 174 students 176 institutions were included in the comparisons

  13. Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA)

  14. Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA) Note: An effect size of 0.50 is considered “large.”

  15. Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA) CLA Measure Effect Size Performance Task Analytic Writing Task Make an Argument Critique an Argument Total Score

  16. Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP) – Math Descriptive Analysis • N = 308 • Level: • 79.41% Freshman • College: • 33.27% College of Arts & Sciences • 27.12% Undeclared • 9.15% Engineering • Transfer vs. Traditional • 14.05% Transfer • 85.95% Traditional • Residence • 82.03% In-state • 17.97% Out-of-State

  17. Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP) – Math Results Overall Mathematics Test Scores of UK Students – Spring 2009

  18. CAAP – Math Results Basic Algebra Scores – Spring 2009 College Algebra Scores – Spring 2009

  19. CAAP – Critical ThinkingSpring 2010 Summary Results National N= 9,531

  20. CAAP – Critical ThinkingSpring 2010 UK Student Perceptions of Effort

  21. Program Review/Accreditation Analysis Program Reviews and/or Accreditation Documents from 2002-present

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