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Direct linkWeinstein, Daniel A.; Schneller, Beverly – Assessment Update, 2009
The degree specification project is a simple, yet pragmatic process of crystallizing the "identity" of the degrees offered in each discipline. In other words, what should students expect to have in the way of skills, knowledge, and abilities once they complete a degree in a specific discipline? Faculty first articulate three to five…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, English Departments, Intellectual Disciplines, College Outcomes Assessment
Gustafson, Marianne; Bochner, Joseph – Assessment Update, 2009
The purpose of this article is to describe a procedure that has been used successfully to evaluate the critical thinking (CT) abilities of a population of undergraduates having limited proficiency in the English language. The results of this study demonstrate that it is possible to obtain reliable evaluations of CT skills in undergraduates who…
Descriptors: Technical Institutes, Holistic Evaluation, Language of Instruction, Deafness
Kramer, Philip I. – Assessment Update, 2005
In 1998, the Utah State Board of Regents ordered a sample administration of American College Testing's Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP), a test of general knowledge, for Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) students. The pilot test was administered to 3,148 Utah college students who were completing their sophomore year at one…
Descriptors: General Education, Public Colleges, Program Effectiveness, Governing Boards
Forest, James J. F.; Keith, Bruce – Assessment Update, 2004
The United States Military Academy (USMA) provides cadets with a liberal education designed to develop versatile and critical thinkers who can adapt to the professional and ethical challenges they will confront. Cadets' moral development is integrated throughout their West Point experience, to the point of being included as one of the USMA's…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Moral Issues, Program Effectiveness, Data Analysis
