The Collegiate Learning Assessment: A Tool for Measuring the Value Added of a Liberal Arts Education

Source: Carnegie Corporation of New York

Date: 2007

Abstract:
Available to colleges and universities since the spring of 2004, the Collegiate Learning Assessment is currently being used nationwide by 165 colleges and university systems as well as a number of consortia that use the assessment for benchmarking and comparative analyses. The Collegiate Learning Assessment is not a multiple-choice test, nor does it measure knowledge of course content. It is a ninety-minute, open-ended, computer-administered assessment that asks students to perform “real-life” tasks that they find engaging. In all, the project was awarded three grants by the Corporation totaling $1,150,000. The Ford Foundation, the Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Lumina Foundation, and the Teagle Foundation provided additional funding.

Link: The Collegiate Learning Assessment: A Tool for Measuring the Value Added of a Liberal Arts Education

Keyword: Evaluation

Region: Northern America