Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA)
Who takes it?
A sample of first-year students and seniors. Effective December 2006,
seniors were no longer sampled. Those seniors who take the CLA from
this point forward are required to do so as their senior test. The
disciplines requiring the CLA are: Classics, Communication, Communication
Disorders, English, Exercise Science, Interdisciplinary Studies,
Linguistics, Philosophy and Religion, Russian, and Theatre.
When is it
administered?
First-year students take the CLA in the Fall and seniors in the Spring.
What office
administers it?
The Council for Aid to Education administers it online with coordination
from the Assessment and Testing Office and Vice President for Academic
Affairs Office.
Who originates the
survey?
Council for Aid to Education and the RAND Corporation.
When are the results
typically available?
First-year results are available in the spring and senior results in the
summer.
What type of
information is sought?
The CLA is divided into two tasks: an Analytical Writing Task and a
Performance Task. Students take one of the two tasks, which measure
critical thinking, analytical reasoning, and written communication.
From whom are the
results available?
Council for Aid to Education
215 Lexington Avenue, 21st Floor
New York, NY 10016-6023
(212) 661-5800
http://www.cae.org/content/pro_collegiate.htm
e-mail:
cla@cae.org
To whom are the
results regularly distributed?
Vice President for Academic Affairs, Assessment Committee, and the campus
community through this Almanac.
Are the results
available by division or discipline?
No.
Are the results
comparable to data of other universities?
Yes.
CLA Update* | Full Report 05-06**
What is the CLA?* | Full Report 04-05**
*From the Assessment Almanac
**Report is restricted to Truman IPs only
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