Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP) and Measure of Academic Proficiency and Progress (MAPP)
Who takes it?
Students when they earn 75 credit hours.
Normally, half of the students take the critical thinking modules of the CAAP
test combined with the CSEQ and the remaining half take the Measurement of
Academic Proficiency and Performance (MAPP).
However, for the 2007-8 academic year, half of the juniors took the CAAP modules for scientific and quantitative reasoning (N=575), while the other half (N=649) took a quantitative/scientific reasoning instrument designed by the assessment faculty and staff at James Madison University, Virginia. This was part of a larger NSF research grant hosted by JMU investigating the efficacy of use of their instrument over a wide range of institutions with varying mission statements. Included in the study were JMU, Truman State University, Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI), St. Mary’s University (San Antonio, TX) and Virginia State University (Petersburg, VA).
When is it
administered?
Either in the fall or spring semester at specially arranged times by the
Assessment and Testing Office.
How long does it take
for the student to complete the test?
2 ½ hours for the MAAP and 1 ¼ hours for
the CAAP & CSEQ. The JMU test and the two modules of the CAAP took 90
minutes.
What office
administers it?
The Assessment and Testing Office, Violette Hall 1130.
Who originates the
tests?
The CAAP comes from ACT and the MAPP from ETS.
The JMU test comes from James Madison
University.
When are the results
typically available?
For the individual student and the
student’s advisor, results are available near the end of the semester the
test is taken. University reports for the fiscal year are typically
available in late June. The JMU results are available from the Truman
Research Team (Philip Ryan, Karen Smith, Ian Lindevald and Glenn Wehner) at
the end of the academic year in which the test was taken as analysis is done
in-house.
What type of
information is sought?
Information about the skills used in the liberal arts based general
education curriculum.
The CAAP provides measurement in five areas: writing, mathematics,
reading, critical thinking, and science. The MAPP tests students in
all of these areas: natural science, social science, mathematics,
humanities, reading, writing, and critical thinking.
The JMU tests students’ reasoning skills
without
content base for scientific and quantitative reasoning.
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CAAP: American College Testing Program 500 ACT Drive, PO Box 168 Iowa City, IA 52243-0168 1-800-294-7027 http://www.act.org/caap/index.html e-mail: outcomes@act.org |
MAPP: Educational Testing
Services Rosedale Road Princeton, NJ 08541 1-800-745-0269 http://www.ets.org/hea/ e-mail: hea@ets.org |
From whom are the
results available?
Assessment and Testing Office for the CAAP and the MAPP, and the Truman
Research Team for the JMU test.
To whom are the
results regularly distributed?
Individual results are communicated to students and their advisors.
University and discipline averages are sent to the Provost, Deans,
Assessment Committee, and selected administrators. University-wide
results are also available through the Assessment Almanac.
Are the results
available by department or discipline?
Yes for the CAAP and MAPP. Not to date for the JMU.
Are the results
comparable to data of other universities?
Both the CAAP
and the MAPP provide comparative data norms. The CAAP has nationally normed
scores for each test module, while the MAPP provides norms for only the
total score and subscores. The JMU instrument appears to have wide range
efficacy, but to date, the results are only comparable to Truman students.
(The following are excerpts from each year's Assessment Almanac)
2003 Freshman/Junior Test Results
2002 Freshman/Junior Test Results
2001 Freshman/Junior Test Results
2000 Freshman/Junior Test Results
1999 Freshman/Junior Test Results
1998 Freshman/Junior Test Results
1997 Freshman/Junior Test Results
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