Threats to the validity of the Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA+) as a measure of critical thinking skills and implications for Learning Gain

The University of Reading Learning Gain project is a three-year longitudinal project to test and evaluate a range of available methodologies and to draw conclusions on what might be the right combination of instruments for the measurement of Learning Gain in higher education. This paper analyses the validity of a measure of critical thinking skills, the Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA+) and the implications of using this standardised test as a proxy for Learning Gain. The paper reviews five inferences regarding the interpretations and use of test scores: construct representation, scoring, generalisation, extrapolation and decision-making. Each section reviews some of the available evidence in support of the claims the CLA+ makes and the threats to their validity. The possible impact of these issues on Learning Gain in the UK is considered

The Collegiate Learning Assessment setting standards for performance at a college or university /

"Prepared for the Council for Aid to Education.""Rand Health."Titre de l'écran-titre (visionné le 1er fév. 2012)Comprend des réf. bibliogr. (p. 105-108)Introduction -- Background on standard setting -- Standard-setting study method -- Standard-setting study results -- Standard-setting study conclusions -- Summary and notes of caution