Collegiate Learning Assessment

The Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA), developed by the Council for Aid to Education (CAE), is a tool for measuring the value-added of a liberal arts education in the important areas of critical thinking, analytical reasoning, problem-solving, and written communication. These higher order skills are considered central to Hilbert's mission.

Hilbert College began using the CLA as an important component in its overall approach to assessing student learning outcomes in 2008 as a member of a national consortium sponsored by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC).

CLA results demonstrate that Hilbert College is above average
in the value it adds to students' learning

CLA Results from 2009-10 and 2010-11

	Value-Added Percentile Rank		Mean Score Percentile Rank: Seniors		Mean Score Percentile Rank: Freshmen
	2009-10	2010-11	2009-10	2010-11	2009-10	2010-11
Total CLA Score	96	71	44	30	20	39
Performance Task	84	80	29	33	13	42
Analytic Writing Task	98	63	54	25	25	37
Make An Argument	80	39	40	20	29	46
Critique An Argument	98	83	74	34	21	28
Entering Academic Ability			8	6	12	13

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Collegiate Learning Assessment

CLA results demonstrate that Hilbert College is above average in the value it adds to students' learning

Additional Reports

CLA results demonstrate that Hilbert College is above average
in the value it adds to students' learning