Collegiate Learning Assessment

CAE and Territorium Partnership Adds a New Dimension to How Students Build Their Knowledge and Showcase Their Future-Ready Skills to Prospective Employers

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023
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Robust reports help educators identify opportunities for improvement, target instruction, evaluate the effectiveness of interventions, and compare their students’ growth and proficiency to national averages.

Key Points: 
  • Robust reports help educators identify opportunities for improvement, target instruction, evaluate the effectiveness of interventions, and compare their students’ growth and proficiency to national averages.
  • "Territorium is a leader in the skills-based ecosystem, and their comprehensive learner record (CLR) provides a more complete and nuanced picture of students’ knowledge and skills to prospective employers,” said Bob Yayac, president and chief executive officer of CAE.
  • Guillermo Elizondo, chief executive officer of Territorium, further emphasized the benefits of the partnership: "This collaboration adds an exciting new dimension to the LifeJourney toolkit.
  • We know employers are seeking candidates with strong critical thinking, problem solving, and communication skills and CAE’s assessments offer comprehensive insight into students’ abilities to apply these skills in real-world situations.

International Study Reveals Measuring and Developing Critical-Thinking Skills as an Essential Best Practice in Higher Education

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023
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“In response to employer concerns about graduate employability, assessing and developing students’ higher-order skills is an essential component of best practices in higher education,” said Doris Zahner, Ph.D., CAE’s chief academic officer.

Key Points: 
  • “In response to employer concerns about graduate employability, assessing and developing students’ higher-order skills is an essential component of best practices in higher education,” said Doris Zahner, Ph.D., CAE’s chief academic officer.
  • The research discussed in “Assessing and Developing Critical-Thinking Skills in Higher Education” reinforces the need for policymakers, researchers, and higher education leaders to have valid and reliable internationally comparative assessments of the skills that are needed for today’s knowledge economy.
  • CAE, in collaboration with the Finland Ministry of Education and Culture, will continue to study the impact of higher education on the development of critical-thinking skills.
  • To learn more about this study, CAE’s other research, and CAE’s performance-based assessments and critical thinking instruction, visit cae.org .

CAE Expands Critical Thinking Skills Collaboration With Finland Ministry of Education and Culture

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023
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NEW YORK, May 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Council for Aid to Education, Inc. (CAE), a leader in designing innovative performance tasks for measurement and instruction of higher order skills, today announced a multiyear collaboration with the Finland Ministry of Education and Culture, expanding on a previous study that measured Finnish higher education students’ critical thinking, problem solving, and written communication skills (“generic skills”).

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, May 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Council for Aid to Education, Inc. (CAE), a leader in designing innovative performance tasks for measurement and instruction of higher order skills, today announced a multiyear collaboration with the Finland Ministry of Education and Culture, expanding on a previous study that measured Finnish higher education students’ critical thinking, problem solving, and written communication skills (“generic skills”).
  • “CAE is honored that the Finland Ministry of Education and Culture has again chosen our assessments to gain a deeper understanding of the level of generic skills and the factors that can improve these skills for their higher education students,” said Bob Yayac, CAE president and chief executive officer.
  • “Critical thinking and communication skills are essential for academic and career success, whether in Finland or throughout the international community,” said Dr. Jani Ursin, co-national program manager, University of Jyväskylä Finnish Institute for Educational Research (FIER).
  • “It is our responsibility to provide higher education institutions the tools they need to support student success,” said Maarit Palonen, counsellor of education, Finland Ministry of Education and Culture.

CAE Study Shows Targeted Instruction for Undergraduate Business School Students Positively Impacts Their Critical Thinking Performance

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Thursday, May 11, 2023
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The results indicate that targeted instruction for undergraduate business school students positively impacted their performance as measured by CAE’s performance-based Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA+).

Key Points: 
  • The results indicate that targeted instruction for undergraduate business school students positively impacted their performance as measured by CAE’s performance-based Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA+).
  • Using CAE’s performance-based assessments, Dr. Zahner and her colleagues investigated the level of critical thinking, problem solving, and written communication demonstrated by students entering and exiting higher education; how entering students perceived the importance of critical thinking skills for their academic and career success; and how the addition of critical thinking instruction impacted students’ critical thinking performance.
  • “This study suggests that targeted critical thinking education works and does so without creating additional burdens on students or faculty.
  • We are excited to continue studying this vitally important topic.”
    The study investigated more than 1,000 undergraduate business school students’ attitudes toward critical thinking skills and their performance on a critical thinking assessment given at the start of the semester.

New CAE Webinar Explores How to Develop and Measure Students’ Higher Order, Future-Ready Skills

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023
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Entitled “Future-Ready Students: How to Develop and Measure Higher Order Skills,” the April 6 live presentation of the webinar drew more than 240 educators and school and district leaders from across the nation.

Key Points: 
  • Entitled “Future-Ready Students: How to Develop and Measure Higher Order Skills,” the April 6 live presentation of the webinar drew more than 240 educators and school and district leaders from across the nation.
  • Many states and districts around the country are focused on Portrait of a Graduate initiatives that promote higher order skills among their students.
  • These initiatives are also increasingly engaged in preparing educators to teach and measure student progress.
  • “Portrait of a Graduate efforts are an important step toward increasing the focus on critical thinking, problem solving and communication skills.

CAE Discusses Measurement of Essential Skills During ‘Research on International Studies in Education’ Webinar Series

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Monday, February 6, 2023
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RISE showcases research using data from international studies and promotes sharing and discussion about how data-based evidence can be used for improving educational outcomes.

Key Points: 
  • RISE showcases research using data from international studies and promotes sharing and discussion about how data-based evidence can be used for improving educational outcomes.
  • “The results indicate the importance of measuring and improving higher education students’ critical thinking and written communication skills on an international level,” said Dr. Zahner.
  • “These are the skills students need – and employers are seeking – in order to help ensure academic and career success.
  • Assessment, combined with a concerted effort to improve students’ higher order skills, is an essential component of best practice.”
    A recording of the Jan. 26 live webinar is available for on-demand viewing .

CAE and Universidad Iberoamericana Renew Student Assessment Collaboration

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023
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“CAE is honored that one of Mexico’s leading private universities recognizes the importance and value of critical thinking and problem solving skills,” said Bob Yayac, president and chief executive officer, CAE.

Key Points: 
  • “CAE is honored that one of Mexico’s leading private universities recognizes the importance and value of critical thinking and problem solving skills,” said Bob Yayac, president and chief executive officer, CAE.
  • “We look forward to continuing our work with Universidad Iberoamericana to further improve student proficiency, as our research confirms that these essential skills are predictive of positive academic and career outcomes.”
    During the partnership’s second year, six affiliated institutions - Universidad Iberoamericana Torreón, Universidad Iberoamericana León, Universidad Iberoamericana Tijuana, Universidad Iberoamericana Puebla, Universidad Iberoamericana CDMX and Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente (ITESO) - tested more than 2,000 undergraduate students using CAE’s performance-based Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA+).
  • CAE also provided an analysis of student performance based on their field of study for ITESO.
  • “As we seek to best prepare our students for the future, Universidad Iberoamericana is excited to add a second year to our partnership with CAE,” said Cimenna Chao Rebolledo, Ph.D., director of educational innovation, IBERO.

CAE to Participate in Discussion on Essential Skills for Success at Guadalajara International Book Fair

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Friday, December 2, 2022
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They will also address the objective of equal access to quality higher education and the importance of assessing essential skills in order to help ensure academic and career success.

Key Points: 
  • They will also address the objective of equal access to quality higher education and the importance of assessing essential skills in order to help ensure academic and career success.
  • CAE appreciates the opportunity to join other global education leaders at the Guadalajara International Book Fair to share these important findings.
  • Higher education institutions must recognize the importance of developing and fostering students essential skills as a critically important part of a quality education.
  • Since 2002, CAE has developed performance-based and custom assessments that authentically measure students essential academic and career skills.

CAE and OECD Launch New OECD Report: ‘Does Higher Education Teach Students to Think Critically?’

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Friday, September 9, 2022
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In addition to the combined data set, individual participating countries each contributed a chapter in the report.

Key Points: 
  • In addition to the combined data set, individual participating countries each contributed a chapter in the report.
  • The main finding from the study, presented at a webinar on August 30, shows an increase in critical thinking and written communication skills of higher education students in the global sample.
  • Given that proficiency in these essential skills is predictive of positive academic and post-university outcomes, higher education institutions should explicitly teach and measure these skills.
  • Since 2002, more than 800,000 students at over 1,300 secondary and higher education institutions globally have completed CAEs assessments.

CAE and Johns Hopkins University Collaborate on College and Career Readiness Research Project

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Monday, September 13, 2021
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The project was included in the curriculum of an undergraduate strategic business management course at the Center for Leadership Education at Johns Hopkins Universitys Whiting School of Engineering.

Key Points: 
  • The project was included in the curriculum of an undergraduate strategic business management course at the Center for Leadership Education at Johns Hopkins Universitys Whiting School of Engineering.
  • The coursework provided a team of students with vital analytical career preparation and hands-on experience solving real-world problems.
  • A nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve student outcomes, CAE develops performance-based and custom assessments that authentically measure students essential college and career readiness skills and identify opportunities for student growth.
  • Based on CAEs research, these skills are predictive of positive college and career outcomes.