Method of Data Collection and Analysis
Arkansas Tech University faculty submit general education outcomes data into the Banner student information system at the end of each semester. This system houses all CPGE outcome data and is set up according to each department’s scoring system. Each department’s data was exported through the Argos Reporting System by the Assessment Specialist for analysis.
Each department has a unique scoring system for each general education outcome. In some instances, classes within a department have differing scoring systems for the same general education outcome and in many cases the scoring system changed over the many years of data collection. Assignments and questions on assignments are mapped to the outcome being measured. For the purpose of this report, the data was systematically analyzed by program, semester, and course, compiling all data into “Pass” and “Fail” categories.
Results Summary
The following table shows the overall passing rate of all students assessed by learning outcome.
| GE Student Learning Outcomes | Programs Assessing | Total Number of Students | Students Who Passed | Overall Passing Rate |
| Demonstrate Knowledge of Arts & Humanities | 6 | 26,410 | 23,963 | 91% |
| Communicate Effectively | 9 | 93,175 | 81,085 | 87% |
| Develop Ethical Perspectives | 10 | 46,508 | 39,418 | 85% |
| Think Critically | 17 | 109,360 | 89,415 | 82% |
| Apply Scientific Reasoning | 10 | 81,476 | 62,581 | 77% |
| Apply Quantitative Reasoning | 4 | 10,692 | 8,029 | 75% |
Results by College
The following tables show results by college and learning outcome.
| Arts and Humanities | Programs Assessing | Total Number of Students | Students Who Passed | Overall Passing Rate |
| Demonstrate Knowledge of Arts & Humanities | 5 | 25231 | 22856 | 91% |
| Apply Quantitative Reasoning | 2 | 2349 | 2096 | 89% |
| Communicate Effectively | 8 | 93000 | 80918 | 87% |
| Develop Ethical Perspectives | 10 | 46508 | 39418 | 85% |
| Think Critically | 11 | 81107 | 68609 | 85% |
| Apply Scientific Reasoning | 5 | 11564 | 8960 | 77% |
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Engineering & Applied Sciences |
Programs Assessing |
Total Number of Students |
Students Who Passed |
Overall Passing Rate |
| Communicate Effectively | 1 | 175 | 167 | 95% |
| Think Critically | 1 | 557 | 529 | 95% |
| Apply Quantitative Reasoning | 1 | 921 | 86860 | 93% |
| Demonstrate Knowledge of Arts & Humanities | 0 | |||
| Apply Scientific Reasoning | 0 | |||
| Develop Ethical Perspectives | 0 |
| Natural & Health Sciences | Programs Assessing | Total Number of Students | Students Who Passed | Overall Passing Rate |
| Demonstrate Knowledge of Arts & Humanities | 1 | 1179 | 1107 | 94% |
| Apply Scientific Reasoning | 5 | 69912 | 53621 | 77% |
| Think Critically | 5 | 27696 | 20277 | 73% |
| Apply Quantitative Reasoning | 1 | 7422 | 5073 | 68% |
| Communicate Effectively | 0 | |||
| Develop Ethical Perspectives | 0 |