Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Your Results
CLA+ METHODOLOGY
This appendix provides guidance on interpreting the institutional results presented in sections 1–6 of your report. The sample of students analyzed in each table includes freshmen who tested in the fall window and sophomores, juniors, and seniors who ...
1. Take CLA+ within the administration window specified for their class level.
2. Complete all sections of the assessment, including the Performance Task, Selected-Response Questions, and the accompanying survey.
Please note that students designated for exclusion from analyses by your institution during registrar data submission will not be included in the sample. Please also note that information will not be available for a class when fewer than 5 students i...
SUMMARY RESULTS, BY CLASS (Section 1, page 2)
DISTRIBUTION OF MASTERY LEVELS (Section 2, page 3)
VALUE-ADDED ESTIMATES (Section 3, page 4)
CLA+ SUBSCORES (Section 4, page 5)
STUDENT EFFORT AND ENGAGEMENT (Section 5, page 6)
SAMPLE REPRESENTATIVENESS
CARNEGIE CLASSIFICATION
SCHOOL CHARACTERISTICS
CLA+ INSTITUTIONS
OVERVIEW OF THE CLA+ PERFORMANCE TASK (PT)
OVERVIEW OF THE CLA+ SELECTED-RESPONSE QUESTIONS (SRQs)
ASSESSMENT DEVELOPMENT
THE SCORING PROCESS
CLA+ MASTERY LEVELS
INTERPRETING CLA+ RESULTS
COMPARING RESULTS ACROSS ADMINISTRATIONS
MODELING STUDENT-LEVEL SCORES
MODELING SCHOOL-LEVEL SCORES
INTERPRETING CONFIDENCE INTERVALS
STATISTICAL SPECIFICATION OF THE CLA+ VALUE-ADDED MODEL
ESTIMATED PARAMETERS FOR THE VALUE-ADDED MODEL
HOW TO CALCULATE CLA+ VALUE-ADDED SCORES
PERCENTILE LOOK-UP TABLES FOR CLA+ SCORES
EXPLORING STUDENT DATA
WHAT NEXT?
Number of Students Tested, by Class
TOTAL CLA+
Freshmen
SCORE
PERFORMANCE
Freshmen
TASK
SELECTED-
Freshmen
RESPONSE
QUESTIONS
ENTERING
Freshmen
Distribution of CLA+ Scores, by Mastery Level
FRESHMEN
/
SOPHOMORES
JUNIORS
SENIORS
Mastery Levels, by Class
ACADEMIC
ABILITY
0
10
23
37
29
Basic
1035
Freshmen
2
14
31
36
18
Basic
1087
3
19
35
30
13
Proficient
1118
5
22
37
30
6
Proficient
1144
Total CLA+ Score
Total CLA+ Score
FRESHMEN
SOPHOMORES
SENIORS
FRESHMEN
SOPHOMORES
JUNIORS
SENIORS
Student Effort and Engagement Survey Responses
How much effort did you put into the written-response task/ selected-response questions?
How engaging did you find the written-response task/ selected-response questions?
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Seniors:
Freshmen:
TOTAL CLA+
Freshmen
SCORE
PERFORMANCE
Freshmen
TASK
SELECTED-
Freshmen
RESPONSE
QUESTIONS
ENTERING
Freshmen
ACADEMIC
ABILITY
FRESHMEN
SENIORS
FRESHMEN
SENIORS
How much effort did you put into the written-response task/ selected-response questions?
How engaging did you find the written-response task/ selected-response questions?
