Barbara Dixon, CLA Associate Dean for Administration, has encouraged me to pass along this information about Purdue's participation in the VSA to any students who are interested in WPA work--particularly assessment issues. I've cut and pasted from her email message:
I encourage you to pass along this information to other students interested in WPA issues.As you probably know, Purdue is planning to participate in the Voluntary System of Accountability (VSA), which is a joint project of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) and the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC). VSA will provide a Web format titled "College Portrait" to publicize information about the universities who participate, including tuition costs, retention rates, and institutional performance in students’ writing and critical thinking. My current understanding is that 7 of the 9 public universities in the Big Ten are also planning to be a part of VSA.
A week from Wednesday representatives from the testing services will be on campus to present their tests, and respond to questions. I particularly want to invite ... any colleagues or students with an interest in writing evaluation.
Wednesday, January 23,
from 1-4 pm in STEW 302-306.
1 pm--MAPP: Measure of Academic Proficiency and Progress by Education Testing Services2 pm--CLA: Collegiate Learning Assessment by Council for Aid to Education
3 pm--CAAP: Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency by American College Testing
If you have a chance, please come give feedback about the tests. Light refreshments will be available.
Thanks,
Barbara
