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Information for Students and Parents
Evidence
of Student Success
ETSU wants its graduates to be able to:
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think
for themselves, support their opinions, and be
insightful readers and listeners;
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keep
learning and growing throughout their lives;
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gain
greater understanding of their lives and the world in
which they live;
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resolve
conflicts nonviolently and solve problems creatively,
often by working with others;
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appreciate
the value of living in a diverse society;
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be
active, involved citizens in their communities and the larger
world;
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find
greater joy, meaning and fulfillment in their lives and help others
do the same.
ETSU's
general education program helps students gain fundamental knowledge and
abilities needed to achieve these goals. To measure student success in general
education, ETSU tracks Academic Profile test scores of students approaching graduation.
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Knowledge/ Ability
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Indicator
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ETSU, 2002-03
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ETSU, 2001-02
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National Group*
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Practice
higher order reading and critical thinking skills
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ETSU
seniors' average total score on the Academic Profile exam
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449.2
S.D. 17.8
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450.2
S.D. 17.3
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449.6
S.D. 18.9
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Percentage
of ETSU seniors taking the Academic Profile exam attaining at least
Proficiency Level 2 on the reading/critical thinking subtest
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43%
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48%
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43%
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Write
skillfully
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Average
writing subscore of ETSU seniors taking the Academic Profile exam
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115.5
S.D. 4.6
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115.7
S.D. 4.5
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115.6
S.D. 4.7
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Percentage
of ETSU seniors taking the Academic Profile exam attaining at least
Proficiency Level 2 on the writing subtest
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22%
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22%
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23%
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Understand
and use mathematical data
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Average
math subscore of ETSU seniors taking the Academic Profile exam
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114.2
S.D. 5.8
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114.4
S.D.
5.7
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114.6
S.D. 6.0
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Percentage
of ETSU seniors taking the Academic Profile exam attaining at least
Proficiency Level 2 on the mathematics subtest
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30%
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31%
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33%
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Understand
and think critically about scholarship in the humanities
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Average
humanities subscore of ETSU seniors taking the Academic Profile exam
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116.0
S.D. 6.2
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116.3
S.D.
6.2
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116.2
S.D. 6.4
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Understand
and think critically about scholarship in the social sciences
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Average
social sciences subscore of ETSU seniors taking the Academic Profile exam
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115.0
S.D. 6.3
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115.1
S.D.
6.2
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114.9
S.D. 6.5
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Understand
and think critically about scholarship in the natural sciences
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Average
natural sciences subscore of ETSU seniors taking the Academic Profile exam
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116.2
S.D. 5.4
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116.5
S.D. 5.3
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116.0
S.D. 5.7
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* Doctoral/Research Universities
I and II.
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