FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Contact: Dave Wellman, Director of Communications (304) 696-7153
Marshall announces top 10 scoring seniors on Collegiate Learning Assessment
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Last spring, 107 Marshall University seniors voluntarily took the Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA), a test that measures students’ critical thinking, analytic reasoning, problem solving and written communication skills.
Dr. Mary Reynolds, director of assessment at Marshall, said the CLA is an open-ended test in which the students do a lot of writing and solve real-world problems.
“As a group, Marshall’s seniors’ performance on the CLA last spring was outstanding,” Reynolds said. “After adjusting for incoming ACT/SAT scores, mean performance of Marshall’s seniors was better than that of seniors at 89 percent of other participating institutions. We are very proud of the accomplishments of our students and their professors!”
The following 10 students scored the highest on the test. They are listed in alphabetical order with their hometowns, majors and colleges:
Robert D. Brumfield of Lesage, W.Va., Economics, College of Liberal Arts
Kassandra D. Friedman of Barboursville, W.Va., Criminal Justice, College of Liberal Arts
Ashley R. Deem Hager of Mineral Wells, W.Va., Print Journalism, W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Daniel B. Hager of Hurricane, W.Va., Management, Lewis College of Business
Alicia K. Hess of Hedgesville, W.Va., Finance, Lewis College of Business
Rachel Huff of Dillsburg, Pa., Communication Studies and Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts
William Koch of Elkins, W.Va., Accounting, Lewis College of Business
Angelina Lowers of Chester, W.Va., Political Science, College of Liberal Arts
Miriam Katherine Reasons of Huntington, W.Va., Public Relations, W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Emily Vargo of Scott Depot, W.Va., Environmental Science, College of Science
For more information, contact Reynolds at 304-696-2987.
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