KAPPAS - Assessment of Undergraduate Students’ Learning Outcomes in Finland
KAPPAS Projects investigate higher education ²õ³Ù³Ü»å±ð²Ô³Ù²õ’ generic skills and the development of these skills during studies in Finnish universities and universities of applied sciences.
KAPPAS Projects produce important information for higher education institutions on the learning outcomes of their students in order to support the development of teaching and learning.
KAPPAS2 investigates undergraduate and graduate ²õ³Ù³Ü»å±ð²Ô³Ù²õ’ generic skills and the development of these skills during studies in Finnish universities and universities of applied sciences. The project aims to use both a cross-sectional and a longitudinal study design.
In the KAPPAS2 project analytical reasoning and evaluation, problem solving, argumentative writing, and writing mechanics are in the focus of study.
An internet-based testing will be carried out in between fall 2023 and fall 2025. The results will be reported at the end of 2025.
KAPPAS 2 Project description and team contacts
KAPPAS! investigated undergraduate ²õ³Ù³Ü»å±ð²Ô³Ù²õ’ generic skills and the development of these skills during studies in Finnish universities and universities of applied sciences.
Generic skills were measured by the Collegiate Learning Assessment CLA+ International instrument developed by the US-based (CAE).
The results showed the share of 60% of higher education students having basic or lower-level generic skills and 40% proficient or higher-level generic skills.
Variation in skills is mainly due to educational and socioeconomic background. The results showed that students' skills develop somewhat during studies. The study suggested that emphasis should be placed on learning generic skills from lower educational levels and in non-school environments.
The study was funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture. FIER and University of Helsinki conducted the project in collaboration.