This past spring 16 graduating psychology majors completed
an examination of psychological knowledge by taking the Psychology Area
Concentration Achievement Test (PACAT). The PACAT measures student
knowledge in six foundational areas of the discipline and this exam is used by
our department to improve student learning and make data-driven decisions about
our curriculum. This year's examinees were tested on their knowledge in
the areas of abnormal, developmental, experimental design, history and systems,
personality, and social psychology. This year's
group scored better than 72% of the 5,064 students nationally who also
took this exam. Congratulations!!
