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Review your Student Learning Outcomes Matrix.
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Select program learning outcomes for annual assessment.
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Target courses in which course level and/or program level
assessment will be conducted.
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Insure that syllabi include one or more course objectives/student
learning outcomes that contribute to each program learning outcome.
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Review syllabi and specify assessment measures.
· Align course level assessment with program level assessment.
2009-10 Education Assessment Plan
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Program Learning Outcomes |
Assessment Methods |
Expected Results |
Actual Results |
Use of Results |
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2. Students will exhibit continuous growth in instructional skills
and knowledge throughout their educational program. |
Course Level Assessment Students will complete a
final project in various education courses in which they will write a paper
and deliver an oral presentation on how they would deliver a lesson to
students with various abilities, learning styles, etc., using a specified
instructional method. Faculty will use
a scoring rubric to evaluate students’ instructional skills and knowledge as
displayed in the papers and presentations. |
Students will achieve
an average score of 80 or higher on the project. Further, they will achieve an average score
of 8 or higher in each performance category in which the maximum score is 10
and 16 or higher in each performance category in which the maximum score is
20. |
FED 201: Knowledge of Inst. Method:
_____ Use Personal Philosophy:
_____ Select Teaching Approach:
_____ Identify Ed. Theories: _____ Writing Skills: _____ Oral Communication Skills:
_____ SPE 209: Knowledge of Inst. Method:
_____ Use Personal Philosophy:
_____ Select Teaching Approach:
_____ Identify Ed. Theories: _____ Writing Skills: _____ Oral Communication Skills:
_____ FED 241: Knowledge of Inst. Method:
_____ Use Personal Philosophy:
_____ Select Teaching Approach:
_____ Identify Ed. Theories: _____ Writing Skills: _____ Oral Communication Skills:
_____ FED 342: Knowledge of Inst. Method:
_____ Use Personal Philosophy:
_____ Select Teaching Approach:
_____ Identify Ed. Theories: _____ Writing Skills: _____ Oral Communication Skills:
_____ EDU 441/EDU 444: Knowledge of Inst. Method:
_____ Use Personal Philosophy:
_____ Select Teaching Approach:
_____ Identify Ed. Theories: _____ Writing Skills: _____ Oral Communication Skills:
_____ |
Review projects each year to
insure that they continue to cover information provided in lectures, the
textbook, and other course materials and activities. Continue to work with
students to improve instructional skills and knowledge. Additional Use of Results and Actions/Recommended
Actions: |
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(Outcome # 2 continued) |
Course Level Assessment Students will complete a
clinical experience in several education courses in which they will observe
one or more classroom teachers in action.
Students will complete observation forms after each session, and will
use them to write a formal report.
Faculty will assess students’ observation, interpretation and writing
skills with a rubric selected by the department. |
Students will achieve an average
rating of 3 or higher on a scale of 1-4 in each performance category for
observation, interpretation and writing skills. |
FED 201: Observations: _____ Interpretations: _____ Writing Skills: _____ SPE 209: Observations: _____ Interpretations: _____ Writing Skills: _____ FED 241: Observations: _____ Interpretations: _____ Writing Skills: _____ EDU 441/EDU 444: Observations: _____ Interpretations: _____ Writing Skills: _____ |
Continue to monitor
observations. Additional Use of Results and Actions/Recommended
Actions: |
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(Outcome # 2 continued) |
Course Level and Program Level Assessment The observation reports and
other student work samples from various education courses will be included in
each student’s educational portfolio.
These will be evaluated using an instrument developed by department
faculty. |
Portfolio evaluations will
reveal marked improvement in materials submitted from sophomore to senior
year. |
FED 201: Format: _____ Content: _____ Neatness: _____ Ease of Expansion: _____ SPE 209: Format: _____ Content: _____ Neatness: _____ Ease of Expansion: _____ FED 241: Format: _____ Content: _____ Neatness: _____ Ease of Expansion: _____ FED 342: Format: _____ Content: _____ Neatness: _____ Ease of Expansion: _____ EDU 441/EDU 444: Format: _____ Content: _____ Neatness: _____ Ease of Expansion: _____ |
Continue to work with students
to build educational portfolios to document their performance in meeting
standards and to utilize when interviewing for teaching positions and/or
applying for a professional teaching license. Additional Use of Results and Actions/Recommended
Actions: |
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(Outcome # 2 continued) |
Program Level Assessment EDU 493 students will
complete a field intern experience.
Cooperating teachers will evaluate students’ instructional skills and
knowledge using an instrument developed by department faculty. |
Students will achieve an
average rating of 4 or higher on a scale of 1-5 in each performance category
for instructional skills and knowledge. |
Curriculum: _____ Instruction: _____ Technology: _____ Reflection: _____ Problem Solving: _____ Diversity: _____ Collaboration: _____ Assessment: _____ |
Use of Results and Actions/ Recommended Actions: |