PSC & NCATE

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Advanced Candidate Quality

UNIT/PROGRAM ASSESSMENT SYSTEM: Assessment of Advanced Candidates' Knowledge, Skills & Dispositions (Graduate)

Assessment Name/Data Source

Decision Point

GA Framework 6 Domains

Description

Date Developed

Technology Used

Status of Implementation

Collection & Analysis

Results Shared With

Frequency of Assessment

Program Improvements (where appropriate)

Links to Instrument & Data

Completion of Graduate School Application

1

1

application through Graduate School

pre-2000

web-based application process with tracking system

Fully Implemented

Graduate School

Graduate Coordinators and program faculty

Entry to program

N/A

Graduate School Application Form

Minimum GPA

1

1

minimum 2.6 GPA for masters & 3.0 for specialist & doctoral programs

pre-2000

IMS system

Fully Implemented

Graduate Coordinators

Graduate School

Continually

N/A

GPA Requirements

Graduate School Admission Requirements

Minimum GRE or MAT

1

1

Graduate School and program requirements

pre-2000

Graduate School database; MS Access COE Student Database

Fully Implemented

Graduate School Office

Graduate School and Department Heads

Entry to program

N/A

GRE Requirements

Graduate School Admission Requirements

Minimum Degree/Program Admissions Requirements

1

1

varies by program

pre-2000

IMS system

Fully Implemented

Graduate Coordinators

Graduate Coordinators & program faculty

Entry to program

N/A

COE Admission Requirements

Advanced Candidate Assessments by Decision Points

Clinical Experience Assessment
(if applicable)

2

All

Candidate Performance on Final Field Experience

2007

MS Excel

Fully Implemented

Dean's Office

Faculty Committee

Every semester

varies by program

Student Teaching or Clinical Practice
Summary Fall 2004 - Spring 2007

Advanced Candidate Assessments by Decision Points

Maintain 3.0 GPA

2

All

must maintain minimum 3.0 GPA in all coursework

pre-2000

IMS system

Fully Implemented

Graduate and Program Coordinators

Graduate Coordinators

Every semester

N/A

Advanced Candidate Assessments by Decision Points

Completion of all degree/program requirements

2

All

varies by program and degree

pre-2000

varies by department

Fully Implemented

Graduate Coordinator

Graduate Coordinators & program faculty

Every semester

N/A

Application for Graduation

Portfolio Assessment

2

All

varies by program and level

pre-2000

varies by program

varies by program

Faculty Committee

Program faculty

Completion of program

varies by program

Examples: AgEd, English Ed GSTEP Portfolio, SLM Portfolios, SSE Portfolios
READ Portfolios

Advanced Candidate Assessments by Decision Points

LiveText Account Distribution 2004-2007

LiveText Uses 2004-2007

LiveText Department Use Summary - 2004-2007

Program of Study

2

All

Advisor and Graduate Coordinator recommends; Graduate School Dean confirms

pre-2000

online system/ Graduate School

Fully Implemented

Graduate Coordinator

Graduate School and Graduate Coordinators

During coursework

N/A

• POS MS
• POS MS Info

• POS MED, MMED, MAED, EDS
• POS Info

• MATPOS

• POS PHD/ EDD
• POS PHD/ EDD Info

Comprehensive Examinations

2

All

varies by program

pre-2000

varies by program; MS Access COE Student Database

Fully Implemented

Faculty committee and Graduate Coordinator

Faculty Committee

End of program

varies by program

Examples:
School Psych; EDS in TESOL; MED Social Studies Education

Advanced Candidate Assessments by Decision Points

Culminating Evaluation (Applied project, thesis, or dissertation)

2

All

varies by program and advanced degree

pre-2000

student database

Fully Implemented

Graduate Coordinators, program faculty

Faculty Committee

Annually

varies by department

Examples:
SLM; EDS in TESOL; MED Social Studies Education

Advanced Candidate Assessments by Decision Points

Educator Exit Survey

2

All

GA Framework for Teachers elaborated for all educator preparation; exit survey revised to reflect new version and Conceptual Framework

Summer 2007

SPSS & MS Excel

in review process

Dean's Office/ GA Assessment Center

To be shared with program faculty & Department Heads

Completion of all educator preparation programs

varies by department

In Development

PRAXIS/GACE Exams II (if adding certification or endorsement)

2

1, 2

PRAXIS/GACE unit level tracking systems

2004

MS Excel

Fully Implemented

Annually

Dean's Cabinet, Department Heads, Program Coordinators

Completion of program

varies by department

PRAXIS Alignment

Recommendation for Certification

2

All

Graduation evaluation, GPA, PRAXIS/GACE, faculty assessment

pre-2000

IMS, PRAXIS/GACE database

Fully Implemented

Advisor, chair, and certification officer

Program faculty

Every Semester

N/A

Certification Office - Student Services

Approval of Certification Officer after review of all records for certification & endorsement programs

2

All

Recommended by program faculty; review of completion of requirements

pre-2000

IMS, PRAXIS/GACE database

Fully Implemented

Student Services Office

Dean's Office and Department Heads

Completion of program

N/A

Certification Office - Student Services

Exiting GPA

2

1, 2, 3, 4,5

Mean GPA of exiting graduates by program/dept/college

2003

MS Excel

Fully Implemented

Dean's Office

Dean's Office

Every semester

N/A

Exit GPA for Advanced Candidates 2006-07

Exit GPA for Other School Personnel 2006-07

Advanced Candidate Assessments by Decision Points

Application for Graduation

2

All

Verification of Program of Study and completion of all requirements

pre-2000

online system/ Graduate School

Fully Implemented

Advisor, Graduate Coordinator, Graduate School office

Graduate School

Every Semester

N/A

Graduation Application

Earned Graduate Degree

2

All

Degrees conferred tracking system

pre-2000

MS Excel

Fully Implemented

UGA Registrar & Dean's Office

Department Heads

Every semester

N/A

Completers Report

2005-2006

2006-2007

Board of Regents Report & Guarantee

3

All

Annual report on candidate, program & unit quality; evaluated by BOR staff with results sent to university president

2004 for counselors; 2002 for leaders

MS Word

Fully Implemented

Program Coordinators and Dean's Office

Dean's Office and Department Heads

Annually for Leadership & School Counselors

Improved tracking and reporting system for PRAXIS/GACE scores; set up PEAC committee; set up COE Educator Preparation Advisory Committee

Guarantee

BOR Reports

Graduate Survey

3

All

varies by department

varies by department

varies by department

varies by department

Departments

Department Heads and program faculty

Annually

varies by department

AY 2005-06 Graduate Survey Teacher Education Programs

Graduate Survey/2

3

All

Aligned with CF & GA Framework for Educators; reviewed by faculty/administrators from USG institutions

2007-08

Facilitate.com for pilot; P-16 office developing web-based survey

pilot completed

Board of Regents staff; results returned to units

To be shared with program faculty & Department Heads

Annually in spring, Year 1 induction

varies by program

Graduate Survey

Graduate Survey 2006-07

Employer Survey

3

All

varies by department

varies by department

varies by department

varies by department

Departments

Dean's Office

Annually

varies by program

First Employer Survey

Employer survey 2005-06

Employer Survey/2

3

All

Aligned with Conceptual Framework & GA Framework for Educators;
reviewed by faculty/administrators from USG institutions

2007-08

Facilitate.com for pilot; P-16 office developing web-based survey

pilot completed

Board of Regents staff; results returned to units

To be shared with program faculty & Department Heads

Annually in spring, Year 1 induction

varies by program

More Inclusive Employer Survey

Employer Survey 2006-07

UNIT/PROGRAM ASSESSMENT SYSTEM: Assessment of Advanced Candidates' Knowledge, Skills & Dispositions (Graduate)
Assessment Name/Data Source	Decision Point	GA Framework 6 Domains	Description	Date Developed	Technology Used	Status of Implementation	Collection & Analysis	Results Shared With	Frequency of Assessment	Program Improvements (where appropriate)	Links to Instrument & Data
Completion of Graduate School Application	1	1	application through Graduate School	pre-2000	web-based application process with tracking system	Fully Implemented	Graduate School	Graduate Coordinators and program faculty	Entry to program	N/A	Graduate School Application Form
Minimum GPA	1	1	minimum 2.6 GPA for masters & 3.0 for specialist & doctoral programs	pre-2000	IMS system	Fully Implemented	Graduate Coordinators	Graduate School	Continually	N/A	GPA Requirements Graduate School Admission Requirements
Minimum GRE or MAT	1	1	Graduate School and program requirements	pre-2000	Graduate School database; MS Access COE Student Database	Fully Implemented	Graduate School Office	Graduate School and Department Heads	Entry to program	N/A	GRE Requirements Graduate School Admission Requirements
Minimum Degree/Program Admissions Requirements	1	1	varies by program	pre-2000	IMS system	Fully Implemented	Graduate Coordinators	Graduate Coordinators & program faculty	Entry to program	N/A	COE Admission Requirements Advanced Candidate Assessments by Decision Points
Clinical Experience Assessment (if applicable)	2	All	Candidate Performance on Final Field Experience	2007	MS Excel	Fully Implemented	Dean's Office	Faculty Committee	Every semester	varies by program	Student Teaching or Clinical Practice Summary Fall 2004 - Spring 2007 Advanced Candidate Assessments by Decision Points
Maintain 3.0 GPA	2	All	must maintain minimum 3.0 GPA in all coursework	pre-2000	IMS system	Fully Implemented	Graduate and Program Coordinators	Graduate Coordinators	Every semester	N/A	Advanced Candidate Assessments by Decision Points
Completion of all degree/program requirements	2	All	varies by program and degree	pre-2000	varies by department	Fully Implemented	Graduate Coordinator	Graduate Coordinators & program faculty	Every semester	N/A	Application for Graduation
Portfolio Assessment	2	All	varies by program and level	pre-2000	varies by program	varies by program	Faculty Committee	Program faculty	Completion of program	varies by program	Examples: AgEd, English Ed GSTEP Portfolio, SLM Portfolios, SSE Portfolios READ Portfolios Advanced Candidate Assessments by Decision Points LiveText Account Distribution 2004-2007 LiveText Uses 2004-2007 LiveText Department Use Summary - 2004-2007
Program of Study	2	All	Advisor and Graduate Coordinator recommends; Graduate School Dean confirms	pre-2000	online system/ Graduate School	Fully Implemented	Graduate Coordinator	Graduate School and Graduate Coordinators	During coursework	N/A	• POS MS • POS MS Info • POS MED, MMED, MAED, EDS • POS Info • MATPOS • POS PHD/ EDD • POS PHD/ EDD Info
Comprehensive Examinations	2	All	varies by program	pre-2000	varies by program; MS Access COE Student Database	Fully Implemented	Faculty committee and Graduate Coordinator	Faculty Committee	End of program	varies by program	Examples: School Psych; EDS in TESOL; MED Social Studies Education Advanced Candidate Assessments by Decision Points
Culminating Evaluation (Applied project, thesis, or dissertation)	2	All	varies by program and advanced degree	pre-2000	student database	Fully Implemented	Graduate Coordinators, program faculty	Faculty Committee	Annually	varies by department	Examples: SLM; EDS in TESOL; MED Social Studies Education Advanced Candidate Assessments by Decision Points
Educator Exit Survey	2	All	GA Framework for Teachers elaborated for all educator preparation; exit survey revised to reflect new version and Conceptual Framework	Summer 2007	SPSS & MS Excel	in review process	Dean's Office/ GA Assessment Center	To be shared with program faculty & Department Heads	Completion of all educator preparation programs	varies by department	In Development
PRAXIS/GACE Exams II (if adding certification or endorsement)	2	1, 2	PRAXIS/GACE unit level tracking systems	2004	MS Excel	Fully Implemented	Annually	Dean's Cabinet, Department Heads, Program Coordinators	Completion of program	varies by department	PRAXIS Alignment
Recommendation for Certification	2	All	Graduation evaluation, GPA, PRAXIS/GACE, faculty assessment	pre-2000	IMS, PRAXIS/GACE database	Fully Implemented	Advisor, chair, and certification officer	Program faculty	Every Semester	N/A	Certification Office - Student Services
Approval of Certification Officer after review of all records for certification & endorsement programs	2	All	Recommended by program faculty; review of completion of requirements	pre-2000	IMS, PRAXIS/GACE database	Fully Implemented	Student Services Office	Dean's Office and Department Heads	Completion of program	N/A	Certification Office - Student Services
Exiting GPA	2	1, 2, 3, 4,5	Mean GPA of exiting graduates by program/dept/college	2003	MS Excel	Fully Implemented	Dean's Office	Dean's Office	Every semester	N/A	Exit GPA for Advanced Candidates 2006-07 Exit GPA for Other School Personnel 2006-07 Advanced Candidate Assessments by Decision Points
Application for Graduation	2	All	Verification of Program of Study and completion of all requirements	pre-2000	online system/ Graduate School	Fully Implemented	Advisor, Graduate Coordinator, Graduate School office	Graduate School	Every Semester	N/A	Graduation Application
Earned Graduate Degree	2	All	Degrees conferred tracking system	pre-2000	MS Excel	Fully Implemented	UGA Registrar & Dean's Office	Department Heads	Every semester	N/A	Completers Report 2005-2006 2006-2007
Board of Regents Report & Guarantee	3	All	Annual report on candidate, program & unit quality; evaluated by BOR staff with results sent to university president	2004 for counselors; 2002 for leaders	MS Word	Fully Implemented	Program Coordinators and Dean's Office	Dean's Office and Department Heads	Annually for Leadership & School Counselors	Improved tracking and reporting system for PRAXIS/GACE scores; set up PEAC committee; set up COE Educator Preparation Advisory Committee	Guarantee BOR Reports
Graduate Survey	3	All	varies by department	varies by department	varies by department	varies by department	Departments	Department Heads and program faculty	Annually	varies by department	AY 2005-06 Graduate Survey Teacher Education Programs
Graduate Survey/2	3	All	Aligned with CF & GA Framework for Educators; reviewed by faculty/administrators from USG institutions	2007-08	Facilitate.com for pilot; P-16 office developing web-based survey	pilot completed	Board of Regents staff; results returned to units	To be shared with program faculty & Department Heads	Annually in spring, Year 1 induction	varies by program	Graduate Survey Graduate Survey 2006-07
Employer Survey	3	All	varies by department	varies by department	varies by department	varies by department	Departments	Dean's Office	Annually	varies by program	First Employer Survey Employer survey 2005-06
Employer Survey/2	3	All	Aligned with Conceptual Framework & GA Framework for Educators; reviewed by faculty/administrators from USG institutions	2007-08	Facilitate.com for pilot; P-16 office developing web-based survey	pilot completed	Board of Regents staff; results returned to units	To be shared with program faculty & Department Heads	Annually in spring, Year 1 induction	varies by program	More Inclusive Employer Survey Employer Survey 2006-07