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NCATE Advanced Program Assessment Data 2005

MA in Education (Student Defined-Aspiring Principals)

Name of Assessment	Theme	Type or Form of Assessment	When the Assessment Is Administered	Attachments
Name of Assessment	Theme	Type or Form of Assessment	When the Assessment Is Administered	Assessment	Scoring Guides/ Criteria	Data Table
1. Application Review [Licensure assessment, or other content-based ssessment]	#1 Content #5 Professional Development	Graduate School Application Previous experience teaching/coaching	Admission	Graduate School application requirements	Admissions criteria	Admissions data table
2. Comprehensive Examination on Core Classes [Content-based assessment]	#1 Content	Comprehensive Examination Questions on EDC 502 – Foundations of Curriculum, EDC529 – Educational Research, EDC 586y – School Culture and Climate, and EDC 586 – Problems in Education TOPIC: Leadership and Organization	Last semester	Comprehensive Exam questions	Criteria	Comprehensive Exam data table
3. Field Practicum Study [Assessment of candidate ability to plan instruction]	#6 Professional Practice	EDC575 Supervised Field Study	Last semester	Graduate School Guidelines Class Handouts	n/a	Data table
4. A. Internship B. Clinical Experience [Assessment of internship, practicum, or other clinical experience]	#5 Professional Development #6 Professional Practice #2 Leadership	A. One semester Internship – shadow School Principal full time B. One semester clinical experience – acting building principal full time	A. 2^nd semester B. Last Semester	SREB Internship Survey Instrument	Criteria	Internship data tables
5. Field Practicum study [Assessment of candidate effect on student learning]	#3 Diverse Learning	Practicum Study Presented at the School of Education's Research Night	Last semester	Graduate School Guidelines Class Handouts	n/a	Data table
6. Scholarly Research [Additional assessment]	#4 Research	A. Practicum or Thesis EDC575 Supervised Field Study B. Comprehensive Examination question on EDC529 – Educational Research	A. Last Semester B. Last Semester	Scholarly research assessments	Criteria	Scholarly Research Data Table

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Use of Assessment Results to Improve Candidate and Program Performance

Content Knowledge

The findings from these assessment results indicated to the SOE Graduate Team that a more systematic evaluation of key assessments was needed. In spring 2005, an analytic rubric for assessing candidate’s content knowledge on the Comprehensive Examination was developed, revised, and piloted. Results from the spring 2005 use of the rubric indicate that this was a useful tool for not only the readers of the responses, but also to the candidates. This rubric will be used for assessing candidates responses on subsequent administration of the Comprehensive Examinations.

Effects on Student Learning and on Creating Environments that Support Learning

The findings from these assessments also indicated that a common rubric would be instrumental in explicating stating expectations for the field practicum study paper and presentation. The SOE Graduate Team is reviewing a draft of an analytic rubric for candidates’ practicum field study across all MA in Education programs that include a field practicum.

Additional Findings

In addition to these findings, the School of Education is working on developing a similar program of study for non-Providence aspiring principals. Lessons learned from the SREB report on this project are important as we move toward a full-fledged educational leadership program.

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