ASSESSMENT REPORT
FOR
Elementary Education________________________ B.A.
(Instructional Degree Program) (Degree level)
______________Spring 2008_____________________ 5/2008
(Assessment Period Covered) (Date submitted)
Intended Educational (Student) Outcome:
Note: There should be one form C for each intended outcome listed on form B. Intended outcome should be restated in the box immediately below and the intended outcome number entered in the blank spaces.
Outcome # 1
Standard #2 The kindergarten through sixth grade teacher knows, understands, and uses the major concepts, procedures, and reasoning processes of mathematics that define numbers and operations, geometry, measurement, data analysis and probability, and algebra so that all students
Understand relationships that can represent phenomena, solve problems, and manage data.
First Means of Assessment for Outcome Identified Above:
___ a. Means of Program Assessment & Criteria for Success:
80% or better from 80% of the students
- The “Activities That Support the Standards” Assignment
___ b. Description of Data Collection & Assessment Results:
- 90% (9 out of 10) of the students scored 86.5% or better
___ c. Use of Results to Improve Instructional Program:
- The Elementary education division will continue to monitor this outcome and use the math methods course again in the future rotation of outcomes data collection
___ d. Follow up from previous academic year. (If action items were listed in the future tense in section C of last year’s report, use section D to indicate whether the action item was fully implemented this year).
No follow up from last year. In 2010, meeting will occur again to review efficacy.
Second Means of Assessment for Outcome Identified Above:
___ a. Means of Program Assessment & Criteria for Success:
80% or better on the lab evaluations Lab Evaluations for Math Methods Lab
___ b. Description of Data Collection & Assessment Results:
9/10 (90%) achieved 80% or better
___ c. Use of Results to Improve Instructional Program:
Use of this tool will ensure that the students are able to utilize and teach the math methods to elementary students.
___ d. Follow up from previous academic year. (If action items were listed in the future tense in section C of last year’s report, use section D to indicate whether the action item was fully implemented this year).
This was the first year that we used this standard, Efficacy will be reviewed next year however this standard will not be use until rotation 2010
FORM C
ASSESSMENT REPORT
FOR
Elementary Education________________________ B.A.
(Instructional Degree Program) (Degree level)
___________Fall- 2007___Spring 2008 5/2008
(Assessment Period Covered) (Date submitted)
Intended Educational (Student) Outcome:
Note: There should be one form C for each intended outcome listed on form B. Intended outcome should be restated in the box immediately below and the intended outcome number entered in the blank spaces.
Outcome # 2 (standard 3)
Standard 3- The Kindergarten -6th grade teacher knows, understands and uses fundamental concepts in the subject matter of science including physical life, and earth and space sciences-as well as concepts in science and technology, science in personal and social perspectives, the history and nature of science the unifying concepts of science and the inquiry processes the scientists use in discovery of new knowledge o build a base for scientific and technological literacy for all students
First Means of Assessment for Outcome Identified Above:
___ a. Means of Program Assessment & Criteria for Success:
80% or better from 80% of the students
· Scoring guide for the course objective.
___ b. Description of Data Collection & Assessment Results:
100% 8/8 students achieved 80% or better
___ c. Use of Results to Improve Instructional Program:
All students met the outcome. The division of Education will utilize this data to improve science and social studies content methods for the elementary teacher. Continue to monitor this standard in this course and re-evaluate same standard in 2010
___ d. Follow up from previous academic year.
The division will review the efficacy of the combination of Science and Social studies to determine if the course will stay the same or split into two courses again. Will follow up in 2009 and re-evaluate in 2010
Second Means of Assessment for Outcome Identified Above:
___ a. Means of Program Assessment & Criteria for Success:
· Practicum of 20 hours assessed with public school teacher’s evaluation
___ b. Description of Data Collection & Assessment Results:
8/8 students met the criteria 100%
___ c. Use of Results to Improve Instructional Program:
These results will continue to be addressed each semester to better improve collaboration with in the schools as well as to increase the content methods for Science and Social Studies. However, this standard will be addressed again in 2010 but reviewed for efficacy in 2009.
___ d. Follow up from previous academic year.
The Science and Social Studies methods course is being reviewed to determine if it should be two separate courses again.
FORM C
ASSESSMENT REPORT
FOR
Elementary Education________________________ B.A.
(Instructional Degree Program) (Degree level)
_____________Spring 2008_____________________ 5/2008
(Assessment Period Covered) (Date submitted)
Intended Educational (Student) Outcome:
Note: There should be one form C for each intended outcome listed on form B. Intended outcome should be restated in the box immediately below and the intended outcome number entered in the blank spaces.
Outcome # 3
(Added in this year to remediate deficiency of assessing students across the curriculum in outcomes plan)
The teacher candidate will acquire professional knowledge skills and dispositions of across the curriculum in planning, teaching, assessing and self- reflecting.
First Means of Assessment for Outcome Identified Above:
___ a. Means of Program Assessment & Criteria for Success:
· Teacher work sample -88/110 points (80%) for mastery the entire TWS
___ b. Description of Data Collection & Assessment Results:
· 7/8 achieved at least an 80 % on the TWS
___ c. Use of Results to Improve Instructional Program:
· Use and success of the TWS provides an accurate portrayal of each teacher candidate’s ability to plan, teach, assess and self-reflect a unit in student teaching. If a student doesn’t meet the 80% mark, the student may be required to remediate the deficient portions of the TWS
___ d. Follow up from previous academic year.
· Last year the goal was to add in a means for measuring how students are assessed across the curriculum. Added as a tool for measuring every year.
Second Means of Assessment for Outcome Identified Above:
___ a. Means of Program Assessment & Criteria for Success:
· Successful completion of the student teaching experience with a successful final evaluation from coop teacher
___ b. Description of Data Collection & Assessment Results:
· 8/8(sp08) completed the student teaching experience with successful final evaluation from coop-teacher
· Fall 08 not used .
___ c. Use of Results to Improve Instructional Program:
· The elementary education division uses the student teaching experience an indicator for future success in the classroom. If one does poorly in the experience, remediation will occur before final licensure is permitted. This year all students completed the experience successfully
· One student was placed on extended time for student teaching for the Fall 2008. This student completed successfully
___ d. Follow up from previous academic year.
· Added in data collection for the student teaching experience. Determined the number of successful completions. Monitor yearly for performance and completion.
FORM C
