NCATE Onsite Visit Spring 2012
Standard 2
Assessment System and Unit Evaluation
The unit has an assessment system that collects and analyzes data on applicant qualifications, candidate and graduate performance, and unit operations to evaluate and improve the performance of candidates, the unit, and its programs.
EXHIBITS
- 2.4 - AREAS OF CONCERN:
- 2.4.1 - The need for aggregated/analyzed candidate performance data from the programs that do not have SPAs.
- 2.4.2 - Employer and alumni surveys do not include data for advanced candidates
- 2.4.3 - Dispositions data for advanced candidate was not provided
- Fall2011 Disposition Survey Advanced Programs
- Spring 2012 Disposition Survey Advanced Programs
- *School Counseling Dispositions
- 2.4.4 - It was unclear if the program improvement was data driven
- 2.5 - EVIDENCE TO VALIDATE:
- 2.5.1 - Data Collection and Analysis: What do the disaggregated data indicate about distance/off campus programs? Exhibit 5 in Standard 2 should have candidate performance disaggregated for distance/off campus programs
- 2.5.2 - Data Collection and Analysis: What do the record and documentation of student complaints indicate about the unit’s resolution of complaints?
- 2.5.3 - Use of Data for Improvement: How does the Foliotek support the candidates and the unit?
- 2.5.4 - Assessment System: How do the advisory groups support the unit’s assessment system? How and when do all of the advisory groups meet? What is their charge?
- Deans Advisory Meeting Samples
- Department Meeting Samples
- Focus Groups Samples
- Program Advisory Councils Meetings Samples
- Assessment Handbook (search 'advisory')
- 2.5.5 - Data Collection and Analysis for Advanced Programs: What do the disposition data for candidates in advanced programs indicate about the candidate’s performance and program quality?
- Fall2011 Disposition Survey Advanced Programs
- Spring 2012 Disposition Survey Advanced Programs
- *School Counseling Dispositions
- 2.5.6 - Data Collection and Analysis for Distance Learning Programs: What do the disaggregated data for candidates in distance learning programs indicate?
- 2.5.7 - Examples of student complaints and their resolutions
- 2.5.8 - Examples of how faculty are making sure their assessments are fair, reliable, and valid for the purposes to which they are put.

















