Summary of Initial First Field Semester Assessments

Summary of Initial Clinical Practice Assessments

Summary of Initial Follow-Up Studies

Summary of Advanced Clinical Practice Assessments

Summary of Advanced Follow-Up Studies

Summary of Advanced Research Assessments

Due Process for Candidates

The Dean maintains a record of formal candidate complaints (those that have not been resolved at the first two levels of instructor and department chair), summarizes them on a regular basis, and reviews them for patterns or concerns with the unit's Leadership Team:

All Programs: Formal Candidate Complaints

Complete files are available to the Board of Examiners upon request.

Information Technologies

The unit's Office of Administrative Services coordinates the technology aspect of the unit assessment system. A contracted database consultant and web design consultant have assisted the office's director, associate director, and data coordinator. Internal systems also interface with the university's Student Information System (SIS) by way of periodic downloads.

The first and largest category to be designed was the Student and Faculty Database. It maintains electronic records on areas such as student demographics, eligibility, current status, field and clinical placements and supervisors, and credentials earned. Regular

updates provide information on placement sites, multicultural sites, schools and school districts, state test scores, qualifications of school faculty, and numerous other items needed for timely service. Finally, this database maintains faculty and staff demographics, assignments, tenure and rank, course and supervision loads, and other data related to personnel and employment.

The second category to be designed was the Assessment Database. For this first venture, we relied on simple paper/pencil scan sheets. These were filled out by the various evaluators on each candidate, then processed electronically. The data were scanned into a text file format and imported into an Access database for data reporting. Descriptive statistics provided data in the form of percentages and means. This information can be further manipulated and reported by program, program level, standard and sub-standard, assessment point, and type of evaluator.

The Trends and Tracking Database comprises the third part of the assessment system and enables us to discern patterns in areas such as overall enrollment, program enrollment, candidate profiles, course registration and cancellation, service locations, candidate and faculty diversity, faculty quality and productivity, unit budget and expenditures, and a host of other areas. Analysis of this information improves the unit's capacity for short-range and long-range planning.

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