Standard2

Exhibits

2.1.
Description of the unit’s assessment system in detail including the requirements and key assessments used at transition points.

Transition points:
- Initial programs
- Advanced programs

Candidate proficiencies:
- Initial programs: The 20 Competencies for Initial Teacher Candidates
- Advanced programs: The 6 Competencies for Advanced Candidates

William Paterson University's Assessment Plans and Activities (2009-2010)

2.2.
Data from key assessments used at entry to programs.

Initial Programs:
- Admission to the Professional Education Unit: UG-Transition 1 (Fall 2008 - Fall 2010)
- Admission to the Professional Education Unit: Post Baccalureate-Transition 1 (Fall 2007 - Fall 2010)

Advanced Programs:
- Admission to the Professional Education Unit: Transition 1 (Fall 2007 - Fall 2010)

2.3.
Procedures for ensuring that key assessments of candidate performance and evaluations of unit operations are fair, accurate, consistent, and free of bias.

- Samples of reliability studies

2.4. Policies and procedures that ensure that data are regularly collected, compiled, aggregated, summarized, analyzed, and used to make improvements.

College Assessment Committee By-Laws

2.5. Sample of candidate assessment data disaggregated by alternate route, off-campus, and distance learning programs.

Disaggregated data by off-campus program:Educational Leadership Program-Delran Cohort

UG P-3 and K-5 Mercer campus: Teacher Work Sample data

2.6.
Policies for handling student complaints.

Complaints About Grades or Student Academic Performance: Procedure for investigating

2.7. File of student complaints and the unit’s response (This information will be available during the onsite visit.)

2.8.
Examples of changes made to courses, programs, and the unit in response to data gathered from the assessment system.

Initial Programs:
      - Unit
      - P-3
      - K-5
    - K-12 Social Studies
     - K-12 Math
      - K-12 Science

   Advanced Programs:
      - Educational Leadership
      - M.Ed. in Curriculum & Learning: Early Childhood
      - M.Ed. in Curriculum & Learning: Learning Technologies
      - M.Ed. in Curriculum & Learning: Teaching Children Mathematics
      - M.Ed. in Curriculum & Learning: School Library Media
      - M.Ed. in Special Education: Learning Disabilities
      - M. Ed. in Literacy
      - M. Ed. in Professional Counseling

2.9.
Unit operations:

Advisement survey for the initial programs (January, 2011)

Faculty survey of student engagement (Spring 2010)

Program completion questionnaire (Fall 2010 | Fall 2009)

Undergraduate Admissions

Graduate Admissions

International Students

Administration

Exhibits
2.1.	Description of the unit’s assessment system in detail including the requirements and key assessments used at transition points. Transition points: - Initial programs - Advanced programs Candidate proficiencies: - Initial programs: The 20 Competencies for Initial Teacher Candidates - Advanced programs: The 6 Competencies for Advanced Candidates William Paterson University's Assessment Plans and Activities (2009-2010)
2.2.	Data from key assessments used at entry to programs. Initial Programs: - Admission to the Professional Education Unit: UG-Transition 1 (Fall 2008 - Fall 2010) - Admission to the Professional Education Unit: Post Baccalureate-Transition 1 (Fall 2007 - Fall 2010) Advanced Programs: - Admission to the Professional Education Unit: Transition 1 (Fall 2007 - Fall 2010)
2.3.	Procedures for ensuring that key assessments of candidate performance and evaluations of unit operations are fair, accurate, consistent, and free of bias. - Samples of reliability studies
2.4.	Policies and procedures that ensure that data are regularly collected, compiled, aggregated, summarized, analyzed, and used to make improvements. College Assessment Committee By-Laws
2.5.	Sample of candidate assessment data disaggregated by alternate route, off-campus, and distance learning programs. Disaggregated data by off-campus program:Educational Leadership Program-Delran Cohort UG P-3 and K-5 Mercer campus: Teacher Work Sample data
2.6.	Policies for handling student complaints. Complaints About Grades or Student Academic Performance: Procedure for investigating
2.7.	File of student complaints and the unit’s response (This information will be available during the onsite visit.)
2.8.	Examples of changes made to courses, programs, and the unit in response to data gathered from the assessment system. Initial Programs: - Unit - P-3 - K-5 - K-12 Social Studies - K-12 Math - K-12 Science Advanced Programs: - Educational Leadership - M.Ed. in Curriculum & Learning: Early Childhood - M.Ed. in Curriculum & Learning: Learning Technologies - M.Ed. in Curriculum & Learning: Teaching Children Mathematics - M.Ed. in Curriculum & Learning: School Library Media - M.Ed. in Special Education: Learning Disabilities - M. Ed. in Literacy - M. Ed. in Professional Counseling
2.9.	Unit operations: Advisement survey for the initial programs (January, 2011) Faculty survey of student engagement (Spring 2010) Program completion questionnaire (Fall 2010 \| Fall 2009)