Northern Illinois University

NCATE/ISBE Accreditation

Standard 1  Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Dispositions

 

1. State program review documents and state findings

2. State licensure test scores (Title II data reported to the state)

          2008-2009

          2007-2008

          2006-2007

3. Teacher candidate performance on key assessments over past three years

          See Unit Annual Report for 2008-2009, 2007-2008, and 2006-2007

4. Key assessments and scoring guides (for programs not undergoing SPA, state or other accreditor review)

          Curriculum and Instruction

               Content knowledge assessment for MSEd

               Conent knowledge assessment for EdD

               Ability to plan & implement approp. teaching & learning experiences description and rubric for MSEd    

               Ability to plan & implement approp. teaching & learning experiences description and rubric for EdD

               Apply knowledge, skills and dispositions effectively in practice both MSEd and EdD

               Candidate effects on student learning for MSEd

               Candidate effects on student learning for EdD

               Dispositions assessment

               Diversity and technology proficiencies

          MST in Engineering

                Content knowledge assessment

                Ability to plan & implement approp. teaching & learning experiences

               Apply knowledge, skills and dispositions effectively in practice

               Candidate effects on student learning

               Dispositions assessment

               Diversity and technology proficiencies

5. Samples of candidate work

6. Follow-up studies of graduates

          Teacher Graduate Assessment (TGA)

                Spring 2009

                Spring 2008

                Spring 2007

          Educational Administrator Graduate Assessment (EAGA)

                Was not administered prior to Spring 2008

                Spring 2009

                Spring 2008

          Unit Annual Report (Contains Exit Survey, TGA, EAGA and Alumni Survey)

                2008-2009

                2007-2008

                2006-2007

7. Employer feedback on graduates

          See TGA and EAGA reports listed above

8. List of candidate dispositions and related assessments, scoring guides, and data

     Candidate dispositions common to all programs:

          creative and critical thinking                   

          collaboration

          diversity                                                

          caring

          lifelong learning                                      

          scholarship

          fairness                                                  

          the belief that all students can learn

     Dispositions assessments and scoring guides

          Art

          Early Childhood Education

          Elementary Education

          English

          Family and Consumer Sciences

          Foreign Languages

          Health

          History and Social Studies

          LBS1

          Mathematics

          Music

          Physical Education

          Sciences  self evaluation, cooperating teacher evaluation, dispositions flow chart

          Vision

          Bilingual ESL

          Chief School Business Official

          Instructional Technology

          LBSII

          Library

          MST in Engineering

          Principal

          Reading Specialist

          School Psychology

          Speech-Language Pathology

          Superintendent

          Technology Specialist

         

     Dispositions data (see 6th key assessment in data tables in Unit Annual Report)