Assessment Plan: Department of Education


EdD in Education‐ Educational Leadership; 2017‐2020

5/15/17

Program Learning Outcomes

Our graduates will:

  1. Demonstrate disciplinary skills and knowledge, applying these to analyze problems.
  2. Develop meaningful solutions to complex problems of practice from a position of equity and social justice.
  3. Integrate personal, practical, theoretical, and empirical knowledge with systemic and systematic inquiry.
  4. Communicate effectively using multiple modes.
  5. Conduct scholarly and professional activities in an ethical manner.

Curriculum Map

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    Outcomes  
  Required Courses Cr 1 2 3 4 5    
  EDU 600‐Doctoral Seminar 3 I I I I I  
  EDU 602‐Ed Stats II 3 D   D   I  
  EDU 607‐Quantitative Ed Research 3 D D D D D  
  EDU 610‐Qualitative Ed Research 3 D   D M M  
  EDLD 610 ‐ Leadership Organizational Theory 3 M D D M D  
  EDLD 643‐ Leading Social Justice 3   D   D D  
  EDLD 630 – Supervision & Instructional Leadership 3 D     D    
  EDLD 620 – The Superintendent 3 M D M D    
  EDLD 645‐ Personnel and MT Collective Bargaining 3 D     D    
  EDLD 655 – Legal and Policy Studies 3 M     D    
  EDLD 650 – MT Finance and Facilities 3 M     D    
  EDCI 604‐ Advanced Ed Psych 3 D D D      
  EDU 690‐Doctoral Thesis 14 M M M M M  

Student Performance: Data Sources

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    Outcomes  
  Required Courses Cr 1 2 3 4 5    
  EDU 600‐Doctoral Seminar 3            
  EDU 602‐Ed Stats II 3            
  EDU 607‐Quantitative Ed Research 3            
  EDU 610‐Qualitative Ed Research 3            
  EDLD 610 ‐ Leadership Organizational Theory 3     X      
  EDLD 643‐ Leading Social Justice 3   X        
  EDLD 630 – Supervision & Instructional Leadership 3       X    
  EDLD 620 – The Superintendent 3            
  EDLD 645‐ Personnel and MT Collective Bargaining 3            
  EDLD 655 – Legal and Policy Studies 3 X          
  EDLD 650 – MT Finance and Facilities 3            
  EDCI 604‐ Advanced Ed Psych 3            
  EDU 690‐Doctoral Thesis 14            

Response Threshold

During the 2017‐18 AY we will finalize our rubrics and determine response threshold.

Schedules

Outcomes Review

 

    Year  
  Outcome 2017‐18 2018‐19 2019‐20 2020‐21 2021‐22 2022‐23  
  1 X         X  
  2   X          
  3     X        
  4       X      
  5         X    

 

Assessment Plan Element Review

 

    Year  
  Outcome 2017‐18 2018‐19 2019‐20 2020‐21 2021‐22 2022‐23  
  1 X         X  
  2   X          
  3     X        
  4       X      
  5         X    

 

Course Review

 

    Review Year  
  Course 2017‐18 2018‐19 2019‐20 2020‐21 2021‐22 2022‐23  
  EDU 600              
  EDU 602              
  EDU 607              
  EDU 610              
  EDLD 610   X          
  EDLD 643     X        
  EDLD 620       X      
  EDLD 630         X    
  EDLD 645           X  
  EDLD 655         X    
  EDLD 650       X      
  EDCI 604     X        
  EDU 690              

Process for Assessing the Data

Annual Assessment Process

  1. Data is collected from identified courses.
  2. Random samples of collected assignments are scored by two faculty members using
    prepared scoring rubrics.
  3. The assessment coordinator tabulates the scores. Areas where the acceptable performance threshold has not been met are highlighted.
  4. The scores are presented to the faculty for assessment.
  5. The faculty reviews the assessment results, and makes decisions on how to respond.
    • If an acceptable performance threshold has not been met, a faculty response is required. Possible responses:
      • Gather additional data next year to verify or refute the result.
      • Change something in the curriculum to try to fix the problem.
      • Change the acceptable performance threshold.
      • Choose a different assignment to assess the outcome.
    • Faculty can respond to assessment results even if the acceptable performance threshold has been met.
    • It is OK to determine that changes are not needed when students are demonstrating proficiency with each learning outcome.
  6. A summary of the year’s assessment activities and faculty decisions is reported to the Provost’s Office in your Department’s Annual Assessment Activities report.