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Program Assessments

Undergraduate Programs (Initial)

Art
English
Generalist EC6
Generalist EC6 w/SPED
Journalism
Math
Music
Science
Social Studies
Speech
Theater

Graduate Areas (Advanced)

Educational Diagnostician
Guidance & Counseling
MA Curriculum & Instruction with Certification
MA Curriculum & Instruction- Advanced Instructor
Principal
Superintendent

Undergraduate Programs (Initial)

**Art**
Key Assessments	Data Collected	Evaluation Method
1) Content Knowledge	Content Exam Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities (PPR) Exam	TExES Preparation Manual
2) Content Knowledge	Sophomore Skills Test	Test Grade
3) Ability to Plan	ED 4322 Lesson Plan	Rubric
4) Field or Clinical Experience	Portfolio	Rubric 1 Rubric 2 Rubric 3
5) Impact on Student Learning	Effects On Student Learning	Rubric
6) Required Assessments	Studio Portfolio Evaluation	Scoring Guide

English
Key Assessments	Data Collected	Evaluation Method
1) Content Knowledge	Content Exam Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities (PPR) Exam	TExES Preparation Manual
2) Content Knowledge	Portfolio	Rubric
3) Ability to Plan	ED 4322 Lesson Plan	Rubric
4) Field or Clinical Experience	Portfolio	Rubric 1 Rubric 2 Rubric 3
5) Impact on Student Learning	Effects On Student Learning	Rubric
6) Required Assessment	Cooperating Teacher Survey	Rubric
7) Optional Assessments	Thematic Unit Plan (Spring Only)	Rubric

**Generalist EC6 (Nationally Accredited: ACEI)**
Key Assessments	Data Collected	Evaluation Method
1) Content Knowledge	Content Exam Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities (PPR) Exam	TExES Preparation Manual
2) Content Knowledge	Practicum/Block Courses	Course Grade
3) Ability to Plan	ECH 4350/ECH 3350 Unit Plan (Previous Data) ECH 3350 Unit Plan (Current Data)	Rubric
4) Field or Clinical Experience	Portfolio	Rubric 1 Rubric 2 Rubric 3
5) Impact on Student Learning	Effects On Student Learning	Rubric
6) Required Assessment	EPSY 3303 Case Study (Previous Data) EPSY 3303 Case Study (Current Data)	Rubric
7) Optional Assessments	ECH Field Experience (Previous Data) ECH Field Experience (Current Data)	Rubric
8) Optional Assessments	RDG 4602 Field Experience (Previous Data) RDG 4602 Field Experience (Current Data)	Scoring Guide

**Generalist EC6 w/ SPED (Nationally Accredited: CEC)**
Key Assessments	Data Collected	Evaluation Method
1) Content Knowledge	Content Exam Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities (PPR) Exam	TExES Preparation Manual
2) Content Knowledge	SPED 4362 Case Study (Fall/Summer Only, Previous Data) SPED 4362 Case Study (Fall/Summer Only, Current Data)	Scoring Guide
3) Ability to Plan	SPED 3364 Lesson Plan (Previous Data) SPED 3364 Lesson Plan (Current Data)	Scoring Guide
4) Field or Clinical Experience	Portfolio	Rubric 1 Rubric 2 Rubric 3
5) Impact on Student Learning	Effects On Student Learning	Rubric
6) Required Assessment	SPED 3360 Behavior Management Plan (Previous Data) SPED 3360 Behavior Management Plan (Current Data)	Scoring Guide
7) Optional Assessments	SPED 3365 Case Study (Previous Data) SPED 3365 Case Study (Current Data)	Scoring Guide
8) Optional Assessments	Co-teaching Paper	Scoring Guide

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**Journalism**
Key Assessments	Data Collected	Evaluation Method
1) Content Knowledge	Content Exam Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities (PPR) Exam	TExES Preparation Manual
2) Content Knowledge	Senior Portfolio	Rubric
3) Ability to Plan	ED 4322 Lesson Plan	Rubric
4) Field or Clinical Experience	Portfolio	Rubric 1 Rubric 2 Rubric 3
5) Impact on Student Learning	Effects On Student Learning	Rubric
6) Required Assessment	Senior Seminar Departmental Test	Test Grade

**Math**
Key Assessments	Data Collected	Evaluation Method
1) Content Knowledge	Content Exam Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities (PPR) Exam	TExES Preparation Manual
2) Content Knowledge	Math 4322 Course Grade (Fall Only)	Course Grade
3) Ability to Plan	ED 4322 Lesson Plan	Rubric
4) Field or Clinical Experience	Portfolio	Rubric 1 Rubric 2 Rubric 3
5) Impact on Student Learning	Effects On Student Learning	Rubric
6) Required Assessment	Cooperating Teacher Survey	Scoring Guide
7) Optional Assessment	Graduating Student Survey	Survey

Music

Nationally Accreditation by National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)

**Science**
Key Assessments	Data Collected	Evaluation Method
1) Content Knowledge	Content Exam Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities (PPR) Exam	TExES Preparation Manual
2) Content Knowledge	Major Field Test	Test Grade
3) Ability to Plan	ED 4322 Lesson Plan	Rubric
4) Field or Clinical Experience	Portfolio	Rubric 1 Rubric 2 Rubric 3
5) Impact on Student Learning	Effects On Student Learning	Rubric
6) Required Assessment	Measure of Life Science Principles	Rubric

**Social Studies**
Key Assessments	Data Collected	Evaluation Method
1) Content Knowledge	Content Exam Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities (PPR) Exam	TExES Preparation Manual
2) Content Knowledge	Major Field Test	Area Concentrated Achievement Tests (ACAT)
3) Ability to Plan	ED 4322 Lesson Plan	Rubric
4) Field or Clinical Experience	Portfolio	Rubric 1 Rubric 2 Rubric 3
5) Impact on Student Learning	Effects On Student Learning	Rubric
6) Required Assessment	Capstone Course Written Assignment (Spring Only)	Rubric

**Speech**
Key Assessments	Data Collected	Evaluation Method
1) Content Knowledge	Content Exam Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities (PPR) Exam	TExES Preparation Manual
2) Content Knowledge	Senior Seminar Portfolio	Rubric
3) Ability to Plan	ED 4322 Lesson Plan	Rubric
4) Field or Clinical Experience	Portfolio	Rubric 1 Rubric 2 Rubric 3
5) Impact on Student Learning	Effects On Student Learning	Rubric
6) Required Assessment	Senior Seminar Departmental Test	Test Grade

**Theater**
Key Assessment	Data Collected	Evaluation Method
1) Content Knowledge	Content Exam Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities (PPR) Exam	TExES Preparation Manual
2) Content Knowledge	Senior Seminar Portfolio	Rubric
3) Ability to Plan	ED 4322 Lesson Plan	Rubric
4) Field or Clinical Experience	Portfolio	Rubric 1 Rubric 2 Rubric 3
5) Impact on Student Learning	Effects On Student Learning	Rubric
6) Required Assessment	Senior Seminar Departmental Test	Test Grade

Graduate Areas (Advanced)

(All graduate courses are online.)

**Educational Diagnostician**
Key Assessment	Data Collected	Evaluation Method
1) Content Knowledge	Certification Exam	TExES Preparation Manual
2) Content Knowledge	CPR: Oral and Written	Rubric (Oral CPR) Rubric (Written CPR)
3) Ability to Plan	ED 6330 Behavior Management (Spring Only)	Rubric
4) Field or Clinical Experience	Practicum (Summer Only)	Rubric
5) Impact on Student Learning	ED 6348 Individual Intellectual Testing (Spring Only)	Rubric
6) Required Assessment	ED 6365 Appraisal of Learning Difficulties (Spring Only)	Rubric

**Guidance & Counseling**
Key Assessment	Data Collected	Evaluation Method
1) Content Knowledge	Certification Exam	TExES Preparation Manual
2) Content Knowledge	CPR (Previous Data) CPR (Current Data)	Rubric
3) Ability to Plan	CI 6348 Group Proposal (Previous Data) CI 6348 Group Proposal (Current Data: Fall/Summer Only)	Rubric
4) Field or Clinical Experience	CI 6349 Supervisor Evaluation (Previous Data) CI 6349 Supervisor Evaluation (Current Data)	Rubric
5) Impact on Student Learning	Effects on Student Learning	Rubric
6) Required Assessment	CI 6351 Case Study (Previous Data) CI 6351 Case Study (Current Data)	Rubric
7) Optional Assessment	CI 6346 Personal Theory Paper (Fall/Summer Only)	Rubric
8) Optional Assessment	CI 6347 Career Center Evaluation (Fall/Summer Only)	Rubric

**MA Curriculum & Instruction with Certification (Initial)**
Key Assessment	Data Collected	Evaluation Method
1) Content Knowledge	Certification Exam	Education Testing Service (ETS) TExES Website
2) Content Knowledge	Entrance GPA	Calculation of GPA
3) Ability to Plan	Lesson Plan (Summer Only)	Rubric
4) Field or Clinical Experience	Internship Evaluations Student Teaching Evaluations (Previous Data) Student Teaching Evaluations (Current Data)	Internship Rubric Student Teaching Rubric (Previous Data) Student Teaching Rubric (Current Data)
5) Impact on Student Learning	Reflection on Lesson Assessments (Previous Data) Reflection on Lesson Assessments (Current Data/Spring Only)	Rubric
6) Required Assessment	8 Activities (Summer Only: Previous Data) 8 Activities (Summer Only: Current Data)	Rubric
7) Optional Assessment	Cultural Activity/Growth Plan (Summer Only)	Rubric
8) Optional Assessment	Demographic Paper (Summer Only)	Rubric

**MA Curriculum & Instruction Advanced Instructor**
Key Assessment	Data Collected	Evaluation Method
1) Content Knowledge	Written CPR (Previous Data) Written CPR (Current Data)	Rubric
2) Content Knowledge	Oral CPR (Previous Data) Oral CPR (Current Data)	Rubric
3) Ability to Plan	Lesson Plan (Summer Only)	Rubric
4) Field or Clinical Experience	Lesson Implementation Analysis (Spring Only)	Rubric
5) Impact on Student Learning	Reflection on Lesson Assessments (Previous Data) Reflection on Lesson Assessments (Current Data/Spring Only)	Rubric
6) Required Assessment	8 Activities (Previous Data) 8 Activities (Current Data)	Rubric
7) Optional Assessment	Cultural Activity/Growth Plan (Summer Only)	Rubric
8) Optional Assessment	Demographic Paper (Summer Only)	Rubric

**Principal**
Key Assessment	Data Collected	Evaluation Method
1) Content Knowledge	Certification Exam	TExES Preparation Manual
2) Content Knowledge	Evaluation of CPR Presentation (Previous Data) Evaluation of CPR Presentation (Current Data)	Rubric
3) Ability to Plan	CI 6372: Developing Campus Budget (Fall Only)	Rubric
4) Field or Clinical Experience	Rating Personal Characteristics and TExES Domain Experiences	Rubric
5) Impact on Student Learning	CI 6319: Results of Observation Reports (Fall Only)	Rubric
6) Required Assessment	CI 6319: Evaluation of Intern by ISD Supervisor	Rubric
7) Optional Assessment	Intern’s Writing Skills (CPR Portfolio)	Rubric
8) Optional Assessment	Intern’s Summative Evaluation of Program	Rubric

**Superintendent**
Key Assessment	Data Collected	Evaluation Metod
1) Content Knowledge	Certification Exam	TExES Preparation Manual
2) Content Knowledge	CI 6388: Results of Observation Reports	Rubric
3) Ability to Plan	CI 6388: Research Project	Rubric
4) Field or Clinical Experience	Rating Personal Characteristics and TExES Domain Experiences	Rubric
5) Impact on Student Learning	CI 6388: District Improvement Plan (Fall Only)	Rubric
6) Required Assessment	CI 6319: Evaluation of Intern by ISD Supervisor	Rubric
7) Optional Assessment	CI 6388: Intern’s Writing Skills	Rubric
8) Optional Assessment	Intern’s Summative Evaluation of Program	Rubric

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