OATdb Archive - Sam Houston State University

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2011 - 2012

Special Education MED (Educational Diagnostician)

Goal

Mastery Of SBEC Knowledge And Skills

Educational Diagnostician students will demonstrate mastery of knowledge and skills set forth by SBEC.

Objective

Mastery Of SBEC Knowledge And Skills

Graduates will demonstrate competencies in assessment and evaluation as set forth by the State Board of Education Certification (SBEC) for diagnostician certification

Indicator

Texas Examination Of Knowledge & Skills

TExES for Educational Diagnosticians developed by the Education Testing Service (ETS)

Criterion

Pass Rate

85% of candidates will pass Domain II of the TExES, a measure of knowledge of Assessment and Evaluation skill.

Finding

Performance On TExES Domain II

On the Educational Diagnostician TExES Domain II, a measure of knowledge of assessment and evaluation skills, 81.8% of the candidates passed. However, 100% of the candidates passed the Educational Diagnostician TExES for their overall score.

Action

Goal For 85% Pass Rate In Domain II

Our goal for 2011-2012 was for 85% of candidates to pass all 4 domains of the Educational Diagnostician TExES. We have 100% pass rate overall, but on this particular domain we did not meet our goal for an 85% rate. We will place additional emphasis on assessment and evaluation methods in our courses and continue to strive to meet this goal with 85% passing this domain.

Goal

Mastery Of CEC Knowledge And Skills

Candidates will demonstrate mastery of knowledge and skills on comprehensive examinations referenced to the standards set forth by the Council for Exceptional Children’s (CEC) Knowledge and Skills for Educational Diagnosticians.

Objective

Mastery Of CEC Knowledge And Skills

Indicator

Comprehensive Exams Rubric

Faculty-developed rubric scored independently by faculty members in the specialization area following standards of CEC

Criterion

Pass Rate On Comprehensive Exams

100% of candidates will achieve 75% of all possible points or more on the comprehensive exam rubric

Finding

Candidate Performance On Comprehensive Examinations

Based on independent scorings by faculty, 100% of candidates achieved a score of 75% or higher on the rubric used to evaluate comprehensive examinations. A weaker area was Theories.

Action

Actions Re Candidate Performance On Comprehensive Examinations

Since 100% of candidates achieved a score of 75% or greater on comprehensive examinations, we have examined the areas where candidates have the strongest and weakest performance. Their strongest performance is in the areas of Issues and Practice; the weakest area is Theories. We will need to address this content area in more depth in our courses and evaluate it in 2012-2013.

Update to previous cycle's plan for continuous improvement

Plan for continuous improvement We met our goal for candidates to demonstrate knowledge on comprehensive examinations for the Council for Exceptional Children's Standards of Knowledge and Skills for Educational Diagnosticians, but we did not meet the goal of having 85% of candidates pass Domain II on their TExES. Using the results of both of these findings, we will place additional emphasis in courses on the areas of greatest weakness: assessment and evaluation methods, and application of theories. In the three assessment courses (SPED 5302, SPED 5305, SPED 6310) we will use a case study approach to plan, administer, and analyze evaluations. These case studies will be viewed from a variety of theoretical perspectives so that candidates can see how theories influence their evaluations, interventions, and practices. In the classes that are directed toward specific disabilities (SPED 5303, SPED 5304, SPED 6305) we also will use case studies that are analyzed from a variety of theoretical perspectives. With these actions in place we believe that candidates will be better prepared to plan and implement evaluations, as well as apply theories in their diagnostic practices.