Candidates will demonstrate knowledge and skills in the area of language as a system and the role that culture in accordance with the standards provided by Teachers of English to Speakers of other Languages (TESOL).
Objective
Language As A System
Candidates know, understand and use theoretical knowledge related to the structure and acquisition of language.
Indicator
ELL Oral Language Analysis Paper
Candidates will demonstrate proficiency in TESOL standards related to language and acquisition by analyzing samples of the speech of English language learners. Program faculty developed the rubric based on TESOL Standards in Domain 1. The assignment is completed in a required course, BESL 5301. All students will be measured and the averaged into the total.
Criterion
Candidate Scores - Analysis Paper
Candidates must achieve a score of 85 percent as measured by the rubric for the analysis paper. Program faculty determined that 85 percent represented our operational definition of success at learning.
Finding
Language As A System
All 2013-2014 M.Ed. in International Literacy students enrolled in the required course, BESL 5301, were included in the findings. Thirty-two candidates scored an overall average of 85 percent on the ELL speech analysis paper rubric. The M.Ed. in International Literacy is a new program. This is the first year of data collection. The faculty has decided to maintain the criterion as is for another year of data.
Action
Maintenance Of Goal 1 - Objective 1
The M.Ed. in International Literacy is a new program. The first students completed the program in spring 2013. This is the first year of data collection. The faculty has decided to maintain the criterion as is for another year of data.
Objective
Language And Culture
Candidates will analyze sociocultural, psychological and political variables that afford or constrain the process of learning a second language.
Indicator
Reflective Academic Paper
Candidates will demonstrate proficiency in TESOL standards related to culture by wiritng a reflective academic paper. Program faculty developed the rubric based on TESOL Standards in Domain 2. The assignment is completed in a required course, BESL 5302. All students were measured and the averaged into the total.
Criterion
Candidate Scores - Paper
Candidates must achieve a score of 85 percent as measured by the rubric for the reflective academic paper.
Finding
Language And Culture
All 2013-2014 M.Ed. in International Literacy students enrolled in the required course, BESL 5302, were included in the findings. Thirty-two candidates scored an overall average of 82 percent on the reflective academic paper rubric. The M.Ed. in International Literacy is a new program. This is the first year of data collection. The faculty has decided to maintain the criterion as is for another year of data.
Action
Maintenance Of Goal 1 - Objective 2
The M.Ed. in International Literacy is a new program. The first students completed the program in spring 2013. This is the first year of data collection. The faculty has decided to maintain the criterion as is for another year of data. Since students did not meet the goal, the program faculty revised readings and discussions for the course. However, the faculty believed that significant changes should not be made at this point since this is the first year of data collection and number of students is low.
Goal
ESL/EFL Methods - TESOL Standards
Candidates will demonstrate knowledge and skills in the area of language instruction and assessment in accordance with the standards provided by Teachers of English to Speakers of other Languages (TESOL).
Objective
Instructional Resources
Candidates will demonstrate knowledge and skills in the area of selecting and evaluating appropriate instructional resources for a given language learning context
Indicator
Instructional Resources Evaluation
Candidates will demonstrate proficiency in TESOL standards related to language instruction and assessment by evaluating instructional resources. Program faculty developed the rubric based on TESOL Standards in Domain 3 and 4. The assignment is completed in a required course, BESL 5303. All students were measured and the averaged into the total.
Criterion
Candidate Scores - Instructional Resources
Candidates must achieve a score of 85 percent as measured by the textbook evaluation assignment. Program faculty determined that 85 percent represented our operational definition of success at learning.
Finding
Candidate Score - Instructional Materials
All 2013-2014 M.Ed. in International Literacy students enrolled in the required course, BESL 5303, were included in the findings. Thirty-three candidates scored an overall average of 80 percent on textbook evaluation assignment.The M.Ed. in International Literacy is a new program. This is the first year of data collection. The faculty has decided to maintain the criterion as is for another year of data.
Action
Maintenance Of Goal 2 - Objective 1
The M.Ed. in International Literacy is a new program. The first students completed the program in spring 2013. This is the first year of data collection. The faculty has decided to maintain the criterion as is for another year of data. Since students did not meet the goal, the program faculty revised readings and the instructor has developed resources to model the selection and evaluation process of instructional resources. However, the faculty believed that significant changes should not be made at this point since this is the first year of data collection and number of students is low.
Objective
Language Instruction
Candidates will demonstrate knowledge and skills in the area of designing, implementing and evaluating language instruction for a given classroom language classroom.
Indicator
Language Instruction
Candidates will demonstrate proficiency in TESOL standards related to language instruction by being evaluated in the classroom. Program faculty developed the rubric based on TESOL Standards in Domains 3 and 4. The assignment is completed in a required course, BESL 5303. All students were measured and the averaged into the total.
Criterion
Candidate Scores - Instruction
Candidates must achieve a score of 85 percent of the teaching behaviors as evaluated by the teaching evaluation rubric. Program faculty determined that 85 percent represented our operational definition of success at learning.
Finding
Language Instruction
All 2013-2014 M.Ed. in International Literacy students enrolled in the required course, BESL 5303, were included in the findings. Thirty-three candidates scored an overall average of 85 percent on the teaching evaluation rubric. The M.Ed. in International Literacy is a new program. This is the first year of data collection. The faculty has decided to maintain the criterion as is for another year of data.
Action
Maintenance Of Goal 2 - Objective 2
The M.Ed. in International Literacy is a new program. The first students completed the program in spring 2013. This is the first year of data collection. The faculty has decided to maintain the criterion as is for another year of data.
Goal
Research And Professionalism - TESOL Standards
Candidates will demonstrate knowledge and skills in the area of classroom based research in accordance with the standards provided by Teachers of English to Speakers of other Languages (TESOL).
Objective
Research Synthesis
Candidates will demonstrate knowledge and skills in the area of synthesizing classroom based research.
Indicator
Literature Review
Candidates will demonstrate proficiency in TESOL standards related to classroom based research by writing a literature review. Program faculty developed the rubric based on TESOL Standards in Domain 5. The assignment is completed in a required course, BESL 6320. All students were measured and the averaged into the total.
Criterion
Literature Review Score
Candidates must achieve a score of 85 percent as measured by the rubric for the action research literature review. Program faculty determined that 85 percent represented our operational definition of success at learning.
Finding
Literature Review
All 2013-2014 M.Ed. in International Literacy students enrolled in the required course, BESL 6320, were included in the findings. Thirty-one candidates scored an overall average of 85 percent on the rubric for the action research literature review. The M.Ed. in International Literacy is a new program. This is the first year of data collection. The faculty has decided to maintain the criterion as is for another year of data.
Action
Maintenance Of Goal 3 - Objective 1
The M.Ed. in International Literacy is a new program. The first students completed the program in spring 2013. This is the first year of data collection. The faculty has decided to maintain the criterion as is for another year of data.
Objective
Conduct Classroom-based Research
Candidates will demonstrate knowledge and skills in the area of conducting classroom based research.
Indicator
Action Research Project
Candidates will demonstrate proficiency in TESOL standards related to classroom based research by conducting an Action Research project. Program faculty developed the rubric based on TESOL Standards in Domain 5. The assignment is completed in a required course, BESL 6320. All students were measured and the averaged into the total.
Criterion
Action Research Project
Candidates must achieve a score of 85 percent as measured by the rubric for the Action Research project. Program faculty determined that 85 percent represented our operational definition of success at learning.
Finding
Action Research Project
All 2013-2014 M.Ed. in International Literacy students enrolled in the required course, BESL 6320, were included in the findings. Thirty-one candidates scored an overall average of 81 percent on the Action Research project rubric. The M.Ed. in International Literacy is a new program. This is the first year of data collection. The faculty has decided to maintain the criterion as is for another year of data.
Action
Maintenance Of Goal 3 - Objective 2
The M.Ed. in International Literacy is a new program. The first students completed the program in spring 2013. This is the first year of data collection. The faculty has decided to maintain the criterion as is for another year of data. Students did not meet the goal. The program faculty revised readings and developed a feedback process on individual stages of the project. However, the faculty believed that significant changes should not be made at this point since this is the first year of data collection and number of students is low.