Using PACT Data for National Accreditation

1. Using PACT Data for National Accreditation Gladys L. Benerd School of Education University of the Pacific Presenters: Betsy Keithcart, Assessment Coordinator Claudia Schwartz, Director of Professional Practice

2. Who We Are as Teacher Educators: • Fully Accredited by CTC & NCATE 2004 • Four-Year Undergraduate • M.Ed. Program • PACT 2005 • Orange Cohort • Joint Team Visit Spring 2011

3. Development of Proposal • CTC / NCATE / PACT • Voluntary Pilot • Orange Cohorts • Proposal to CTC • Letter to NCATE • AACTE Conference

4. Session Question #1: How are teacher education institutions incorporating PACT in NCATE's new transformation initiative?

5. Pacific’s Proposal: Continuous Improvement • Coursework & fieldwork • Professional belief system • Multiple opportunities to: • Observe • Understand • Demonstrate • Reflective Habits of Mind

6. Guiding Concepts

7. BSE Assessment System • Tier 1: • Coursework • PACT • ESAs • CATs • Teaching Event • Tier 2: • Key Transition Point Assessments • Tier 3: • Other Considerations

8. Proficiencies • Four-Point Rubric 1 = Not Passing 2 = Approaching Standard 3 = Meets Standard Fully 4 = Meets Standard with Distinction

9. Research Focus • Proficiency of Students • Students Not Meeting Proficiencies • Student Remediation • Programmatic Changes

10. Rationale • Data Analysis • Program Improvement • Design Changes • Summative Assessments • Formative Assessments • Assessment System • Alternative Considerations

11. Research Questions Overarching Research Question: Are Benerd School of Education (BSE) students/candidates performing proficiently on key transition point assessments?

12. Research Sub-Questions Research Sub-Question #1: If a student/candidate is not performing proficiently, what remediation is provided? Research Sub-Question #2: If students are not performing proficiently, what programmatic revisions are implemented to foster student success?

13. PACT Data Collection

14. Data Analysis • Quantitative Analysis • Aggregating Candidates’ Scores • Organizing / Disaggregating • Qualitative Analysis • Work Sample Analysis • Constant Comparative Analysis (Glaser & Strauss, 1967) • Other Forms of Analysis • Understanding Candidate Learning • Impact of Instructional Strategies

15. Session Question #2: In what ways are PACT data informing and/or supporting national accreditation?

16. Standards Addressed by the Proposed Focused Inquiry • All CTC/NCATE Common Standards • NCATE Unit Standards (2006) • Specific Standards from Crosswalk: • NCATE Unit Standard 1: Candidate Knowledge, Skills, & Professional Dispositions • NCATE Unit Standard 2: Assessment & Unit Evaluation • NCATE Unit Standard 3: Field Experiences & Clinical Practice • NCATE Unit Standard 4: Diversity

17. Benerd School of Education: Proposed Process • Programs • Continuous Improvement for Continuing Accreditation • Time Line • References • Resources

18. * PACT Data

19. BSE Assessment System Model University & BSE Goals Initial Programs Goals/SLOs Teacher Education • Data • Collection Advanced Programs Goals/SLOs MA Doctoral Data Analysis Decision Making Continuous Improvement

20. Using PACT Data forNational Accreditation University of the Pacific Betsy Keithcart: ekeithcart@pacific.edu Claudia Schwartz: cschwartz@pacific.edu