SACSCOC Fifth Year Interim Report
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Assessment : 2011 - 2012 : Educational Programs :
Reading EDD
Reading EDD
2 Goals 2 Objectives 2 Indicators 2 Criteria 2 Findings 2 Actions
| GOAL: Professional Competence In Research |
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Students will demonstrate professional competence in original research in the area of literacy. |
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All students currently enrolled in the proposal class, READ 8320, will successfully defend proposals for dissertation before their committee of four faculty members. |
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100% of the students enrolled in the proposal class will successfully defend their proposals before the committee members. |
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| Of the 11 students enrolled in proposal class for this accounting period, 9 have defended their proposals as of this date. The two that have not are making progress. Additionally, of the 9 who defended their proposals in 2011 or 2012, 3 have successfully completed and defended their dissertations. |
Actions for Objective:
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| While we are pretty successful in continuing to encourage students towards completing, we are aware of some adjustments that need to be made in the READ 8320 course to help the students more easily navigate the proposal and dissertation process. As a program area we are discussing ways to change the process for the better. |
| GOAL: Professional Competence In Literacy |
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| Students will demonstrate professional competence in knowledge related to the literacy research. |
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Students will successfully complete comprehensive exams at the end of the coursework. Comprehensive exams are administered in two parts: Part A is a take home exam completed over a one week time period and focuses on knowledge of research. Part B is an oral comprehensive exams completed on campus with faculty members present. Written exams are scored holistically as pass or fail and are scored by five faculty members who base their holistic score on their knowledge of and research in the field of literacy. The oral exam is scored by participating faculty using a common rubric which evaluates knowledge of the material, supporting research, and clarity of response. |
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Students ready for the comprehensive exam will successfully demonstrate mastery in the field of literacy, participate in reassessment if necessary, or exit from the program. Last year we had 44% score "high pass" and 44% score "pass." We hope to increase "high pass" to at least 50% this year. |
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| We had 6 students participate in the comprehensive process this year. According to the rubric, 1 had a high pass. |
Actions for Objective:
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| While we continue to have a 100% pass rate, we are concerned that the comprehensive process does not adequately reflect the rigor of our program. As a program area we are meeting to come up with a more relevant comprehensive process. |
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We are pleased that our students are meeting our set criteria. We are working to make some changes in our processes to have a more effective progression for students to acquire knowledge and experience.
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