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Accreditation by Design: Creating a Survey to Measure Completer Perceptions Valerie JH Sherman, Michael 38 th Annual TED Conference Floren, and Nancy M. Sileo November 4-7, 2015 Phoenix, Arizona with contributions from Chelsie Hess and


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Accreditation by Design: Creating a Survey to Measure Completer Perceptions

Valerie JH Sherman, Michael Floren, and Nancy M. Sileo

with contributions from Chelsie Hess and Eugene Sheehan 38th Annual TED Conference November 4-7, 2015 Phoenix, Arizona

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Overview

  • Background
  • Methods
  • Pilot
  • Implications
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Problem

  • Accrediting bodies require educator preparation

programs (EPP) to quantitatively report teacher candidates satisfaction with program quality.

  • In addition, EPPs are required to provide

evidence related to teaching standards (i.e., InTASC) addressed by EPP programs.

  • The EPP at the University of Northern Colorado

developed a tool to address both requirements.

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Purpose

Design and validate a new instrument to assess teacher candidates’ perceptions of the quality of the educator preparation program using InTASC standards.

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Conclusions

  • Process
  • Results
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Background

  • UNC’s Educator Preparation Programs

▫ Special Education

  • Accreditation

 CAEP ▫ InTASC

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  • Source. Council of Chief State School Officers (2011)

InTASC Standards

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Methods Overview

  • Review Standards
  • Created a test bank
  • First item review
  • Item consolidation
  • Second item review
  • Item revision
  • Pre-pilot and focus group
  • Item revision
  • Pilot
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The Team

  • Importance
  • Composition
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Test Bank

  • Start with the indicators
  • Translate indicators
  • Tracking sources
  • Cross-classification of items
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Creation of an Item: Example I

InTASC Standard Indicator Item Learning Differences 2(n). The teacher makes learners feel valued and helps them learn to value each other My program taught me to make learners feel valued My program taught me to help learners value each other InTASC Standard Indicator Learning Differences 2(n). The teacher makes learners feel valued and helps them learn to value each other

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Creation of an Item: Example II

InTASC Standard Indicator Item Learning Differences 2(h) The teacher understands students with exceptional needs, including those associated with disabilities and giftedness, and knows how to use strategies and resources to address these needs. My program prepared me to address the needs of students with exceptionalities. My program prepared me to access resources to meet particular learning differences or needs. InTASC Standard Indicator Learning Differences 2(h) The teacher understands students with exceptional needs, including those associated with disabilities and giftedness, and knows how to use strategies and resources to address these needs.

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Item Construction

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Consolidation

  • Reflect: standard by standard

▫ Pick 3 ▫ Discuss ▫ Retain

  • Reduce
  • Rephrase
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Item Construction

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Pre-pilot

  • Goal: To ensure survey items were easy to

understand.

  • Sample

▫ EDSE 430: Exceptional Student in the Elementary Classsroom (n= 21)

  • Procedure

▫ Team distributed survey ▫ Participants completed ▫ Focus group

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2015 Pilot

  • Pilot phase: CY 2015

▫ Distribution I: Spring 2015  Distributed to 484 students, 116 responded  Demographics  Distribution method ▫ Distribution II: Fall 2015

  • Preliminary findings
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Discussion

  • Overall

▫ 10 standards ▫ 55 items

  • Limitations

▫ Interpretation risks ▫ Limited pilot ▫ Focus group

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Implications

  • Promising survey to be used for future program-

wide dissemination within educator preparation programs.

  • Future research

▫ Continued validation ▫ Wider dissemination

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Questions?