Student Teacher Exit Survey DARTEP Presentation February 2006

Purpose of the Exit Survey The Higher Education Act has mandated higher education accountability for the production of high quality new teachers. Response: Development of a survey of candidates that self-assesses efficacy in performance as specified by the Entry Level Standards for Michigan Teachers Professional Standards for Michigan Teachers.

Survey Development Committee of public and private institutions started in June 2004 Reviewed Samples of Exit Surveys – State of Ohio – State of Kentucky – Michigan State University – Wayne State University Key concepts for development of survey – Entry Level Standards for Michigan Teachers (Professional Standards for Michigan Teachers) – Criteria for Assessment Pedagogy

Draft of Survey Draft of survey completed in March 2005 Reviewed by committee members, MDE staff, Teacher Ed faculty, along with MACTE and COATT members Includes demographic information 37 questions – asking about levels of preparedness and free response

Pilot of Survey Institutions piloting the survey: – Central Michigan University – Ferris State University – Marygrove College – Michigan State University – University of Detroit Mercy – University of Michigan-Ann Arbor – Wayne State University

Pilot of Survey Pilot was completed in May 2005 MDE committee reviewed results and made suggested changes and updates Final changes to survey were completed in fall of 2005

Initiation of Student Teacher Survey First required participation for all colleges and universities occurred in December 2005 MDE sent the individual December 2005 results to the respective colleges and universities in January 2006 The collective results have not been analyzed by the committee as yet The next offering of the survey will be in April-May 2006

Futures Uses of Survey Data Assist in identification of Low-Performing Teacher Preparation programs Assist in curriculum development within Teacher Education Programs Assist in program evaluation

Big Picture First Step of Three Surveys – Exit survey/new teachers – College/ University Student Teacher Supervisor – 3+ years in the field Teacher Preparation Program Comparison – MTTC scores – Percent of approved programs – Yield Statistic – Exit Survey Results/Other Survey Results – Accreditation Approval Status