1. COE Assessment
The “Then” and “Now”

2. Pre-2000/2001
Few Data-Driven Program Assessments Performed Campus-Wide
North Central Association Accreditation Review of NAU
Found Student Assessment Measures Lacking
Establishment of the Office of Academic Assessment
Required Student Assessment Plans and Reports of every Program/Department
Faculty Generated
Involved Curriculum Mapping, Collecting Student Data, Revising Program Based on Data Findings

3. Pre-2006 State Department of Education (ADE) Reviews
Necessary to grant Institutional Recommendations for Certification
Required Report on Programs Every Two Years
Administrator Generated
Only COE Programs
CACREP and NASP Accreditation
Heavy Administrative Preparation
“Input” Based

4. 2006 - 2007 Beginning of NCATE Accreditation Efforts
Curriculum Mapping and Assessment Plans
Collecting Candidate Data and Using Data for Program Improvement
Conceptualizing the “Professional Education Unit”
ADE Implements New Review Process
Requires Faculty Involvement, Site Visit Protocol
Requires Assessment Plans and Candidate Data
Began to Review (Secondary) Programs Outside COE
Program Evaluation Results Varied (1 - 5 year approvals)
CACREP and NASP Accreditation Processes
Moving Toward “Outcomes Based” Evidence

5. Assessment
Program Assessment is a process of self-review for improving academic quality and public accountability.
It involves “telling your story”.
Accreditation includes peer review in this process.

6. 2007/2008 NCA Site Visit: October 22 - 24 NCATE: February 1
University Accredited for 10 Years
NAU Assessment Progress Applauded
NCATE: February 1
24 Programs Submitted “SPA” Reports
10 “Nationally Recognized”
10 “Nationally Recognized with Conditions”
4 “Further Development Required”
ADE - Programs Preparing to Submit Revised Reports - Use NCATE Work/Results

7. 2008/2009 Continue Implementing Assessment Plans
Collect Candidate Data (signature assignments, graduate surveys, alumni surveys, employer surveys (coming))
Make Program/Assessment Decisions/Revisions Based on Those Data
Further Develop Program e-Portfolios
Formalize Evaluation of Candidate Dispositions
Systematize Program Assessment Plans

8. March 2009 NCATE Site Visit Six NCATE Standards:
Candidate Knowledge, Skills, Dispositions
SPA Reports, Technology, “Professional Knowledge”
Non-SPA Programs: All Professional Standards
Assessment System and Unit Evaluation
Field Experiences and Clinical Practice
Diversity
Faculty Qualifications, Performance, and Development
Unit Governance and Resources

9. NCATE Site Visit Faculty Involvement Staff Involvement
know conceptual framework (Vision, Mission, Goals, Dispositions) and program’s assessment plan
Speak to data-driven decision making
Staff Involvement
know conceptual framework and program’s assessment plan
Candidate Involvement
Speak to decisions based on their input

10. 2009 +
Continue Implementing Program Assessment Plans
Continue Refining Programs Based on Data
Submit Future Accreditation Reports (CACREP, 2011)