Elementary and Early Childhood Education
Assessment Plan

Link to measures:
Field Experience Assessment for Student Teachers

The mission of Moorhead State University Elementary & Early Childhood Education Department is to prepare competent beginning elementary and early childhood teachers, well grounded in the liberal arts, who possess pedagogical knowledge, attitudes and skills.

Goals for student learning:

1. To prepare teacher education students with the knowledge and skills to be competent
   beginning teachers.
2. To prepare teacher education students to acquire the attitudes and dispositions to continue to develop their talents as teachers.
3. To prepare teacher education students to build collegial relationships and to make
   contributions to the profession.

Student Learning Outcomes:
The following performance outcomes are identified as fundamental to the teacher education program at Moorhead State University: MSU teacher candidates:

    1. apply liberal studies content knowledge.
    2. understand student/child development and learning.
    3. demonstrate multicultural, gender-fair and disability sensitive values.
    4. employ appropriate group and individual instructional strategies.
    5. establish and maintain a productive learning environment.
    6. effectively use communication and interpersonal skills.
    7. design an organized, effective and appropriate curriculum.
    8. use appropriate group and individual assessment strategies.
    9. engage in lifelong learning
  10. demonstrate professionalism, ethical behavior, and leadership.
  11. use technology in support of classroom instruction.

Assessment plan:

I. Rating sheets will be completed by faculty supervising students in field placements at different points: junior level, senior level, and student teaching.
    Elementary Assessment Points:

1. At the end of intermediate practicum (EECE 367J-a new rating sheet is being developed)
2. At the end of the 3 week practicum. (EECE 467F-a new rating sheet is being developed)
3. At the end of Detroit Lakes practicum (a rating sheet is being developed)
4. Student Teaching (rating sheet attached) (data will be compiled from forms completed at the beginning of a student's experience and at the end of his or her experience.)
          

     Early Childhood Assessment points:
        1. At the end of infant practicum (EECE432-a new rating sheet is being developed)
        2. At the end of preschool practicum (EECE 432-a new rating sheet is being developed)
        3. Student Teaching (rating sheet attached) (data will be compiled from forms completed at the beginning of a student's experience and at the end of his or her experience.)

II. Pre and Post assessment written communication skills
Pre:  Essays are written for admission into elementary and early childhood programs. The following criteria are applied
                     Substantial content
                     Focus
                     Development
                     Organization
                     Clarity:
                        grammar
                        punctuation
                        spelling

        A rating sheet is being developed to be used with this assessment.

Post: Essays will be written by elementary majors in ED 410 and in the capstone course, EECE 488, by early childhood majors. The same rating sheet will be used by faculty
to assess the students writing.

III. Student Self Assessment of learning outcomes:
Exit questionnaires are given to students toward the end of the student teaching seminars.

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