Teacher Education Summary Data 2017-2018

2017-2018 Annual Reporting Measures

The MSUM School of Teaching & Learning annual reporting measures data represent the academic year 2016-2017. Response rates for surveys are 20% for the Transition to Teaching Survey and 40.5% for the Supervisor Survey. This data represents responses from all undergraduate programs at MSUM.

Points of Pride from Teacher Education

Transition to Teaching Survey

  • 100%: Percent of first year teachers from MSUM that agree/tend to agree they are happy teaching!
  • 97%: Percent of first year teachers from MSUM that agree/tend to agree they would recommend MSUM to a prospective teacher!
  • 94%: Percent of first year teachers from MSUM agree/tend to agree that they are effective teaching in their licensure area and that they can create a classroom environment that promotes engagement!

Supervisor Survey

  • 100%: Percent of supervisors who agree/tend to agree that first-year teachers who graduated from MSUM effectively teach the subject matter!
  • 96%: Percent of supervisors who agree/tend to agree that first-year teachers who graduated from MSUM create a classroom environment that promotes student engagement!
  • 94%: Percent of supervisors of who agree/tend to agree that first-year teachers who graduated from MSUM differentiate instruction for a variety of learning needs!

Minnesota Teacher Licensure Exams

Passing Rates (Pedagogy)

  • Early Childhood (n = 21)
    • Subtest 1: 100%
    • Subtest 2: 100%
  • Elementary (n = 90)
    • Subtest 1: 100%
    • Subtest 2: 100%
  • Secondary (n=48)
    • Subtest 1: 98%
    • Subtest 2: 100%

Content area passing rates range from 83% to 100%. Specific content area passing rates are not publicly reported due to low n’s in several content areas.

Other Completer Data
  • Number of completers (initial licensure): 204
    • Average time to complete = 3.4 years (41.0 months)
    • Median GPA = 3.52
  • Educational leadership licenses granted: 70
  • University-wide student loan default rate for 2015 cohort: 4.2%