Unit Assessment System
The knowledge, skills, and dispositions that we believe effective teachers must hold and be able to use are grounded in our Mission Statement, Teaching and Learning Standards and our beliefs.
It is our goal that our candidates will show growth over time as they develop towards becoming Master Teachers who can make the "Teaching / Learning Connection" for all students.
There are five Unit Assessment Points in the model for undergraduate initial certification: admission to the teacher education program, acceptance to clinical practice, recommendation for certification, short-term follow up, and long-term follow up.
The purposes of the Unit Assessment System are three fold: 1) to inform the candidate of the School of Education, Health, and Human Performance’s expectations and his or her progress, 2) to inform the Unit as to candidates' progress, and 3) to inform the Unit's evaluation refinement process. Data gather at each point is used for decision making about candidates and unit effectiveness.
