WKU Response to ConditionsGeneral Background Information

Cynthia Houston, Associate Professor Library Media Education

Five year process similar to NCATE Data collection over three years Response to Conditions required 1 data collection

cycle Accountability System - NCATE Report Writing Window – NCATE vs. AASL

WKU Response to ConditionsGetting Started

Immediate start date because data collection required three years

Reviewed AASL documents and reports Evaluated current program assessments Determined changes needed and made them! Designed a report template for Assessments

WKU AASL report template

WKU Response to ConditionsWriting the Recognition Report

General information Assessment information Final analysis and conclusions completed in last

year Sample Assessment Narrative Sample Assessment Description and Tables

WKU Response to ConditionsWriting the Report

Sample Reviewer Comments Study and discuss reviewers comments Develop new rubrics for data collection Revise Assessments to address conditions

Clarification of assignments Revision of rubrics and data tables Revision of assessment to address ADA

Sample Response to Conditions Report

WKU Response to ConditionsOverall Comments

Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic value

Report writer and faculty must have personal investment in the task

NCATE vs. AASL

Assessment and evaluation philosophies

Standards alignment issues make use of one assessment/accountability system difficult

AASL expectations sometimes not clear

ADA requirements

Reporting by standard element

Reporting by rubric element

Start Now!

Report is retrospective not prospective

WKU Response to ConditionsGeneral Suggestions

Start from Scratch! Create Assessments and Rubrics addressing AASL

standard elements Address every standard element and every sentence

in every standard element Create Accountability system addressing AASL

standard elements Don't try to “tweak” existing assessments