An Overview of
NADE Certification
AMATYC, Austin ,TX
November 10, 2011
2011
NADE Certification AMATYC
2011
Presented by:
Linda R. Thompson, Ed.D.
Chair, NADE Certification Council
Professor and Director of McNair
Scholars, Harding University
General Overview
• What are the options available through NADE for certification?
• Why should you consider certification?certification?
• Why should your institution support Certification?
• What are the general requirements for certification?
• Is your program ready to apply?
Goals of Certification
♦ To provide useful assessment/evaluation models so that programs and services can be measured against standards of good practice.
♦ To advance research in the ♦ To advance research in the field by documenting effective programs.
♦ To provide acknowledgement and validation for programs, practitioners, and students.
Goals of Certification(Cont’d.)
♦ To promote professional standards of good practice.
♦ To promote program improvement through the process of assessment and evaluation.evaluation.
♦ To promote awareness of national standards and benchmark data.
♦ To encourage other stakeholders to recognize the value of developmental education and learning assistance.
Program Components
Eligible for
NADE Certification
• Tutoring Services
• Developmental
CourseworkCoursework
• Course Based Learning
Assistance
Fundamental Questions for
Certification Levels
General
To what extent is the program component using continuous & systematic assessment & evaluation to improve services to students?improve services to students?
Advanced
To what extent is the program component using continuous & systematic assessment & evaluation to improve student success over time?
•Attend A NADE
Certification Training
Institute.
Preparation for
Certification
•Determine the number
of applications to submit
& obtain appropriate
application packet from
www.nadecertification.net
Program Component Information
Review or Develop as Necessary:
• Overview of the component:
o History, including verification of existence for at least four years
o Organizational reporting o Organizational reporting structure
o Theoretical Foundation: Guiding principles for design and implementation of instruction and services.
Examples of Theoretical
Frameworks and Philosophies
♦Adult learning
♦College student development
♦Cognitive development
♦Psychosocial development
♦Motivation theory
♦Social constructivist theory
♦Academic/social integration and
involvement theories
♦Metacognition
♦Collaborative learning
♦Communication theory
♦Content-based theories
Program Component Information,
continued
Review or Develop as Necessary:
• Mission statements:
• Institutional mission/vision statement
• Mission and goals of the center or department under center or department under which the program component is organized.
• Mission, goals and objectives of the program component applying for certification.
Specific Content
Documentation
Document Content of
Program Component :
– Tutoring Services (CRLA certification)
– Developmental Coursework (syllabi)
– Course-based Learning Assistance (training manuals)
The Self-Study
� Create the Self-Study Team
� Choose the Self-Study Instrument(s), and
� Begin the Self-Study.
– Required: NADE Self-– Required: NADE Self-Evaluation Guides (2nd ed.),20092009
– Recommended Supplements:
• CAS Standards for Learning Assistance (CAS)
• What Works: Research –Based Best Practices in Developmental Education (Boylan)
Self-Study, continued
• Complete all sections of the
NADE Self-Evaluation Guides.
• Note strengths and weaknesses
for each section as well as an
overall summary of strengths &
weaknesses. weaknesses.
• Create a prioritized list* of areas
needing improvement (Action
Plans: Needed AND feasible).
*Note: This list and your Action Plans
must be supported by the baseline
data.
Minimum Data Templates
Fundamental Questions:
- For General-level CertificationData is used to answer the question:
To what extent is the program component using continuous and systematic assessment & evaluation to improve services to students?
- For Advanced-level CertificationData is used to answer the question:
To what extent is the program component using continuous and systematic assessment & evaluation to improve student success over time?
DEVELOPMENTAL
COURSEWORK DATA
REQUIREMENTS, GENERAL
4 forms of general data required
Required:
1) Of all incoming students, the number and percent who place into developmental courses.
2) Of all students placing into
developmental courses, the number
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developmental courses, the number
and percent who actually enroll in
those courses.
3) Grade distributions for developmental courses, grouped and analyzed as successful completers, unsuccessful completers, and non-completers
4) One additional from menu…
DEVELOPMENTAL
COURSEWORK DATA
REQUIREMENTS, ADVANCED
Provide
(1) all data requirements at the General Level and
(2) two or more criteria from the list in the MDTs, including the following required data:
For students who successfully complete the highest-level
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complete the highest-level developmental class, pass rates and/or grades in the subsequent college-level course.
Advanced-Level data requires a comparison of student outcomes before and after implementing Action Plan.
Baseline Data
• Collect, monitor, and record baseline data. (2+ consecutive years)
• Analyze baseline data.
• Summarize major trends and patterns in baseline data.
• Establish connectionsbetween baseline data and Self-Study.
Action Plans
• Integrate baseline data
analysis with prioritized
Action Plans.
• Formulate Action Plans that
have the greatest potential to
improve services (General improve services (General
Level) and/or to impact
student success (Advanced
Level).
• Record Action Plans on the
Data Analysis Document. . .
and. . . .
• Implement Action Plans!
Analysis of
Comparative Data
After implementing Action Plans, what difference did
the intervention make?
� Collect 2+ years of comparative data.
� Look for:
– Trends and patterns in – Trends and patterns in comparative data
– Differences and similarities between comparative and baseline data
� Discuss “next steps”: Futuresets of Action Plans.
Finishing Touches and
Submitting the Application!
1. Complete the Certification
Checklist and the Application
Cover Sheet.
2. Assemble the application in the
order specified in the checklist.
3. Submit 3 copies of the 3. Submit 3 copies of the
completed application in Word
format as well as one electronic
(CD, thumb drive, or email)
copy to the Review Operations
Coordinator, along with the
Application fee.
4. Remember to keep a copy for
yourself!
♦ Is there administrative support ?
♦ Who will serve as the campus liaison?
♦ Who will make up the self-study
team?
♦ What support staff will be available?
Additional Considerations
♦ Will sufficient release time be given?
♦ Is there sufficient expertise among
team members?
♦ Is there adequate access to
institutional research and/or
institutional data?
♦ Use of best practices as
indicated in the NADE Guides
♦ Systematic program evaluation
tied to mission, goals and
objectives
What Reviewers Will Look for
in the Application...
♦ The component produces the
outcomes it is intended to
produce, based on the stated
goals and objectives
♦ In-depth and thoughtful
discussion and analysis of the
data;
♦ Use of data and Self-Study
findings to create and
implement Action Plans ; and
What Reviewers Will Look for
in the Application...
implement Action Plans ; and
♦ Continuing the evaluation cycle
of using data analysis and self-
study to make decisions and
program changes.
Review Procedures
♦ About 16-20 weeks once in reviewers’ hands.
♦ Notification: Approved, Pending, Not Approved.
♦ Certification is awarded as General or Advanced.
♦ Recognition at annual NADE conference.
♦ Certified programs are entered into NADE database for certified programs.
♦ Certification Application and Documentation binder is archived.
♦ Certification is valid for 7 years.
♦ Let us know how we can assist
you.
♦ Please check out our web site:
www.nadecertification.net
Thank you for coming!
♦ Once you’ve submitted your
application, consider becoming
a NADE Certification
Reviewer.
♦ Questions?