Continuous Assessment Plan

Program: Gifted Education Endorsement Level: Graduate CIP Code: none College of Education Assessment Year: 2006-2007; Student Data: 2005-2006 Mission and Goal Data Collection Instruments Evaluation Assessment Results Program Improvement Statement Criteria Unit Wide Assessment - Student Data from Post- Action Items: MSU Mission: Murray State Continuing Professional Practicum Survey: 1. Incorporate CEC/NAGC University serves as a Identified areas of need Standards into Syllabi. residential, regional university Preparation (below 4.3 on 5 pt. scale) 2. Address areas of need as per offering core programs in the Survey Data liberal arts, humanities, sciences  Standard 3.E Standard 3.E: and selected high quality Admission Data  Post examples of lessons professional programs. Murray  Standard 5.C with differentiation for State shall offer a limited  Standard 5.D Depth of Knowledge on number of master’s degrees as  Standard 6.C Blackboard support well as the specialist program in  Standard 6.D platforms. (EDU 692) education.  Standard 6.E  Post important models MSU Goal: To produce of thinking. (EDU 692) graduates who exhibit the GPA 2.5 or 3.0 Standard 5.C: following characteristics:  Create assignment in 8. Demonstrate master of their which teacher screen chosen field of study in for twice preparation for a successful, exceptionalities in the productive life. classroom. (EDU 691) Required Degree Verified Standard 5.D:  Provide examples of activities that allow students to take other perspectives (e.g., simulations). (EDU 692 & 695)  Create assignment that allow teachers to process strategies that help students to develop coping skills. (EDU 691)  Teach “wrap-around” model and its counseling applications to gifted education. (EDU 691) Certification Verified Standard 6.C:  Create a website with examples of different assessment options. (EDU 691)  Moderate online discussion of comparisons of nationally-normed testing and KCCT tests, implications of NCLB for G/T, Qualitative Assessment Method. (EDU 691) Admission to Candidacy 3.0 Standard 6.D:  New Lesson Plan template for all courses includes Differetiated Objectives and Differentiate Assessment sections. Practicum EDU 694 Standard 6.E:  Program Assessment now in place for EDU 693.  Add a Curriculum Assessment Rubric for PD Packet Assignments in EDU 691, 655.  New text to be adopted for EDU 692 includes Curriculum Assessment as part of Parallel Curriculum Model assignment.

Summative Assessment Program Decision Made: 11/08/06 Thesis Pass/Fail Decision-Making Committee: G/T Endorsement Advisory Comprehensive Exam Pass/Fail Committee Members: Verification of GPA 3.0 or higher Dr. Chuck Hulick COE Ms. Tatiana Adams Elementary G/T Coordinator Marshall County Verification of Program of Coursework Ms. Lou Carter Principal Studies completed Murray Middle School Overall program/student Ms. Deborah Smith G/T Coordinator assessment Graves County Ms. Deanna Miller G/T Coordinator Four Rivers Consortium