Dave McAlpine, ACTFL

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ACTFL Program Reviewer Update

• Welcome!
• Dave McAlpine, ACTFL
• Marty Abbott, ACTFL
• Margie Crutchfield, NCATE
• Please remember to set-up your audio
• Go to tools, then audio, then audio set-up
  wizard
• For those of you who have a microphone, we will
  do a microphone sound check one by one,
  starting at 130
• 1030 am - First audio sound check
• 1045 am Second audio sound check
• 1055 pm - Final audio sound check
• 1100pm - Session will begin

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Session Agenda

• Eluminate Product Features
• Timelines and Program Review Updates
• Quick Overview of PRS
• Overview of the Program Report
• Overview of the Recognition Report

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ICON REVIEW

If you are given the microphone access be sure
and click on this iconand then click it off_at_
Ask a question during the Q and A time (if you
have a mike)
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• Applaud Agree Disagree

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Timeline

• In Fall, you will be asked to complete your
  reviews between October 15 and November 15

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A quick overview of PRS

• Margie Crutchfield

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Program Review System (PRS)

• Will automatically download program report as a
  single pdf file (you will need to download Adobe
  7 or higher)
• You will complete recognition report in an
  on-line template
• You can work on the report and save it prior to
  submission
• Direct contact with team

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Logging into PRS

• To get started you will need to follow these
  steps
• Step 1. Go to the URL http//aims.ncate.org,
• Step 2. Enter your ID (e-mail)
• Step 3. Enter your password

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• When you go to the URL,
• you will see the log-in screen

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• Once in the site
• You will see your name and program assignments

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A change in PRS this semester
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Linking

• Programs that have identical assessments but have
  some significant difference (degree level, etc)
• Must have a shell in PRS for each program but
  these can be linked (as evidenced by the color
  coding)

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• Compilers submit all information in first report
  and submit it.
• When they open second (and subsequent) linked
  reports all information and attachments from the
  first report is copied into the second report.
• The compiler changes any pertinent information on
  the second report and submits it.

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Reviewers do the same

• Open up the first report, evaluate the report.
• Open the first recognition report template, input
  text and information for all programs.
• Submit the first report.
• Open the second recognition report, change
  information on the cover sheet and submit the
  report.

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Amount of Data Required

• Fall 2008 Two years of data is the optimal
  amount
• If a course is offered only once a year, the data
  from that course counts as one years worth of
  data
• Remember that how a program analyzes the data to
  make program improvements is the most important
  factor in program recognition

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Documentation for Use of Grades for Standards 1
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• Required courses only, not electives
• Choices all in major, cluster, one course
• Curriculum requirements, inc. course s
• Composite GPA institutional grade policy or
  definitions
• Disaggregated by level (undergrad/grad)

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Format for Grade Submission

• Description rationale for selection of courses
• Alignment with SPA standards
• Grade policy minimal expectations
• Data tables
• Alignment matrix course description
• Sample data tables

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Any Questions?
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Overview of the Program Report What should
reviewers be looking for?
Dave McAlpine
Marty Abbott
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Lets go live
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Any Questions?
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Now lets look at the recognition report. . . .
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DO . . .

• Be concise, and tie your decision to the evidence
• Where standards have not been met, provide clear
  information on facets that need to be
  addressed/improved
• Make statements of fact based on their report
• Concentrate your review on the 7 assessments to
  assure that the 6 ACTFL program standards (not
  the supporting ones) are met

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DONT . . .

• Rewrite their curriculum or their report
• Ask rhetorical (or other) questions
• Make inferences about their program, instruction,
  or faculty
• Provide extraneous advice, but do give direction

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Resources

• NCATE Web Site
• Mini Videos
• Each step of preparing and submitting report
• Linking for reviewers
• Lead reviewers
• Audit team members
• www.ncate.org
• Program Reviewers
• Resources

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Last chance for questions.
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NCATE Contact Info

• ACTFL Contact Information
• Marty Abbott
• mabbott_at_actfl.org

NCATE Contact Information 202 466 7496 Margie
Crutchfield Associate Vice President
margie_at_ncate.org Sabata Morris Accreditation
Associate Sabata_at_ncate.org Technical
Problems Cora Mak cora_at_ncate.org