Date of Award
12-2015
Type
Dissertation
Major
Doctor of Education
Degree Type
Ed.D
Department
Counseling, Foundations & Leadership
First Advisor
Deirdre Greer
Second Advisor
Michael Richardson
Third Advisor
Burhanettin Keskin
Abstract
Systematic data collection is a fundamental requirement for the accountability of teacher preparation programs since it has been strongly associated with accreditation standards and the need to drive continuous improvement. Electronic assessment systems have become increasingly valuable for colleges of education since it provided a non-biased evaluation of competency, more reliable scoring, and scientific judgment to drive improvement. However, teacher preparation programs are having difficulties to implement effective assessment systems that are powerful enough to drive a change and to meet standards
The researcher in this study extended previous research in relation to the subject of electronic assessment systems, their users, and their ability to meet NCATE standards and explored their ability to meet CAEP standards as perceived by assessment coordinators. The impact of using different types of electronic assessment systems (commercial, hybrid, and in-house) on meeting NCATE Standard 2 and CAEP Standard 5.3 as perceived by assessment program coordinators was also investigated. Moreover, the commitment of leadership at higher education institutions to provide needed support to comply with the national standards for data requirements in education was also examined.
A survey was sent to assessment coordinators at NCATE accredited colleges of education nationwide. This opinion survey covered a range of requirements by NCATE Standard 2 and CAEP Standard 5.3 in order to identify key indicators that contributed to specific variables related to the use of electronic assessment systems at the surveyed institutions. A Likert scale was developed to answer the survey questions. A quantitative research analysis was conducted using SPSS statistical software. SPSS runs ranging from descriptive statistics and analysis of variance (ANOVA) to Canonical Correlation were used to analyze the data.
The first finding of this research was that colleges of education are now utilizing more commercial electronic assessment systems to address their data collection
Recommended Citation
Maarouf, Saoussan, "Assessment Coordinators’ Perceptions of the Impact of Using Electronic Assessment Systems in Accreditation" (2015). Theses and Dissertations. 418.
https://csuepress.columbusstate.edu/theses_dissertations/418
