Midpoint+and+Exit+Assessments

**Which Assessment?** Every Ed.S. IT student will complete several milestones during the program. Each milestone is an assessment at the beginning, midpoint, and exit stages of the program. The beginning milestone is an initial SWOT (Strength-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats) analysis that a student completes while registered for MEDT 8461 Diffusions of Innovation. The midpoint milestone is a Midpoint Assessment completed by a student after completing four MEDT courses. The last milestone is an Exit Assessment completed as part of the Orals and Portfolio Presentation at the end of the term where a student is registered for MEDT 8480 Program Evaluation.

**Midpoint Assessment** Midpoint Assessment is due after you completed your 4th graduate course.
 * 1) Example 1 ~ If you completed your 4th course in Fall, 2011 then you are required to complete your midpoint assessment in Spring 2012.
 * 2) Example 2 ~ If you are enrolled in a 4th and 5th courses in Fall 2011, then you are required to complete your midpoint assessment in Spring 2012.
 * 3) Example 3 ~ If you are enrolled in a 4th, 5th, and 6th courses in Fall 2011, then you are required to complete your midpoint assessment in Spring 2012.

Midpoint Assessment is due on the second Monday in September (Fall), February (Spring), and June (Summer). What should be in your midpoint?
 * Initial SWOT
 * Disposition
 * Impact of Learning
 * Field Experience
 * NETS (at least 2 evidence for two standards per category) with high quality reflections on standards and the College conceptual framework. Each reflection (NETS and COE Conceptual Framework) should have the following content --- a) What is the artifact about? (brief description, between 3-5 sentences); b) How is the artifact connected/related to the standards?; c) Why did you choose this artifact? (professional development, contexts, etc.); and d) What lessons did you learn?

**Applying for Graduation** You need to apply for graduation two semesters prior to your graduating semester. See the timeline example below ---



You need to complete an application form and pay the graduation fee. You need to do this so that your paperwork will be forwarded to the department for evaluation.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Exit Assessment** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Initial Portfolio Submission is due the 2nd Monday of the semester that you are enrolled in MEDT 8480 Program Evaluation or your final semester, whichever comes first. Portfolio for Faculty Review is due on Monday of the 10th week of your final semester. If you are graduating during the summer term, then the portfolio for faculty review is due on Monday of the 4th week of your summer term.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**What should be in your final portfolio?**
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> A consistent, simple, neatly-designed presentation with logical navigation and **working** links. Click on this link for different options (PowerPoint, Wiki or Website) -- http://miteds.wikispaces.com/Portfolio_workshop
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">A table of contents
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">A personal introduction
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">A link to your up-to-date CV/Resume
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">A link to your initial SWOT Analysis
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Links to an appropriate number of project examples/artifacts completed in your program that you would like to showcase. The number of artifacts is up to you, but it should be enough to show you have met the required standards and conceptual framework indicators and serve as a representative sample of your progress throughout the program. These are the projects you will discuss during orals.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">A link to your completed NETS and Conceptual Framework Chart
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">A link to your completed Field Experience Log
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">A link to your completed Disposition Rubric
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">A link to your Final Reflection Paper

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Why do you need to submit a revised SWOT?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">You need to revisit the initial SWOT analysis you did in MEDT 8461 and reflect on what has changed and what is needed more to attain the opportunities you identified as well as lessen or eliminate the threats. Click on this link for more information -- http://miteds.wikispaces.com/IT+EdS+Students

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> There are five sections to this online orientation module and a quiz. The completion of the quiz with at least 80% correct response demonstrates partial fulfillment of the beginning assessment requirements. You need to complete this requirement on or before the end of the 3rd week of your first semester. The link to the quiz can be found in the last section. To continue, please click to hyperlinked texts below:
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Overview and Welcome
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">First Things First
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Which Course to Take First?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Which Assessment?**
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Maintaining Your Good Student Status
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Being a Successful Learner Online