Oral Communication Skills 6. The comprehensive examination is given at the end of the student's program. This written examination is designed based on the eleven courses which the student has taken in the M.Ed. program. There has been continuous monitoring and standardization of the questions. A work group will be appointed in the spring of 2000 to review the process.
Evaluation is done by full-time faculty.
The examinations are identified by social security number only. The identity of the test taker is known only to the Director of Graduate Studies. The details are included in the Assessment Report. While there is no way to assure comparability, there is a strong effort made in the School of Education and Human Development. This effort includes standardized syllabi, outcomes are stated in the syllabus and the Vision Statement is included in every syllabus.