1. Content Knowledge Below are the measures used specifically for addressing the content knowledge or teacher candidates at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. Table 1A Grade Point Average in the Content Area and Cumulative GPA Year 2014-2015 Secondary Endorsement Subject Area/Content Elementary Special Early Childhood Content area 2015-2016 Secondary Elementary GPA Cumulative GPA 3.49 3.56 95 3.43 3.57 125 3.82 3.68 59 3.81 3.70 25 3.54250 3.55747 3.36632 3.56379 Total Students 108 153
Special Early Childhood Content area 3.80480 3.64881 3.74777 3.58203 72 40 Table 1B Grade Point Average in the Content Area and Cumulative GPA Year Code Subject Area/Content GPA Cumulative GPA Total Students Notes 2014- BECE 3.21 2.79 1 Business & Cooperative 2015 BMIT 3.35 3.32 6 Business, Marketing & Information CYEC 3.85 3.74 18 Inclusive Early Childhood CYFC 3.37 3.24 4 Family & Consumer Science 6-12 ECED 3.57 3.65 6 Elementary & Early Childhood ELED 3.43 3.52 83 Elementary K-6 EMATH 3.25 3.61 13 Mathematics 7-12 ENGL 3.79 3.78 15 English
ESPAN 3.67 3.58 9 Spanish LART 3.63 3.67 4 Language Arts NTSC 3.50 3.64 12 Science (Field endorsement) PHSC 3.67 3.78 1 Physics SPEN ( 3.44 3.54 1 English and Speech ( old program) SPM7 3.29 3.68 37 Elementary & Special K-6 SPM8 3.65 3.47 4 Special 7-12 SSCI 3.40 3.49 27 Social Science 7-12 2015-16 AEDU 3.45000 3.43140 10 Agriculture CYEC 3.77413 3.62275 24 Inclusive Early Childhood CYFC 3.64486 3.60000 7 Family & Consumer Science, 6-12 ECED 3.58122 9 Elementary & Early Childhood ELAT 3.80000 3.68300 1 English/language Arts ELED 3.36632 3.54869 103 Elementary ENGL 3.66375 3.65475 12 English ERSS 3.13100 3.09600 1 Earth and space Science MATH 3.25427 3.48267 15 Math MUED 3.57743 3.54290 21 Music NTSC 3.13850 3.40900 4 Science (formerly natural science)(old endorsement) SCIE 3.38650 3.52800 2 Science (new science endorsement)
SENG 4.00000 3.99000 1 Secondary English???? SPAN 3.77157 3.61343 7 Spanish SPM7 3.63335 37 Elementary and Special, K-6 SPM8 3.87173 3.75764 11 Special, 7-12 SSCI 3.56767 3.59950 12 Social Science Table 2A Praxis II September 2014 August 2015 Pass Rate Based on Nebraska Cut Score Praxis II September 2014 August 2015 Pass Rate Based on Nebraska Cut Score Endrsmnt Test Cut UN-L UN-L UN-L # UN-L UN-L Sta State State Natio # Scor e N # Passing Failing age Pass Mean te N age Pass Mean nal N National age Nation al Mean Curr Sup. None Principal 5411 145 1 1 0 100 123 93.5 163.85 2778 83.59 164.95 Supt 6021 152 1 1 0 100 163 26 96.15 167.23 637 96.39 168.15 Unified 5024 160 17 16 1 94.2 174.47 101 77.23 168.15 1917 78.87 167.57
Agric Ed 5701 147 19 18 1 94.74 166.53 20 95 166.65 436 95.64 167.52 BMIT 5101 154 8 8 0 100 174.25 36 100 174.64 1848 89.72 170.45 ELED 5017 153 151 142 9 94.04 170.66 803 90.78 167.94 4491 91.27 168.74 FACS 5122 153 12 7 5 58.33 158.42 17 58.82 160.00 630 77.46 160.21 ITE None Math 5161 146 30 26 4 86.67 163.87 101 77.23 158.12 8090 65.7 153.20 Music 5114 152 20 20 0 100 173.90 61 88.52 164.28 1178 85.48 164.50 Science 5435 148 12 12 0 100 176.25 53 94.34 173.00 3091 81.11 163.75 Biology 5235 148 3 3 0 100 160.67 21 80.95 159.62 3910 83.43 162.16 Chemistry 5245 140 1 1 0 100 176.00 7 100 161.57 1582 84.39 159.79 Earth & 5571 147 2 2 0 100 162.00 3 67 157 816 84.44 164.48 Space Sc Physics 5265 131 1 1 0 100 169 6 83.33 147.50 951 80.34 150.34 LA & Sec. English 5039 168 22 18 4 81.82 175.86 109 76.15 173.33 2831 75.27 173.28 Soc. Sci. 5081 154 27 23 4 85.19 168 88 77.27 165.02 6037 79.41 165.57 SPED 5354 151 42 42 0 100 175.40 239 98.33 172.08 5825 95.91 171.85 SPED HH 5272 160 10 10 0 100 173.9 11 100 173.45 125 70.40 163.72 ECSE 5691 159 1 1 0 100 191 1 100 191 761 91.33 173.71 SPED V I 5282 163 1 1 0 100 167 1 100 167 169 73.96 167.24
SLPA 5331 162 13 11 2 84.62 173 35 91.43 174.51 8384 92.20 176.41 French 5174 162 1 1 0 100 168 5 80 175.20 482 69.92 169.59 German 5183 163 1 1 0 100 183 2 100 182 122 70.49 170.50 Latin 5601 155 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 91 84.62 175.30 Russian None Spanish 5195 156 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100 178 School 5421 156 0 0 0 0 0 31 96.76 169.97 3196 90.18 168.57 Counslr School 5402 147 7 7 0 100 175.29 23 100 170.83 2633 97.27 169.02 Psychlgst TOTAL 403 373 30 92.56 Table 2B Praxis II September 2015 August 2016 Pass Rate Based on Nebraska Cut Score Endrsmnt Test Cut UN-L UN-L UN-L # UN-L UN-L Sta State State Natio # Scor N # Failing age Mean te age Mean nal N National Nation e Passing Pass N Pass age al Mean
Curr Sup. None Principal 5411 145 21 20 1 95.24 171.33 286 98.25 166.33 3070 94.40 164.17 Supt 6021 152 3 3 0 100.00 171.67 27 100 169.59 658 94.68 168.32 Unified 5024 160 27 26 1 96.30 173.93 110 84.55 167.56 2450 79.63 167.25 Agric Ed 5701 147 5 5 0 100.00 170.00 7 100.00 167.29 398 96.98 168.69 BMIT 5101 154 6 5 1 83.33 172.33 35 97.14 174.31 1821 88.69 169.89 ELED 5017 153 197 190 7 96.45 171.98 849 94.35 168.85 4996 92.77 169.15 FACS 5122 153 20 19 1 95.00 165.65 31 96.77 164.48 1049 80.46 160.84 ITE None Math 5161 146 25 22 3 88.00 166.32 102 86.27 159.63 7961 66.66 153.77 Music 5114 152 27 26 1 96.30 175.41 92 92.39 167.29 1191 85.14 164.58 Science 5435 148 15 15 0 100.00 175.87 53 98.11 175.34 2848 81.85 164.12 Biology 5235 148 13 12 1 92.31 165.23 31 93.55 164.65 3556 85.18 163.10 Chemistry 5245 140 3 2 1 66.67 159.67 6 83.33 165.33 1545 84.53 158.76 Earth & 5571 147 3 2 1 66.67 156 4 75.00 156.00 721 84.60 164.47 Space Sc Physics 5265 131 2 2 0 100.00 167 9 100.00 165.11 844 81.52 150.77 LA & Sec. English 5039 168 24 23 1 95.83 177.58 130 89.23 176.12 2943 76.79 173.51 Soc. Sci. 5081 154 18 18 0 100.00 170.06 90 90.00 169.38 5599 80.62 165.76 SPED 5354 151 52 52 0 100.00 176.49 316 99.68 173.80 5977 96.29 171.97
SPED HH 5272 160 2 2 0 100.00 176.00 7 100.00 170.14 136 88.97 168.82 ECSE 5691 159 7 7 0 100.00 184.29 8 100.00 182.85 816 93.01 173.88 SPED VI 5282 163 4 3 1 75.00 168.75 4 75.00 168.75 142 71.13 166.97 SLPA 5331 162 4 3 1 75.00 173.25 9 77.78 167.89 9013 93.38 176.21 French 5174 162 1 0 1 0 159.00 4 50.00 168.00 407 67.57 168.57 German 5183 163 2 2 0 100.00 197.5 3 100.00 186.33 116 66.38 171.88 Latin 5601 155 - - - - - 2 100.00 174.5 52 84.62 176.02 Russian None Spanish 5195 156 9 6 3 66.67 161.89 36 72.22 166 1842 73.13 167.22 School 5421 156 2 2 0 100.00 177.00 66 96.97 171.39 3327 89.93 168.90 Counselor School 5402 147 11 11 0 100.00 178.00 38 100.00 170.66 2586 97.56 169.36 Psychlgst TOTAL 503 478 25 95.03 Response from College of & Human Sciences Student Teaching Instrument Teacher Candidate Summative Evaluation on Subject Matter Knowledge for the 2014-2015 Academic Year for Teaching in General (Item 1).
Table 3A Item 1: Subject Matter Knowledge for Teaching in General 2014-2015 Subject Area Scoring Year # Item Endorsement Unsatisfactory Basic Proficient Grand Total 2014-2015 1 Subject Matter Knowledge for Teaching in general. Demonstrates capacity to make content knowledge accessible to students. Early Childhood 0 0.0 4 8.2 45 91.8 49 Elementary 0 0 0 0 121 100 121
Secondary 0 0 9 7.5 111 92.5 120 Special 0 0 5 10.2 44 89.8 49 Response from College of & Human Sciences Student Teaching Instrument Teacher Candidate Summative Evaluation for the 2015-2016 Academic Year on Subject Matter Knowledge for Teaching (Item 3 Table 3B) LIVETEXT version. Table 3B Item 3: Subject Matter Knowledge for Teaching in General 2015-2016 Subject Area Scoring Year # Item Endorsement Unacceptable Emergent Sufficient Advanced Grand Total
2015-2016 3 Subject Matter Knowledge for Early Childhood 0 0.00 0 0.00 13 38.24 21 13.00 34 Teaching. Subject matter Knowledge for Teaching. Make content knowledge accessible for students Elementary 0 0.00 3 1.63 71 38.59 110 59.78 184 Secondary 0 0.00 4 4.60 48 55.17 35 40.23 87 Special 0 0.00 2 2.35 29 34.12 54 63.53 85
Responses from First Year Administrator Survey: Preparation of Candidate to Teach Content Area. Table 4 Standards 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 Content Knowledge Indicator Endorsement Rare Occasional Frequent Consistent Grand 4.1 --The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline(s) s/he teaches. 2014-2015 Total Information Early Childhood 0.00 1 14.29 2 28.57 4 57.14 7 Elementary 0.00 2 3.23 22 35.48 38 61.29 62 Middle Grades 0.00 0.00 1 25.00 3 75.00 4 Content (Subject Area) Endorsements 0.00 3 5.08 17 28.81 39 66.10 59 Special 1 5.88 1 5.88 6 35.29 9 52.94 17 Total 1 0.67 7 4.70 48 32.21 93 62.42 149 2015-2016 Rare Occasional Frequent Consistent Total Early Childhood 0.00 0.00 2 0.00 2 0.00 4
Elementary 1 1.89 0.00 27 50.94 25 47.17 53 Middle Grades 0.00 0.00 1 100.00 0.00 1 Content (Subject 0.00 1 1.45 25 36.23 43 62.32 69 Area) Endorsements Special 0.00 2 10.00 10 50.00 8 40.00 20 Total 1 0.68 3 2.04 65 44.22 78 53.06 147 4.2 The teacher creates learning experiences that make these aspects of the discipline accessible and meaningful for students to assure mastery of content. 2014-2015 Rare Occasional Frequent Consistent Total Early Childhood 0.00 1 14.29 2 28.57 4 57.14 7 Elementary 0.00 4 6.45 24 38.71 34 54.84 62 Middle Grades 0.00 0.00 1 25.00 3 75.00 4 Content (Subject Area) Endorsements 0.00 3 5.08 24 40.68 32 54.24 59 Special 0.00 3 17.65 4 23.53 10 58.82 17 Total 0.00 11 7.38 55 36.91 83 55.70 149 2015-2016 Rare Occasional Frequent Consistent Total Early Childhood 0.00 0.00 2 0.00 2 0.00 4 Elementary 1 1.89 3 5.66 25 47.17 24 45.28 53 Middle Grades 0.00 0.00 1 100.00 0.00 1 Content (Subject 0.00 3 4.35 25 36.23 41 59.42 69 Area) Endorsements Special 0.00 1 5.00 10 50.00 9 45.00 20 Total
4.3 The teacher integrates Nebraska Content Standards and/or professional standards within instruction. 2014-2015 Rare Occasional Frequent Consistent Total Early Childhood 0.00 7 11.29 2 28.57 4 57.14 7 Elementary 0.00 0.00 19 30.65 36 58.06 62 Middle Grades 0.00 1 6.25 1 25.00 3 75.00 4 Content (Subject Area) Endorsements 0.00 1 14.29 24 40.68 32 54.24 59 Special 1 6.25 12 8.11 6 37.50 8 50.00 16 Total 1 0.68 1 14.29 52 35.14 83 56.08 148 2015-2016 Rare Occasional Frequent Consistent Total Early Childhood 0.00 0.00 1 0.00 3 0.00 4 Elementary 1 1.92 0.00 20 38.46 31 59.62 52 Middle Grades 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 Content (Subject 0.00 2 2.90 20 28.99 47 68.12 69 Area) Endorsements Special 0.00 1 5.00 9 45.00 10 50.00 20 Total 1 0.69 3 2.07 50 34.48 91 62.76 145
Responses from First Year Candidate Survey: Items Related to Preparation to Teach Content Knowledge (Item 1) and Prepared to Teach Content Area (Item 2). Table 5 Item 1: Prepared to Teach Content Area Year # Item Endorsement Strongly Disagree Disagre e Neither Agree nor Disagree Agree 2014 1 I am well Early 0 0 0 0 1 8.3 9 75.0 - prepared to Childhood 2015 teach in my content area. Elementary 0 0 3 6.1 3 6.1 3 61.2 0 Strongly Grand Agree Total 2 16.7 12 13 26.5 49 Secondary 0 0 1 2.0 1 2.0 3 67.3 14 28.6 49 3 Special 0 0 2 9.5 2 9.5 1 52.4 6 28.6 21 1
2015-1 I am well prepared to Early Childhood 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 12.50 2 25.00 5 62.50 8 2016 teach in my content area. Elementary 0 0.00 1 2.00 2 4.00 3 0 60.00 17 34.00 50 Secondary 0 0.00 1 1.61 4 6.45 4 4 70.97 13 20.97 62 Special 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 5 68.18 7 31.82 22 Table 6 Item 2: Prepared to Teach Content Area Year # Item Endorsement Strongly Disagree Neither Agree Strongly Grand Disagree Agree nor Agree Total Disagree
2014 2 I am confident Early 0 0 0 0 3 25.0 7 58.3 2 16.7 12 - in my level of Childhood 2015 subject matter knowledge. Elementary 0 0 3 6.1 4 8.2 26 53.1 16 32.7 49 Secondary 0 0 0 0 2 4.1 27 55.1 20 40.8 49 Special 0 0 0 0 3 14.3 11 52.4 7 33.3 21 2015-2016 2 I am confident in my subject matter Early Childhood 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 12.50 4 50.00 3 37.50 8 knowledge. Elementary 0 0.00 1 2.00 3 6.00 26 52.00 20 40.00 50
Secondary 0 0.00 0 0.00 6 9.68 31 50.00 25 40.32 62 Special 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 4.55 14 63.64 7 31.82 22