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Summary of the University of Maryland - College of Education Title II
Institutional Questionnaire on Teacher Preparation: Academic Year: 2007-2008
Data tables reporting single-assessment institutional pass rates, aggregate institutional pass rates, and summary pass rates are included as attachments to this report.
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Section II. Program Information
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- Total number of students enrolled during 2007-2008: 1115
- Total number of students in programs of supervised student teaching during academic year 2007-2008: 307
- Total number of supervising faculty for the teacher preparation program during 2007-2008: 58
- The student teacher/faculty ratio: 5.3 students per faculty
- The average number of hours per week required of student participation was 40 hours. The total number of weeks of supervised student teaching required is 16 weeks. The total number of hours is 640 hours.
- The teacher preparation program is currently approved by the state.
- The teacher preparation program is not currently designated as "low-performing" by the state as defined by section 208(a) of the HEA of 1998.
- The teacher preparation program is not currently designated as "at risk of being designated as 'low performing' by the state" as defined by section 208(a) of the HEA of 1998.
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Section III. Contextual Information
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The College of Education at the University of Maryland provides research- and practice-oriented programs through its seven departments: Counseling and Personnel Services; Curriculum and Instruction; Education Policy Studies; Education Leadership, Higher Education and International Education; Human Development; Measurement, Statistics and Evaluation and Special Education .
College programs prepare students to be educators, counselors, psychologists, administrators, researchers, and educational specialists. Graduates work with individuals from infancy through adulthood in schools, community agencies, colleges and universities. Educational programs are accredited and approved by the following: National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, Maryland State Department of Education, American Psychological Association, Council on Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Professions, and Council on Rehabilitation Education.
The college ranks no. 24 among the top colleges of education in the nation by U.S. News & World Report . All of its ranked programs and departments are in the Top 20, including the Department of Counseling and Personnel Services which ranks first in the nation for the tenth consecutive year.
The fall 2008 program enrollments include 724 undergraduate majors and 1,342 graduate majors.
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Section IV. Data Table - Attachment
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Annual Institutional Questionnaire on Teacher Preparation: Academic Year: 2007-2008
The College of Education pass rates for the Title II reporting period for the 2007-2008 academic year follow:
Basic Skills
College
100%
Statewide
99%
Professional Knowledge
College
100%
Statewide
99%
Academic Content
College
100%
Statewide
99%
Teaching Special Populations
College
100%
Statewide
98%
Summary Total
College
100%
Statewide
97%
Data tables reporting single-assessment institutional pass rates , aggregate institutional pass rates , and summary pass rates are included as attachments to this report.
April 27, 2009
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