Statistics and information about our Teacher Preparation Program

2005-2006 Program Year

Massachusetts and Federal laws require UMass Dartmouth to post the success rates of the teaching certification candidates on the Massachusetts Teacher Test. These statistics reflect policies in place previously that allowed students to enter and complete the program before passing the Teacher Test.

• Strengths of our program
• Mission of our program

Massachusetts Teacher Test	UMass Dartmouth			State
Program completers = 47	Tested	Passed	Pass Rate	Pass Rate
Communications Literacy, Reading	43	43	100%	100%
Communications Literacy, Writing	44	44	100%	99%
Aggregate for these basic skills	44	44	100%	99%
Biology	2	not shown	not shown	99%
English	4	not shown	not shown	98%
Foundations of Reading	12	12	100%	94%
General Curriculum	12	12	100%	99%
History	11	11	100%	99%
Mathematics	4	not shown	not shown	99%
Music	3	not shown	not shown	98%
Visual Art	9	not shown	not shown	98%
Aggregate for these Content Areas	57	56	98%	96%
Summary Totals and Pass Rates	46	45	98%	95%

Note: When fewer than 10 persons took the test, scores are not shown.

Program Information

Students in Teacher Preparation Program: 225
Students in Supervised Student Teaching: 47
Avg. hours/week students spent in student teaching: 35
Student Teaching Supervising Faculty: 8
Education/Art Education Faculty: 4
Other UMass Dartmouth Faculty: 3
Part-time Faculty: 1
Total weeks of student teaching: 14
Student/Faculty Ratio: 5.8 to 1
Total hours required: 420

Strengths of Our Program

• An integrated approach to Teacher Certification based in the academic departments as well as an education department
• A close alliance with area school districts
• Challenging pedagogical and content-area courses based on national and state reform efforts, emphasizing both practice and theory
• A faculty committed to a standards-based teacher certification program and to their students as individuals
• Students must pass the Basic Skills test to enter the program, and the Content test to enter student teaching.

Mission of Our Program

UMass Dartmouth offers education programs leading to elementary, middle, and secondary teacher certification. At middle and secondary levels, students master an academic discipline and also achieve a solid intellectual foundation in professional education through both theory and hands-on practice. At the elementary level, students complete an academic major and gain a general liberal education. They also gain a thorough understanding of the role of the elementary school and exposure to traditional as well as contemporary values in elementary school methodology.