THE VISIT
Activities
The
visit of the team of peer assessors to the faculty is central to accreditation.
The team reviews the self-evaluation prepared by the faculty, together
with the documents. Team members meet with individuals and groups, visit lessons
on campus and partner schools, and look at facilities and equipment.
They then write a report on how the programs meet the accreditation
standards.
Each
team member has specific responsibilities, and the team’s time on campus
should be carefully scheduled. The
visit schedule below gives details of how each team member will spend his or her
time during the visit.
Team member/time |
Chair |
Assessor B
(with C)
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Assessor E |
Assessor C
(with D)
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Assessor D
(with B)
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Previous day 19:00 |
Team meeting. Review self-evaluation. Discuss assignments and schedule. Raise questions concerning overall possible themes. Discuss ways of working together on standards. |
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DAY
1
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9:00 |
Meet with dean and program heads for introductions, orientation, initial questions. |
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9:30 |
Review documents. Team members focus on their areas of responsibility. Make notes for team report. Compare documents to self-evaluation. Refine and add to questions for interviews. |
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12:00 |
Lunch with dean |
Lunch with program head of classroom teaching |
Lunch with partnership coordinators |
Lunch with program head of maths ed. |
Lunch with ed science program head |
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13:00 |
Meet with dean |
Visit program See instruction sheet |
Visit program See instruction sheet |
Visit program See instruction sheet |
Visit program See instruction sheet |
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14:00 |
Program visits |
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16:30 |
Meet with dean |
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Team meeting. Share impressions, questions, concerns. Discuss emerging themes and concerns. Plan next day |
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Evening |
Review documents. Begin to write. |
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DAY
2
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9:00 |
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Visit program See instruction sheet |
Visit program See instruction sheet |
Visit program See instruction sheet |
Visit program See instruction sheet |
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12:00 |
Lunch with students |
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13:30 |
Meet with dean to discuss standards 6 and 7 |
Visit library |
Visit partner school |
Visit library |
Visit library |
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15:00 |
Follow-up visits as needed |
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16:30 |
Team meeting. Share impressions, questions, concerns. Plan next day Begin discussion of principal strengths and weaknesses |
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19:30 |
Dinner |
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20:30 |
Continue discussion of principal strengths and weaknesses |
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DAY
3
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9:00 |
Visit partner school |
Visit partner school |
Follow-up data gathering as needed |
Visit partner school |
Visit partner school |
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12:00 |
Lunch. Working lunch, or with faculty staff, faculty administration, or students. |
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13:00 |
Write report draft. Final team agreement on principal strengths and weaknesses |
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16:00 |
Visit dean. Depart from campus. |
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