EPP Annual Reporting Measures

Listed below are the results or links to reports for the UNO – College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences impact and outcome measures specific to teacher preparation programs at both the initial and advanced levels.

Impact measures

Impact on P-12 Learning and Development

Indicators of Teaching Effectiveness

Satisfaction of Employers and Employment Milestones

Satisfaction of Completers

Outcome measures

Graduation Rates (Initial & Advanced Levels)

Ability of Completers to Meet Licensing (certification) and any Additional State Requirements for Title II

Ability of Completers to be Hired in Education Positions for Which They Have Prepared (Initial & Advanced Levels)

Student Loan Default Rates and Other Consumer Information (Initial & Advanced Levels)

Impact on P-12 Learning and Development

Report on the Plan for Collecting Impact Measures of P -12 Learning and Development for Initial Licensure can be found at the link below. Since the UNO – College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences is a NCATE approved institution, a plan is submitted for transitioning to the CAEP Standards. This outcome requires the UNO provide evidence of their candidates and graduates impact on the learning and development of students.

Report on the Impact Measures on Student Learning

Indicators of Teaching Effectiveness

The latest report on Teaching Effectiveness can be found at the link below. The three impact measures specific to teaching effectiveness are disaggregated by content area and include data from the 31- item student teaching evaluation instrument, data from the Advanced Practicum Field Performance instrument, and data from the Strategies Project. These data points allow the CEHHS to triangulate candidate performance across three instruments and to track candidate performance.

Report on Teaching Effectiveness

Satisfaction of Employers and Employment Milestones

The results of the Nebraska First Year Teacher Survey by Principal Report can be found on the link below. The report includes Principals’ evaluation of UNO teacher education graduates after their first year of teaching based on an annual surveys of principals. The report includes both traditional undergraduates and post-secondary graduates for initial licensure.

Nebraska Department of Education First Year Teacher Survey by Principals

Nebraska Department of Education Third Year Survey Teacher by Principals

Results for Advanced Programs are available on the link below. Surveys were sent to all graduates of UNO of specific advanced programs. This provided data specific to satisfaction of graduates and to identify any employment milestones achieved.

Advanced Programs Survey by Employers

Satisfaction of Completers

The results of the Nebraska First Year Teacher Survey Report can be found on the link below. The summary report includes UNO teacher education graduates and their satisfaction with their degree program. The report includes both traditional undergraduates and post-secondary graduates for initial licensure that were employed in the state of Nebraska.

Nebraska First Year Teacher Survey

Nebraska Third Year Teacher Survey

Results for Advanced Programs are available on the link below. Surveys were sent to all graduates of UNO of specific graduate programs. The survey was sent to all graduates from the last three years. This provided data specific to satisfaction of graduates and to identify any employment milestones achieved from these programs.

Advanced Programs Survey by Completers

Graduation Rates (Initial & Advanced Levels)

Graduation rates are based on the cohort of students graduating within 6 years for both the initial and graduate levels. For the undergraduate level, the cohort represents incoming first year students declaring Pre-elementary, Pre-elementary Special Education, Pre-secondary, and Pre-secondary Special Education. The calculated rate does not include transfer students or students declaring in their second or third year of enrollment at UNO.

University of Nebraska at Omaha
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
6-year Graduation Rate for Selected CEHHS Programs for Accreditation Report

Initial Programs

	Fall 2014			Fall 2013
	Entering Cohort	Graduated within 6 Years (N)	% of the Cohort	Entering Cohort	Graduated within 6 Years (N)	% of the Cohort
Pre-Elementary Education	51	33	64.70%	59	34	57.60%
Pre-Special Education	9	5	55.65%	1	1	100%
Pre-Secondary Education	53	25	47.17%	50	25	50%
Total Group	113	63	55.75%	110	60	54.55%

*Major added in 2013

Advanced Programs

	Fall 2014			Fall 2013
	Entering Cohort	Graduated within 6 Years (N)	% of the Cohort	Entering Cohort	Graduated within 6 Years (N)	% of the Cohort
Educational Admin/Educational Leadership-MS	17	4	23.53%	10	6	60.00%
Educational Admin-EDD	16	13	81.25%	24	20	83.35%
School Psychology-EDS	7	7	100%	6	6	100%
Elementary Education – MS	25	17	68%	57	48	84.21%
Literacy-MS				76	62	81.58%
Secondary Education-MS				40	23	57.50%
Special Education MA/MS				13	5	38.46%
Total Group				239	181	75.73%

Ability of Completers to Meet Licensing (Certification) and any Additional State Requirements for Title II (Initial Core Skill Scores)

The link to the most recent UNO Title II report is listed below.

Title II Report >>

Praxis I – Core Academic Skills for Educators

Test Description	State Benchmark Score	CAEP Completer Average Requirement	2020-2021		2019-2020		2018-2019		2017-2018
			Avg. Scaled Score	Pass Rate	Avg. Scaled Score	Pass Rate	Avg. Scaled Score	Pass Rate	Avg. Scaled Score	Pass Rate
Core Academic Skills for Ed: Math	150	162	168	100%	170	99%	169	100%	171	99%
Core Academic Skills for Ed: Reading	156	168	180	99%	180	100%	181	100%	184	100%
Core Academic Skills for Ed: Writing	162	165	170	100%	171	99%	170	100%	172	100%

Praxis II Content Exams

Test Description	State Benchmark Score	2020-2021		2019-2020		2018-2019
		Average Scaled Score	Percentage Pass	Average Scaled Score	Percentage Pass	Average Scaled Score	Percentage Pass
Art: Content Knowledge	158	*	*	*	*	169	100%
Biology: Content Knowledge	148	*	*	*	*	*	*
Business Ed: Content Knowledge	154	*	*	*	*	*	*
Chemistry: Content Knowledge	140	*	*	*	*	*	*
Ed of Deaf and Hard of Hearing	160	*	*	*	*	*	*
Education of Young Children	160	174	95%	173	100%	176	100%
Elementary Ed: Curriculum and Instruction Assessment	153	171	99%	171	98%	172	100%
English Language Arts: Content and Analysis	168	177	80%	178	100%	173	94%
French: World Language	162	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health Education	155	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health & Physical Ed: Content Knowledge	160	*	*	*	*	*	*
Library Media Specialist	151	*	*	*	*	*	*
Mathematics: Content Knowledge	146	*	*	*	*	*	*
Music: Content and Instruction	152	*	*	162	100%	*	*
Physical Ed: Content Knowledge	146	*	*	*	*	*	*
Physics: Content Knowledge	131	*	*	*	*	*	*
(Principal) Ed Leadership: Administrative & Supervision	145	*	*	*	*	*	*
Reading Specialist	164	*	*	*	*	*	*
School Counselor	156	*	*	*	*	*	*
School Psychologist	147	*	*	*	*	*	*
School Superintendent Assessment	152	*	*	*	*	*	*
Science (General): Content Knowledge	148	*	*	*	*	*	*
Social Studies: Content Knowledge	154	*	*	*	*	*	*
Spanish: World Language	156	*	*	*	*	*	*
Special Ed: Core Knowledge & Applications	151	177	100%	179	100%	*	*

*Scores reported by ETS for Title II with 10 or more completers

Summary of Praxis II Content Exams

	Number Taking Tests	Number Passing Tests	Pass Rate (%)
2020-2021	207	201	97%
2019-2020	208	199	96%
2018-2019	165	161	98%
2017-2018	172	170	99%

Ability of Completers to be Hired in Education Positions for Which They Have Prepared (Initial & Advanced Levels)

Initial level

	2020-2021	2019-2020	2018-2019	2017-2018	2016-2017
Completers	182	208	167	175	170
Hired in P-12 Schools	133	142	129	111	107
Percentage	73%	68%	77%	63%	63%

Data is based on P-12 data from the Nebraska Department of Education and does not include completers who were hired in other states, elected to attend graduate school, or active duty military personnel.

At the advanced level, data is being gathered through completer surveys and program reports.

	2019-2020	2018-2019	2017-2018	2016-2017
School Psychology	%	100%	100%	100%
Special Education*	%	100%	100%	100%
Speech-Language Pathology	100%	95%	95%	100%

*Students who completed programs were employed in teaching positions during their advanced programs.

Student Loan Default Rates and Other Consumer Information (Initial & Advanced Levels)

Loan Default Rates - Initial

	FY 2018	FY 2017	FY 2016	FY 2015	FY 2014
Default Rate	2.0%	5.8%	6.2%	6.1%	6.3%
No. in Default	64	180	197	205	213
No. in Repay	3,106	3,054	3,127	3,324	3,360
Enrollment figures	18,629	18,571	18,191	18,142	17,736
Percentage Calculation	16.6%	16.4%	17.1%	18.3%	18.9%

Loan Default Rates - Graduate

	FY 2017	FY 2016	FY 2015
Default Rate	1.8%	2.1%	1.98%
No. in Default	6	9	8
No. in Repay	333	418	404

Average Cost of UNO Undergraduate Attendance

Average Cost of UNO Graduate Attendance

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