mary jane harris, pt, ms director, accreditation department, apta
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Mary Jane Harris, PT, MSDirector, Accreditation Department, APTA
Outcome Assessment: One Part of the Quality Measurement Mix
Relevant Evaluative Criteria
CAPTE Expects
CAPTE also expects
CAPTE does not…
PT Program PerformanceReported Outcomes (2011 AAR data):
Graduation Rate: mean=90.07 SD=7.24Licensure Pass Rate: mean=97.35 SD=4.13 Employment Rate: mean=99.53 SD=2.10
Programs meet expectations (n=126 decisions)Statements of expected outcomes: 97.6%Graduates meet 80% licensure pass rate:96.0%Graduates meet graduation/employment:91.3%Graduates meet CAPTE outcomes: 89.7%Graduates meet expected outcomes: 86.5%
through the eyes of NACIQI,darkly
Major Recommendations Maintain linkage between accreditation &
Title IV eligibilityArticulate/coordinate responsibilities of and
improve communication among federal government, state government, and accreditors
Address regulatory burdenConsider changes in NACIQI role
Other RecommendationsEncourage greater commonality across quality
assurance/eligibility processes.Use the “convening capacity” of the federal
government to promote greater consistency across states
Reduce accreditors’ legal riskConsider different ways of organizing
accreditation community (e.g., sector vs. geography)
Other RecommendationsIncrease accreditors opportunities for different
types of reviewsSubstantial modification of current statutory and
regulatory criteriaReconsider data used by accreditors, states,
federal agenciesCommon definitions, data setsPossible need for independent auditing of dataImprove IPEDS
Make accreditation reports available to the publicIncrease numbers of public members on decision-
making boards
The Bottom LineDissonance between major recommendations and
the more specific “enabling” recommendationsMost of the recommendations are directed at
institutional accreditation; little, if any, attention to implications for programmatic accreditation
Taken together, these recommended changes, if enacted, would likely increase the federal intrusion into higher education through the accreditation process.
Reauthorization of HEA will be a political process