NADE Self-Evaluation Guides, 2nd Edition

Best Practice in Academic Support Programs

Self-Evaluation Guides represent a giant step toward increasing the professionalization of Developmental Education and Learning Assistance Programs. Readers will find the Guides helpful for planning, developing, maintaining, evaluating and improving their programs. Those who are facing an institution-wide accreditation review will be particularly grateful for these Guides as an aid to their self-study efforts.

NADE Guides include:

• CD with Word, PDF, and RTF formats
• Guides for best practice in teaching and learning, developmental coursework, tutoring, and course-based learning assistance
• Best practices criteria broken down into essential and recommended practices
• A comprehensive glossary of terms in the field
• References and resources for further study
• Guides that are adaptable to uniqueness of programs and institutions
• Easily scored criteria that reveal both strengths and areas needing improvement
• A format that enables realistic action plans

The Guide is separated into criteria for evaluating four aspects of your institution. The four sections of the Guide allow you to evaluate your own work situation in terms of program factors influencing:

Factors Influencing the Teaching/ Learning Process

Karen Patty-Graham, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Linda Thompson, Harding University

Developmental Coursework

Jennifer Ferguson, Cazenovia College

Jane Neuburger, Syracuse University

Tutoring Services

Gladys Shaw, University of Texas at El Paso

Course-Based Learning Assistance

David Arendale, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities