Accreditation Resources

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Assessment Guidelines

Assessment Resources
This online resource provides links to assist administration and faculty in establishing and assessing program goals, institutional goals, and student learning outcomes to improve the quality of education.

Guidelines for Developing Formative Assessment Plans for Implementation of New Standards for the Certificate of Clinical Competence (October 2001)
Review guidelines to assist graduate programs in developing formative assessment plans in compliance with the new Standards and Implementation for the Certificate of Clinical Competence (SLP in 2005 and Audiology in 2007).

Guidelines for Developing and Evaluating Plans for Assessing Student Achievement (April 2002)
Review guidelines to assist graduate programs in developing plans for evaluating student progress toward meeting the new Standards and Implementation for the Certificate of Clinical Competence (SLP in 2005 and Audiology in 2007). 

Practice Analyses and Curriculum Studies

• Audiology Practice Analysis and Curriculum Study (2007-2008)
• Speech-Language Pathology Practice Analysis and Curriculum Study (2008-2009)

Recent Presentations

CAA Presentations at 2008 ASHA Convention
View the CAA's presentation schedule at this year's ASHA Convention. Three sessions were conducted as part of the Lunchtime Session series.

CAA Reporting in the HES
Resources, presentation materials, and data collection worksheets to help orient and support accredited programs when filing reports to the CAA.

Application Webinar
View the presentation from the October 17, 2007 Web conference for programs preparing applications under the 2008 Standards for Accreditation.

Sponsored Conferences 

Audiology Education Summits

2007 SLP Summit

Other Resources

• Strategic Planning for CSD Programs
• Academic Program Capacity Building
• CAA/NCATE Agreement
• Accreditation Quality Management System
• ASHA Certification Requirements
• CAA's Consultant Policy and Guidelines
• Curriculum Resources
• Multicultural/Multilingual Issues (MMI) in CSD Curricula: Resources for Infusion
• PRAXIS: National Summary Reports
  View the most recent descriptive statistics of PRAXIS Examination Scores for the Audiology [PDF] and Speech-Language Pathology [PDF] Specialty Tests. The data presented is limited to test-takers who identified ASHA as a score recipient.
• Student Supervision
  Supervision Matters. Access resources compiled for individuals already serving as student supervisors and those interested in finding out more about how to serve as a clinical educator in their community.
• Teaching with Technology
• Celebrating 40 Years of Excellence
  Commitment to Quality—National Recognition—Quality Standards—Peer Review
  Read The ASHA Leader article on academic accreditation's 40th anniversary and its benefits to the discipline.
• End of an Era—CAA Discontinues Accreditation of Audiology Master's Programs as of December 31, 2006.