Abstract:
This study aims at identifying the proportion of applying the standards
of The American National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
Institution (NCATE) in the educational departments of Al-Balqa Applied
University. In order to achieve its objectives, the research has developed
a questionnaire of 45 sections that are based on the six standards of the
American National Council, and these are: Provided Programs, Assessment
and Evaluation, Field Experiences, Diversity, Professional Development,
Governance and Resources. After verifying its reliability and validity, the
questionnaire is distributed on 120 university faculty members. The study
shows a number of results. The application of the standards of The American
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education Institution )NCATE(
in the educational departments of Al-Balqa Applied University is at a “medium
level.” In addition, there are no statistically significant differences among the
estimated proportions of applying the standards in terms of the college and
gender variables while there are significant differences regarding the rank of
university faculty members favoring the rank of ”Professor“.