Assessing Educational Achievement: Does School Accreditation Matter?

Presenters:

Jane Larsson, Executive Director, Council of International Schools (CIS)

Margaret Wenger, Senior Director of Evaluation, Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. (ECE)

Event and Date:

October 13, 2020

TAICEP Annual Conference 2020

Description:

This presentation focused on acquiring practical knowledge on institutional accreditation to improve the work as an evaluator. Presenters reviewed and debated case studies where school accreditation was scrutinized as part of credential evaluation. Participants learned how collaborative school accreditation processes actually work, including country-specific recognition of accreditation globally. Approaches to various models, including cross-border recognition, accreditation by religious bodies, and examination-based systems were shared.