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CERTIFICATION ASSESSMENT FOR HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATORS

ECPEMS

We work under an external evaluation agency scheme to support Educational Institutions, to emit certificates of professional competency for practitioner professors, not as an individual but in terms of a professional profile that should be carried out.

The design of the ECPEMS is unique, with technical support of a National and International Technical Council and the specifications that comply with the requirements of a professional profile, integrated by:

4 areas:

1. Knowledge of a discipline.

2. Psycho-pedagogical and instructional qualification.

3. Abilities for assessment.

4. Professional qualification.

and 3 dimensions:

1. Abilities.

2. Knowledge.

3. Attitudes.

ECPEMS is offered in an open basis to the Educational Institutions (High Schools), with experience in evaluation for over 25 years.

The evaluation is carried out by means of objective exams, written tests, portfolio of observable performance and students' opinion questionnaire.

AVAILABLE DISCIPLINARY MODULES:

1. Natural Sciences (Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Ecology, Geography)

2. Language (Literature, Reading and Writting workshop)

3. Computer Sciences (Computers, Programming Languages, Tools, Applications)

4. Social Sciences (History of Mexico, Social Economy, Philosophy)

5. Mathematics (Sequences and Series, Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry, Calculus, Statistics)

6. English (Use of Language, Forms and Expressions, Use of Verbs)

There are many advantages that ECPEMS reports to the Institution as to the teachers:

	Trustful information.
	Standardization.
	Comparability.
	Objectivity.
	Validity.
	Reliability.
	Simplification.
	Economy.
	Confidentiality.
	Experience.

Nobody offers something comparable to this design!

Requirements for the Institution and for the teacher in order to participate in the ECPEMS.

It is a very simple procedure:

1. The Institution interested in participating in the ECPEMS must sign a contract stating the conditions of implementation, timing and cost as well as logistic, security and confidentiality aspects.

2. ECPEMS' cost is set by the IEIA.

3. If a teacher wants to applicate by himself (not being part of an Institution), he must only register at the ECPEMS' Coordination department or at the IEIA Office, according to the previously schedualed dates of implementation.

ECPEMS' Outline:

Instrument		Number of Items or questions.	Programmed timing
Objective Testing	Test of general knowledge and abilities	200 items	4 hours
	Tests of specific knowledge of a discipline	60-100 items	2.5 hours
	Test of instructional abilities of the discipline	60 questions	2 hours