NCARB 2013 Annual Report

 

 

 

EDUCATION REPORT (March 2013)

The findings from four education-related surveys in the 2012 NCARB Practice Analysis of Architecture have been compiled in the Education Report. The data will be used to inform important discussions related to the vital role accredited architectural education plays in the path to licensure and in preparing emerging professionals for future practice. Download

 

 

 

 

 

INTERNSHIP REPORT (April 2013)

Findings from three internship-related surveys in the 2012 NCARB Practice Analysis of Architecture are shared in the Internship Report. The report presents data and key insights that will allow the Council to undertake a fresh and comprehensive review of how architectural internship serves as an important bridge connecting education with licensure. Download

 

 

 

 

 

EXAMINATION REPORT (June 2013)

Findings from three examination-related surveys in the 2012 NCARB Practice Analysis of Architecture are assembled in the Examination Report. The data will be used to ensure the ARE remains psychometrically justifiable, legally defensible, and relevant to current practice. Download

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTINUING EDUCATION REPORT (June 2013)

Findings from two continuing education-related surveys in the 2012 NCARB Practice Analysis of Architecture are included in the Continuing Education Report. In the short-term, findings will be used to update, maintain, and expand relevant sections of the NCARB Model Law and Model Regulations and will guide the Council’s continued cross-collateral discussions with the AIA over the next several years on ways to improve CE courses. Download

Practice Analysis
of Architecture

During the 94th Annual Meeting, NCARB released the 2012 NCARB Practice Analysis of Architecture, the most comprehensive practice analysis study ever undertaken for the profession. The final report includes the full set of previously published individual reports on education, internship, and examination, as well as a new report on continuing education. [Download 2012 NCARB Practice Analysis of Architecture]

 

“Anyone interested in how the Architect Registration Examination® (ARE®) is formulated or why certain tasks are required as part of the Intern Development Program (IDP) should take a closer look at the Practice Analysis report,” said NCARB CEO Michael J. Armstrong. “Findings will help frame and inform important discussions within the profession related to the path to licensure.”

 

 

 

 

The survey, which is conducted every five to seven years, was distributed in April 2012 to over 80,000 architects, interns, and educators. More than 7,800 responses were included in the final data analysis, providing a comprehensive and diverse set of information. The study included 11 different surveys comprised of 24 specific research questions, which gathered data regarding:

 

●  Task coverage and performance during architectural education, and when knowledge/skills were and should be acquired during education and to what cognitive level;

●  Tasks that should be required as part of the IDP, along with the tasks that are and should be performed by completion of the IDP;

●  Importance level of various knowledge/skills for competent practice by recently licensed architects, the frequency of task performance by architects and their typical level of cognitive use of a knowledge or skill, and when knowledge/skills were and should be acquired; and

●  Whether a knowledge/skill is essential to an architect’s ability to protect the public health, safety, and welfare (HSW), and whether a continuing education need exists for a knowledge/skill.

 

Use of Practice Analysis Data

Practicing architects, who voluntarily serve on NCARB committees, partnered with NCARB staff to both develop the practice analysis survey and to review and analyze the resulting data. The initial analysis completed by these committees will support both the immediate and long-term needs of the Council’s programs by:

 

●  Serving as a significant contribution to the NAAB 2013 Accreditation Review Conference and supporting architectural education’s important role in the path to licensure;

●  Informing future versions of the Intern Development Program (IDP);

●  Ensuring that the ARE remains relevant to the current practice of architecture, psychometrically justifiable, and legally defensible; and

●  Supporting and refining existing continuing education efforts while also enabling the Council to better engage with broader efforts to respond to architects’ continuing education needs.

 

Individual Reports