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Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes

Master of Social Work (MSW) Degree Program

Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes by Program Option and Area of Practice

Last Completed On: 2023-10-23

*Areas of Practice include Generalist Practice (Year One) and the Year Two Areas of Specialized Practice (Clinical Practice and Organization and Community Leadership).

**This is an Advanced Standing only program option so there is no data for Generalist Practice.

 

Summary of the Program’s Assessment Plan | BASW/MSW Generalist Practice

Assessment Measure #1: (BASW/MSW Generalist Learning Evaluation Tool – Behaviors Measure)

Dimension(s) assessed:

Learning domains include: Skill, Knowledge, Values, Cognitive & Affective Processes

When/where students are assessed:

Students are assessed at the end of each semester a student is in field education.

Who assessed student competence:

Qualified Field Instructors and Faculty Field Liaisons

Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9:

A score of 3 (on a scale of 1 to 5), indicates meeting the benchmark standard for competencies 1 – 9

Competency Benchmark (percent of students the program expects to have achieved the minimum scores, inclusive of all measures) for Competencies 1-9:

90%

Assessment Measure #2: (BASW/MSW Generalist Learning Evaluation Tool – Overall Competency Measure)

Dimension(s) assessed:

Learning domains include: Overall Skill

When/where students are assessed:

Students are assessed at the end of each semester a student is in field education.

Who assessed student competence:

Qualified Field Instructors and Faculty Field Liaisons

Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9:

A score of 3 (on a scale of 1 to 5), indicates meeting the standard for competencies 1 – 9

Competency Benchmark (percent of students the program expects to have achieved the minimum scores, inclusive of all measures) for Competencies 1-9:

90%

 

Summary of the Program’s Assessment Plan | Clinical Practice

Assessment Measure #1: (Clinical Learning Evaluation Tool – Behaviors Measure)

Dimension(s) assessed:

Learning domains include: Skill, Knowledge, Values, Cognitive & Affective Processes

When/where students are assessed:

Students are assessed at the end of each semester a student is in field education.

Who assessed student competence:

Qualified Field Instructors and Faculty Field Liaisons

Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9:

A score of 3 (on a scale of 1 to 5), indicates meeting the benchmark standard for competencies 1 – 9

Competency Benchmark (percent of students the program expects to have achieved the minimum scores, inclusive of all measures) for Competencies 1-9:

90%

Assessment Measure #2: (Clinical Learning Evaluation Tool – Overall Competency Measure)

Dimension(s) assessed:

Learning domains include: Overall Skill

When/where students are assessed:

Students are assessed at the end of each semester a student is in field education.

Who assessed student competence:

Qualified Field Instructors and Faculty Field Liaisons

Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9:

A score of 3 (on a scale of 1 to 5), indicates meeting the standard for competencies 1 – 9

Competency Benchmark (percent of students the program expects to have achieved the minimum scores, inclusive of all measures) for Competencies 1-9:

90%

 

Summary of the Program’s Assessment Plan | Organizational and Community Leadership Practice

Assessment Measure #1: (Organizational and Community Leadership Learning Evaluation Tool – Behaviors Measure)

Dimension(s) assessed:

Learning domains include: Skill, Knowledge, Values, Cognitive & Affective Processes

When/where students are assessed:

Students are assessed at the end of each semester a student is in field education.

Who assessed student competence:

Qualified Field Instructors and Faculty Field Liaisons

Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9:

A score of 3 (on a scale of 1 to 5), indicates meeting the benchmark standard for competencies 1 – 9

Competency Benchmark (percent of students the program expects to have achieved the minimum scores, inclusive of all measures) for Competencies 1-9:

90%

Assessment Measure #2: (Organizational and Community Leadership Learning Evaluation Tool – Overall Competency Measure)

Dimension(s) assessed:

Learning domains include: Overall Skill

When/where students are assessed:

Students are assessed at the end of each semester a student is in field education.

Who assessed student competence:

Qualified Field Instructors and Faculty Field Liaisons

Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9:

A score of 3 (on a scale of 1 to 5), indicates meeting the standard for competencies 1 – 9

Competency Benchmark (percent of students the program expects to have achieved the minimum scores, inclusive of all measures) for Competencies 1-9:

90%