Program: Social Work (BSW)
Degree: Bachelor's
Date: Fri Oct 10, 2014 - 3:28:27 pm
1) Institutional Learning Objectives (ILOs) and Program Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
1. Identify as a professional social worker and conduct oneself accordingly.
(1b. Specialized study in an academic field, 3a. Continuous learning and personal growth)
2. Apply social work ethical principles to guide professional practice.
(1b. Specialized study in an academic field, 3a. Continuous learning and personal growth)
3. Apply critical thinking to inform and communicate professional judgments.
(1b. Specialized study in an academic field, 2a. Think critically and creatively)
4. Engage diversity and difference in practice.
(1b. Specialized study in an academic field, 3b. Respect for people and cultures, in particular Hawaiian culture)
5. Advance human rights and social and economic justice.
(1b. Specialized study in an academic field, 3b. Respect for people and cultures, in particular Hawaiian culture)
6. Engage in research-informed practice and practice-informed research.
(1b. Specialized study in an academic field, 2b. Conduct research)
7. Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment.
(1b. Specialized study in an academic field)
8. Engage in policy practice to advance social and economic well-being and to deliver effective social work services.
(1b. Specialized study in an academic field)
9. Respond to contexts that shape practice.
(1b. Specialized study in an academic field)
10. Engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
(1b. Specialized study in an academic field, 2c. Communicate and report)
2) Your program's SLOs are published as follows. Please update as needed.
Department Website URL: http://www.hawaii.edu/sswork/bsw-assessment.html Student Handbook. URL, if available online: http://www.hawaii.edu/sswork/forms/bsw/BSW_Student_Handbook_2014.pdf Information Sheet, Flyer, or Brochure URL, if available online: http://www.hawaii.edu/sswork/bulletin.html
UHM Catalog. Page Number: Course Syllabi. URL, if available online: Other: New Student Orientation Materials Other: 3) Select one option:
- File (03/16/2020)
4) For your program, the percentage of courses that have course SLOs explicitly stated on the syllabus, a website, or other publicly available document is as follows. Please update as needed.
0% 1-50% 51-80% 81-99%
100%5) Did your program engage in any program assessment activities between June 1, 2013 and September 30, 2014? (e.g., establishing/revising outcomes, aligning the curriculum to outcomes, collecting evidence, interpreting evidence, using results, revising the assessment plan, creating surveys or tests, etc.)
Yes No (skip to question 14)6) For the period between June 1, 2013 and September 30, 2014: State the assessment question(s) and/or assessment goals. Include the SLOs that were targeted, if applicable.
Our assessment goal is to measure the degree to which our ten Program Learning Outcomes have been met throughout the curriculum over the course of the academic year. We use both direct evidence (instrcutor evaluation of student products such as reports, presentations, and classroom activities) and indirect evidence (student self evaluation). The Ten Program SLOs are:
1. Identify as professional social workers and conduct themselves accordingly.
2. Apply social work ethical principles to guide professional practice.
3. Apply critical thinking to inform and communicate professional judgments.
4. Engage diversity and difference in practice.
5. Advance human rights and social and economic justice.
6. Engage in research-informed practice and practice-informed research.
7. Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment.
8. Engage in policy practice to advance social and economic well-being and to deliver effective social work services.
9. Respond to contexts that shape practice.
10. Engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
7) State the type(s) of evidence gathered to answer the assessment question and/or meet the assessment goals that were given in Question #6.
Direct Evidence: Instructor evaluation of student performance independent of grading. Students are assessed relative to their acquisition of the aforementioned Ten Core Competencies (Program SLOs) and course grades are not used as a proxy. Instructors are provided an assessment/evalaution tool to assess competency. This information is aggregated and reported in our CSWE Assessment Reporting Form.
Indirect Evidence: Student self assessment. At the end of every semester students are required to self assess the degree to which they have progressed toward mastery of the Ten Core Competencies (Program SLOs).
8) State how many persons submitted evidence that was evaluated. If applicable, please include the sampling technique used.
The Entire BSW Program was evaluated.
Indirect Evidence: Student Self Survey - 100% of students were asked to respond to survey: 72 out of 93 students replied.
Direct Evidence: Instructor Evaluation - All BSW Faculty were asked to report on all students enrolled in targeted courses for the academic year: Five (5) instructors teaching eight (8) courses evaluated 93 students.
9) Who interpreted or analyzed the evidence that was collected? (Check all that apply.)
Course instructor(s) Faculty committee Ad hoc faculty group Department chairperson Persons or organization outside the university Faculty advisor Advisors (in student support services) Students (graduate or undergraduate) Dean/Director Other: Assessment Committee Chair10) How did they evaluate, analyze, or interpret the evidence? (Check all that apply.)
Used a rubric or scoring guide Scored exams/tests/quizzes Used professional judgment (no rubric or scoring guide used) Compiled survey results Used qualitative methods on interview, focus group, open-ended response data External organization/person analyzed data (e.g., external organization administered and scored the nursing licensing exam) Other: 11) For the assessment question(s) and/or assessment goal(s) stated in Question #6:
Summarize the actual results.
12) State how the program used the results or plans to use the results. Please be specific.
Course Enhancement
While course texts and assignments are instructor determined, effectively tracking Program and Course-Based SLOs allows both the BSW and MSW Programs to shape course design to develop knowledge, values and skills as reflected in the Core Competencies as outlined by CSWE. This has led to the potential inclusion of capstone/signature assignments as possible means of global measures.
Instructor Training
In spring 2014 the MSW and BSW Programs held a “teachering” session to help instructors better understand PSLOs and how to connect assignments to both Program and Course-based SLOs. The teachering session for the fall 2014 will focus on creating/designing assignments to specifically target PSLOs. The hope is that faculty well-versed in learning outcomes will mentor developing instructors.
13) Beyond the results, were there additional conclusions or discoveries?
This can include insights about assessment procedures, teaching and learning, program aspects and so on.
Because we are developing our evaluation process in iterative fashion, we are sometimes caught between data sets and measurement models. For instance, last year's results were based on total percentages of students who met Program Student Learning Outcomes. This year we are using mean scores and have to translate data accordingly.