COUNCIL ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION - FORM AS 4(B)
University of Kentucky BACCALAUREATE SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM
ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
Form AS 4(B): A form required for Reaffirmation, Candidacy, and ongoing compliance per AS 4.0.3.
Submitting Form AS 4 for Reaffirmation Self-Study & Candidacy Benchmarks
This form is used to assist the COA in the evaluation of the program's compliance with the accreditation standard below:
4.0.3: The program uses Form AS 4(B) and/or Form AS 4(M) to report its most recent assessment outcomes for each program option to constituents and the public on its website and routinely up-dates (minimally every 2 years) its findings.
All programs accredited by the Council on Social Work Education's Commission on Accreditation (COA) are required to measure and report student learning outcomes. All students are assessed using a minimum of two measures on their mastery of the nine competencies that comprise the Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) and any additional competencies programs may choose to add. These holistic competencies reflect the dimensions (knowledge, values, skills, and cognitive & affective processes) of social work practice that all social workers are expected to master during their professional training.
Programs determine a percentage-based benchmark for each competency and determine an outcome-measure benchmark (minimum score) for each measure. The competency benchmark (which can differ for each competency) represents the minimum percent of students the program expects to have achieved the outcome measure benchmarks in both/all measures for each of the nine competencies. The program then determines the percentage of students that attained each outcome measure (e.g., minimum score or higher), and aggregates the percentages for both/all measures together to obtain the percentage of students demonstrating competence inclusive of two (2) or more measures. The result of aggregating both/all outcome measure percentages provides the percentage of students achieving the competency benchmark. An aggregated percentage at or above the competency benchmark is considered achievement of that competency. If the program has more than one program option, the program must report data for each program option, and also an aggregate of all program options combined to determine an overall percentage of students across all program options achieving the competency benchmark.
Posting Form AS 4 for Ongoing Compliance with AS 4.0.3
Per the requirement of CSWE COA's recognizing body, the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), and accreditation standard 4.0.3, programs must post this form publicly on its website and routinely up-date (minimally every 2 years) its findings. Upon request, programs must provide CSWE with the weblink to the published form on the program's website where it is accessible to the public. Data presented on the form must be collected within 2 years of today's date at all times.
Summary of the Program's Assessment Plan | Generalist Practice
All students are assessed using a minimum of two measures on their mastery of the nine competencies that comprise the Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards of the Council on Social Work Education and any additional competencies programs may choose to add. Summarize the program's competency-based assessment plan. Programs may add/delete rows to accurately reflect the number measures included in the data presented.
Assessment Measure #1: Competency Based Signature Assignments across the BASW program |
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Competency(ies) assessed: |
1-9 |
Dimension(s) assessed: |
Knowledge, values, skills, and cognitive/affective processes |
When/where students are assessed: |
Final semester of the practicum (typically second semester of senior year) |
Who assessed student competence: |
Field instructor |
Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9: |
A score of 3 (out of 5) is the minimum score indicative of achievement 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: |
70% of students will achieve > minimum score indicative of achievement (3 out of 5, as indicated above) |
Assessment Measure #2: Competency Based Signature Assignments across the BASW program |
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Competency(ies) assessed: |
1-9 |
Dimension(s) assessed: |
Knowledge, values, skills, and cognitive/affective processes |
When/where students are assessed: |
Students are assessed in each class; data from each assessment pulled from SP22 include: C1: Ethical Decision Making through Ethics Review Panel in SW 470 C2: Critical Reflection paper in SW 460 C3: Advocacy and Leadership paper in SW 470 C4: Research Proposal in SW 450 C5: Policy Analysis assignment in SW 430 C6: Interview, transcript, process recording in SW 300 C7: Family Assessment in SW 300 C8: Macro Change Project in SW 400 C9: Research Proposal in SW 450 |
Who assessed student competence: |
Faculty Instructor of Record for each course. |
Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9: |
The minimum score indicative of achievement is a 70% on the assignment. |
Form AS-4 University of Kentucky College of Social Work BASW Program
Assessment Data Collected during the Academic Year (2021-2022)
COMPETENCY |
COMPETENCY BENCHMARK (%) |
PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS ACHIEVING BENCHMARK |
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Aggregate of Students from All Program Options*
*n varies because we use a point in time assessment across cohorts |
Program Option #1: LEXINGTON TRADITIONAL IN PERSON n = 34-47 *n varies because we use a point in time assessment across cohorts |
Program Option #2: HAZARD TRADITIONAL IN PERSON n = 3-6 *n varies because we use a point in time assessment across cohorts |
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Competency 1 |
70% of students will demonstrate competency inclusive of two measures, noted above. |
Percent of all students, inclusive of all program options, who demonstrated competence = 98% |
Measure 1 (100%) + Measure 2 (98%) / 2 = 99% |
Measure 1 (100%) + Measure 2 (100%) / 2 = 100% |
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Competency 2 |
70% of students will demonstrate competency inclusive of two measures, noted above. |
Percent of all students, inclusive of all program options, who demonstrated competence = 95% |
Measure 1 (100%) + Measure 2 (97%) / 2 = 98.5% |
Measure 1 (100%) + Measure 2 (83%) / 2 = 91.5% |
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Competency 3 |
70% of students will demonstrate competency inclusive of two measures, noted above. |
Percent of all students, inclusive of all program options, who demonstrated competence = 98% |
Measure 1 (100%) + Measure 2 (98%) / 2 = 99% |
Measure 1 (100%) + Measure 2 (100%) / 2 = 100% |
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Competency 4 |
70% of students will demonstrate competency inclusive of two measures, noted above. |
Percent of all students, inclusive of all program options, who demonstrated competence = 100% |
Measure 1(100%) + Measure 2 (100%) / 2 = 100% |
Measure 1 (100% + Measure 2 (100%) / 2 = 100% |
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Competency 5 |
70% of students will demonstrate competency inclusive of two measures, noted above. |
Percent of all students, inclusive of all program options, who demonstrated competence = 92% |
Measure 1 (100%) + Measure 2 (91.5%) / 2 = 95.75% |
Measure 1 (100%) + Measure 2 (100%) / 2 = 100% |
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Competency 6 |
70% of students will demonstrate competency inclusive of two measures, noted above. |
Percent of all students, inclusive of all program options, who demonstrated competence = 93% |
Measure 1 (100%) + Measure 2 (85%) / 2 = 92.5% |
Measure 1 (100%) + Measure 2 (100%) / 2 = 100% |
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Competency 7 |
70% of students will demonstrate competency inclusive of two measures, noted above. |
Percent of all students, inclusive of all program options, who demonstrated competence = 97% |
Measure 1 (100%) + Measure 2 (97%) / 2 = 98.5% |
Measure 1 (100%) + Measure 2 (100%) / 2 = 100% |
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Competency 8 |
70% of students will demonstrate competency inclusive of two measures, noted above. |
Percent of all students, inclusive of all program options, who demonstrated competence = 98% |
Measure 1 (100%) + Measure 2 (97%) / 2 = 98.5% |
Measure 1 (100%) + Measure 2 (!00%) / 2 = 100% |
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Competency 9 |
70% of students will demonstrate competency inclusive of two measures, noted above. |
Percent of all students, inclusive of all program options, who demonstrated competence = 100% |
Measure 1 (!00%) + Measure 2 / 2 (100%) = 100% |
Measure 1 (100%) + Measure 2 (100%) / 2 = 100% |
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