BSW Program Assessment
Based on the results from our Assessment of Student Learning (2012) Rhode Island College BSW students:
- Identify as professional social workers
- Apply ethical principles to social work practice
- Think critically about their practice
- Understand and engage diversity in social work practice
- Advance human rights, social and economic justice
- Apply their knowledge of human behavior
- Engage in research informed practice
- Use engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation skills in their practice
Assessment Of Student Learning Outcomes
Last Completed On August 2012
This table is used to assist the Council on Social Work Education's Commission On Accreditation in the evaluation of the program's compliance with the accreditation standards below:
- 4.0.2 The program provides summary data and outcomes for the assessment of each of its competencies, identifying the percentage of students achieving the benchmark.
- 4.0.4 The program uses Form AS 4 (B) and/or AS 4 (M) to report assessment outcomes to its constituents and the public on its website and routinely up-dates (minimally every 2 years) these postings.
All Council on Social Work Education programs measure and report student learning outcomes. Students are assessed on their mastery of the competencies that comprise the accreditation standards of the Council on Social Work Education. These competencies are dimensions of social work practice that all social workers are expected to master during their professional training. A measurement benchmark is set by the social work programs for each competency. An assessment score at or above that benchmark is considered by the program to represent mastery of that particular competency.
| Competency | Competency Benchmark | Percentage of Students Achieving Benchmark |
|---|---|---|
| N=51 (field evaluations) & 42 (Self-efficacy Scale- SES) | ||
| Identify as a Professional Social Worker | Graduating seniors' final Field evaluation ratings of meeting or exceeding expectations, or excelling Graduating seniors' final self assessment ratings of 80 or higher on 100-point scale |
100% on all 6 items SES >80 - 2 items: 95.2% on both |
| Apply Ethical Principles | Graduating seniors' final Field evaluation ratings of meeting or exceeding expectations Graduating seniors' final self assessment ratings of 80 or higher on 100-point scale |
100% on all three items SES >80 – 2 items: 90.5% & 85.7% |
| Apply Critical Thinking | Graduating seniors' final Field evaluation ratings of meeting or exceeding expectations Graduating seniors' final self assessment ratings of 80 or higher on 100-point scale |
100% on all 3 items SES >80 - 1 item: 95.2% |
| Engage Diversity in Practice | Graduating seniors' final Field evaluation ratings of meeting or exceeding expectations Graduating seniors' final self assessment ratings of 80 or higher on 100-point scale |
100% on all 5 items No SES items |
| Advance Human Rights/ Social and Economic Justice | Graduating seniors' final Field evaluation ratings of meeting or exceeding expectations Graduating seniors' final self assessment ratings of 80 or higher on 100-point scale |
100% on all 4 items No SES items |
| Engage Research Informed Practice / Practice Informed Research | Graduating seniors' final Field evaluation ratings of meeting or exceeding expectations Graduating seniors' final self assessment ratings of 80 or higher on 100-point scale |
100% on both items SES: >80 - 6 items: 95.2% on 2 items, 92.9%, 87.1%, 83.3% & 88.1% |
| Apply Human Behavior Knowledge | Graduating seniors' final Field evaluation ratings of meeting or exceeding expectations Graduating seniors' final self assessment ratings of 80 or higher on 100-point scale |
100% on all four items SES >80 - 2 items: 87.8% & 83.3% |
| Engage Policy Practice to Advance Well-Being and Deliver Services | Graduating seniors' final Field evaluation ratings of meeting or exceeding expectations Graduating seniors' final self assessment ratings of 80 or higher on 100-point scale |
100% on four items 98% on one item SES > 80 – 3 items: 100%, 92.9% & 65.0% |
| Respond to Practice Contexts | Graduating seniors' final Field evaluation ratings of meeting or exceeding expectations Graduating seniors' final self assessment ratings of 80 or higher on 100-point scale |
100% on all 5 items No SES items Passing grade on class assignment=100% |
| Practice Engagement | Graduating seniors' final Field evaluation ratings of meeting or exceeding expectations Graduating seniors' final self assessment ratings of 80 or higher on 100-point scale |
100% on both items SES>80 – one item: 97.6% |
| Practice Assessment | Graduating seniors' final Field evaluation ratings of meeting or exceeding expectations Graduating seniors' final self assessment ratings of 80 or higher on 100-point scale |
100% on both items SES>80 – 2 items: 83.3% & 81.0% |
| Practice Intervention | Graduating seniors' final Field evaluation ratings of meeting or exceeding expectations Graduating seniors' final self assessment ratings of 80 or higher on 100-point scale |
100% on all six items SES >80 – 5 items: 97.6%, 85.7%, 83.3%, 90.5%, 85.7% |
| Practice Evaluation | Graduating seniors' final Field evaluation ratings of meeting or exceeding expectations Graduating seniors' final self assessment ratings of 80 or higher on 100-point scale |
100% on two items 98% on one item No SES items |