To which Year assessed Assessment Methods What were the assessment results? course(s) is this or to be Used (Please provide brief summary data) Program Outcomes program outcome assessed. related? -Graduate Survey See PTA Program Outcomes Data: Demonstrate appropriate, effective COM-2206 -Clinical In comparison to the other CPI written, oral and non-verbal COM-2225 Performance categories, PTA students fall in the communication, which reflects ENG-1101 Instrument (CPI) middle of the road with sensitivity and awareness to individual PTA-1110 communication (Figure & ). It is one and cultural differences in all aspects PTA-1112 of the professional behaviors of physical therapy services. PTA-1124 emphasized in the program. In the (AFFECTIVE) PTA-1129 new 65-credit hour curriculum, the PTA-2212 COM requirement is expected to PROGRAM OUTCOME #1 SOC-1145 remain. Alternatively, students are rated very high in the Cultural Competence category on the CPI in both their first and second clinicals (Figure &). The average final scores for students in this CPI category have steadily increased between 2012 and 2014 on both the first and second clinicals (Figure & ). -Graduate Survey See PTA Program Outcomes Data: Demonstrate clinical problem-solving BIO-1121 -Clinical Graduates perceive this program skills in order to adjust the plan of care PHY-1106 Performance outcome to be the most important of established by the PT, provide PTA-1106 Instrument (CPI) the six (Figure ). CPI scores Students’ supervision of the physical therapy PTA-1112 at the time of mid-term of the first aide and work effectively on an PTA-2115 clinical were averaged over the time interdisciplinary PTA-1129 period of 2012-2014. The average team.(COGNITIVE)(PSYCHOMOTOR/ PTA-2211 score in the Clinical Problem Solving COGNITIVE) PTA-2226 category was one of the lowest PTA-2230 (Figure ). Additionally, at the time of PROGRAM OUTCOME #3 SOC-1145 the final assessment at the second clinical, this category continued to be
Program Outcomes To which course(s) is this program outcome related? Year assessed or to be assessed. Assessment Methods Used What were the assessment results? (Please provide brief summary data) Demonstrate appropriate, effective written, oral and non-verbal communication, which reflects sensitivity and awareness to individual and cultural differences in all aspects of physical therapy services. (AFFECTIVE) PROGRAM OUTCOME #1 COM-2206 COM-2225 ENG-1101 PTA-1110 PTA-1112 PTA-1124 PTA-1129 PTA-2212 SOC-1145 -Graduate Survey -Clinical Performance Instrument (CPI) See PTA Program Outcomes Data: In comparison to the other CPI categories, PTA students fall in the middle of the road with communication (Figure & ). It is one of the professional behaviors emphasized in the program. In the new 65-credit hour curriculum, the COM requirement is expected to remain. Alternatively, students are rated very high in the Cultural Competence category on the CPI in both their first and second clinicals (Figure &). The average final scores for students in this CPI category have steadily increased between 2012 and 2014 on both the first and second clinicals (Figure & ). Demonstrate clinical problem-solving skills in order to adjust the plan of care established by the PT, provide supervision of the physical therapy aide and work effectively on an interdisciplinary team.(COGNITIVE)(PSYCHOMOTOR/ COGNITIVE) PROGRAM OUTCOME #3 BIO-1121 PHY-1106 PTA-1106 PTA-1112 PTA-2115 PTA-1129 PTA-2211 PTA-2226 PTA-2230 SOC-1145 -Graduate Survey -Clinical Performance Instrument (CPI) See PTA Program Outcomes Data: Graduates perceive this program outcome to be the most important of the six (Figure ). Students’ CPI scores at the time of mid-term of the first clinical were averaged over the time period of 2012-2014. The average score in the Clinical Problem Solving category was one of the lowest (Figure ). Additionally, at the time of the final assessment at the second clinical, this category continued to be
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