ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES WIDENER UNIVERSITY MASTERS OF SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM LAST COMPLETED ON 2016 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This form is used to assist the COA in the evaluation of the program’s compliance with Accreditation Standards stated 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 each benchmark. 4.0.4: The program uses Form AS 4 (B) and/or Form AS4 (M) to report its most recent assessment outcomes to 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 which comprise the accreditation standards of the Council on Social Work Education. These competencies are dimensions of social work practice which 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 PERCENT OF STUDENTS ACHIEVING BENCHMARK BENCHMARK 80% of students 95.5% Identify as a Professional Social Worker 80% of students Apply Ethical 92.78% Principles 80% of students 94.65% Apply Critical Thinking 80% of students 95.1% Engage Diversity in Practice 80% of students Advance Human Rights/ Social and 87.50% Economic Justice 80% of students Engage Research Informed Practice/ Practice Informed 76.71% Research 80% of students Human Behavior 90.97% Knowledge 80% of students Engage Policy Practice to Advance Well- Being and Deliver 70.59% Services 80% of students Respond to 83.09% Practice Contexts 80% of students Practice 94.85% Engagement 80% of students Practice 95.48% Assessment 80% of students Practice 94.49% Intervention
ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES WIDENER UNIVERSITY MASTERS OF SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM LAST COMPLETED ON 2016 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This form is used to assist the COA in the evaluation of the program’s compliance with Accreditation Standards stated 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 each benchmark. 4.0.4: The program uses Form AS 4 (B) and/or Form AS4 (M) to report its most recent assessment outcomes to 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 which comprise the accreditation standards of the Council on Social Work Education. These competencies are dimensions of social work practice which 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 PERCENT OF STUDENTS ACHIEVING BENCHMARK Identify as a Professional Social Worker 80% of students 95.5% Apply Ethical Principles 80% of students 92.78% Apply Critical Thinking 80% of students 94.65% Engage Diversity in Practice 80% of students 95.1% Advance Human Rights/ Social and Economic Justice 80% of students 87.50% Engage Research Informed Practice/ Practice Informed Research 80% of students 76.71% Human Behavior Knowledge 80% of students 90.97% Engage Policy Practice to Advance Well- Being and Deliver Services 80% of students 70.59% Respond to Practice Contexts 80% of students 83.09% Practice Engagement 80% of students 94.85% Practice Assessment 80% of students 95.48% Practice Intervention 80% of students 94.49%
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