Department of Social Work
Course and Signature Assignment Assessments
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Newark
Department of Social Work
BACCALAUREATE SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM
ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Course and Signature Assignment Assessments
LAST COMPLETED JANUARY 2013
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 Benchmark: Course and Signature Assignment Grades; grade of 2.5 or greater for at least 80% of students
| COMPETENCY | PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS ACHIEVING BENCHMARK | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2010 | Spring 2011 | Summer 2011 | Fall 2012 | Spring 2012 | Summer 2012 | |
|
Identify as a Professional Social Worker |
92% | 88% | 95% | 90% | 83% | 92% |
|
Apply Ethical Principles |
90% | 89% | 94% | 89% | 82% | 86% |
|
Apply Critical Thinking |
85% | 85% | 93% | 84% | 84% | 88% |
|
Engage Diversity in Practice |
85% | 83% | 93% | 84% | 83% | 88% |
|
Advance Human Rights/ Social and Economic Justice |
83% | 83% | 93% | 83% | 84% | 88% |
|
Engage Research Informed Practice/ Practice Informed Research |
85% | 90% | 94% | 90% | 86% | 90% |
|
Apply Human Behavior Knowledge |
90% | 87% | 93% | 90% | 81% | 87% |
|
Engage Policy Practice to Advance Well- Being and Deliver Services |
57% | 81% | N/A | 73% | 80% | N/A |
|
Respond to Practice Contexts |
96% | 95% | 94% | 98% | 92% | 95% |
| Practice Engagement | 90% | 90% | 93% | 92% | 86% | 88% |
| Practice Assessment | 90% | 90% | 93% | 92% | 86% | 88% |
| Practice Intervention | 90% | 90% | 93% | 92% | 86% | 88% |
| Practice Evaluation | 90% | 90% | 93% | 92% | 86% | 88% |
