CSWE Outcomes

COUNCIL ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION - FORM AS 4(B)

THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA’S ANNE & HENRY ZARROW SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
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.

The University of Oklahoma’s
Anne & Henry Zarrow School of Social Work
Summary of the Program’s Assessment Plan | Generalist Practice

Assessment Measure #1: FIELD EDUCATION CONTRACT
Dimension(s) assessed:	Skills, knowledge, values, C/A processes
When/where students are assessed:	Students are assessed in their practicum setting at the completion of their field education placement
Who assessed student competence:	Field Education Instructors
Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9:	The outcome measure benchmark is a rating score of competent (4) or above at final evaluation on students’ Field Education Contracts.
Competency Benchmark (percent of students the program expects to have achieved the minimum scores, inclusive of all measures) for Competencies 1-9:	80% or more of BA-SW students will achieve a rating of competent (4) or above at final evaluation on their Field Education Contracts.
Assessment Measure #2: BSW CURRICULUM ASSESSMENT
Dimension(s) assessed:	Knowledge
When/where students are assessed:	Students complete the BSW Curriculum Assessment during their Practicum Seminar at the end of their Baccalaureate program
Who assessed student competence:	Natalie O’Reilly, Assessment Coordinator
Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9:	The outcome measure benchmark is a score of competent (2) or above on students’ Baccalaureate Curriculum Assessment (exit exam).
Competency Benchmark (percent of students the program expects to have achieved the minimum scores, inclusive of all measures) for Competencies 1-9:	80% or more of BA-SW students will achieve a score of competent (2) or above on their Baccalaureate Curriculum Assessment (exit exam).

The University of Oklahoma’s
Anne & Henry Zarrow School of Social Work
Assessment Data Collected during the Academic Year 2020-2021

Form BA-SW 4.0.3

COMPETENCY

COMPETENCY BENCHMARK (%)

PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS ACHIEVING BENCHMARK

Aggregate

of Students from All Program Options

n = 45

Program Option #1

BA-SW Norman Campus

n = 42

Program Option #2

BA-SW Tulsa
Campus

n = 3

Competency 1: Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior