CSD assessment results

CSD Assessment Committee members: Margaret Greenwald, Mary Kassa, Derek Daniels, Tausha Moore, Aaron Hardy-Smith, Sydney Bojrab, Nan Liening and Erika Squires (chair as of August 2023). Keri Morgan acted as chair from June 2021 to August 2023 and Margaret Greenwald acted as temporary chair from January 2021 to June 2021.

Academic year: 2020-2021

Learning outcome one

Demonstrate academic skills in the areas of communication sciences and disorders appropriate for clinical experience.

Assessment method

Results on the departmental exam given to second-year students in the winter semester.

Criterion

All students must score an 80% or above to pass the exam. Based on these results, the department can determine strengths and weaknesses of student performance in each of the content areas and improve teaching practices accordingly.

Results

Learning outcome not met. The exam scores for 2020-2021 ranged from 61.6% to 93.6%, which is a wider margin from 2019-20, where the scores ranged from 71% to 92%. However, the exam was administered through the Canvas online system this year as a result of in-person class meetings being suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This exam format for 2021 was different from previous years, where the exam was administered in person. The student who received a 61.6% did so as a result of not completing the online timed exam; this score, therefore, is considered to be an outlier. If the outlier is removed, then the 2020-21 scores would range from 71.2% to 93.6%, which is very similar to the 2019-20 results. When the student who received the 61.6% score remediated the exam, the final score fell within the 71.2% to 93.6% range. For 2020-21, seven students scored below 80%, which is the same as the 2019-20 results, where seven students scored below 80%. Eighty-one percent (81%) of students for 2020-21 scored 80% or higher (similar to 2019-20 where 80.5% scored 80% or higher) and met the criterion stated for the learning outcome. The results failed to meet the targeted level of performance. (Compiled by Derek Daniels).

Learning outcome two

Possess a foundation for diagnosis and treatment for basic human communication and swallowing processes.

Assessment method

Review of CALIPSO Clinical Performance Cumulative Forms from the graduating class of M.A. students. All M.A. Speech-Language Pathology students are rated on knowledge and skills each semester through a web-based program called CALIPSO. Students must achieve a minimum rating of "3" (present) to meet national certification standards (1-4 scale). This rating system is used by over 100 graduate-level speech pathology programs nationally. The evaluation scale is a number rating between 1 and 5 (1= taught, 2= emerging, 3=present, 4=developed, 5=exceptional). The criteria for acceptable performance ratings for this learning outcome are that 80% of the graduating class will have ratings of 4 and above.

Results

Learning outcome met. All of the students achieved a rating of 4. (Compiled by Karen O'Leary).

Academic year: 2021-2022

Learning outcome one

Demonstrate academic skills in the areas of Communication Sciences and Disorders appropriate for clinical experience.

Assessment method

Results on the departmental exam given to second-year students in the winter semester.

Criterion

All students must score an 80% or above to pass the exam. Based on these results, the department can determine strengths and weaknesses of student performance in each of the content areas and improve teaching practices accordingly.

Results

Learning outcome not met. The exam scores for 2021-2022 ranged from 74.4% to 91.2%. which is a narrower margin from 2020-2021, where the scores ranged from 61.3% to 93.6%. A total of four of 38 students scared below 80%. For 2021-2022, four students scored below 80%, which is the improvement from the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 results where seven students scored below 80%. Eighty-nine percent (89.5%) of students for 2021-2022 scored 80% or higher and met the criterion stated for the learning outcome. The results failed to meet the targeted level of performance. (Compiled by Derek Daniels).

Learning outcome two

Possess a foundation for diagnosis and treatment for basic human communication and swallowing processes.

Assessment method

Review of CALIPSO Clinical Performance Cumulative Forms from the graduating class of M.A. students. All M.A. Speech-Language Pathology students are rated on knowledge and skills each semester through a web-based program called CALIPSO. Students must achieve a minimum rating of "3" (present) to meet national certification standards (1-4 scale). This rating system is used by over 100 graduate-level speech pathology programs nationally. The evaluation scale is a number rating between 1 and 5 (1= taught, 2= emerging, 3=present, 4=developed, 5=exceptional). The criteria for acceptable performance ratings for this learning outcome are that 80% of the graduating class will have ratings of 4 and above.

Results

Learning outcome met. Five of the 39 (89.7%) students achieved a rating of 4 and above. Four of the 39 (10.3%) students did not meet this criterion level for the graduating class of 2022. (Compiled by Karen O'Leary).

Academic year: 2022-2023

Learning outcome one

(This was a newly worded learning outcome this year.) Demonstrate readiness for clinical experience by applying academic knowledge of CSD to include communication and swallowing disorders, etiologies, evaluation procedures, analysis, treatment procedures and treatment objectives.

Assessment method

Results on the departmental exam given to second-year students in the winter semester.

Criterion

All students must score an 80% or above to pass the exam. Based on these results, the department can determine the strengths and weaknesses of student performance in each of the content areas and improve teaching practices accordingly.

Results

Learning outcome not met: The 2022-23 exam scores ranged from 73.6% to 94.4%, which is somewhat consistent with 2021-22, where the scores ranged from 74.4% to 91.2%. The exam was administered through the Canvas online system this year. For 2022-23, eight students scored below 80%, which is a regression from the previous year. Seventy-nine percent of students scored 80% or higher for 2022-23 and met the criterion stated for the learning outcome, compared to 89.5% of students for 2021-22, 81% in 2020-21 and 80.5% in 2019-20. Though eight students failed to meet the targeted level of performance for 2022-23, all students passed the department exam. The department remains satisfied with the rigor of the exam as a preparatory tool for the national assessment (PRAXIS). 100% of students received a passing score. (Compiled by Derek Daniels).

Learning outcome two

Possess a foundation for diagnosis and treatment for basic human communication and swallowing processes.

Assessment method

Review of CALIPSO Clinical Performance Cumulative Forms from the graduating class of M.A. students. All M.A. Speech-Language Pathology students are rated on knowledge and skills each semester through a web-based program called CALIPSO. Students must achieve a minimum rating of "3" (present) to meet national certification standards (1-4 scale). This rating system is used by over 100 graduate-level speech pathology programs nationally. The evaluation scale is a number rating between 1 and 5 (1= taught, 2= emerging, 3=present, 4=developed, 5=exceptional). The criteria for acceptable performance ratings for this learning outcome are that 80% of the graduating class will have ratings of 4 and above.

Results

Learning outcome met. 36 of 37 (97.3%) students achieved a rating of 4 and above. One of the 37 (2.7%) students did not meet this criterion level for the graduating class of 2023. (Compiled by Tausha Moore).

Academic year: 2023-2024

Learning outcome one

Demonstrate readiness for clinical experience by applying academic knowledge of CSD to include communication and swallowing disorders, etiologies, evaluation procedures, analysis, treatment procedures and treatment objectives.

Assessment method

Results on the departmental exam given to second-year students in the winter semester.

Criterion

All students must score an 80% or above to pass the exam. Based on these results, the department can determine the strengths and weaknesses of student performance in each of the content areas and improve teaching practices accordingly.

Results

Learning outcome not met: The exam scores for the 2023-24 academic year ranged from 62% to 90%, which is not consistent with previous years. The exam scores for the 2022-23 academic year ranged from 73.6%. For 2023-2024, six students scored above 80%, 24 students scored between 70 and 79% and nine students scored below 70%. This is a regression from previous years. (Compiled by Derek Daniels).

Learning outcome two

Possess a foundation for diagnosis and treatment for basic human communication and swallowing processes.

Assessment method

Review of CALIPSO Clinical Performance Cumulative Forms from the graduating class of M.A. students. All M.A. Speech-Language Pathology students are rated on knowledge and skills each semester through a web-based program called CALIPSO. Students must achieve a minimum rating of "3" (present) to meet national certification standards (1-4 scale). This rating system is used by over 100 graduate-level speech pathology programs nationally. The evaluation scale is a number rating between 1 and 5 (1= taught, 2= emerging, 3=present, 4=developed, 5=exceptional). The criteria for acceptable performance ratings for this learning outcome are that 80% of the graduating class will have ratings of 4 and above.

Results

Learning outcome met. 33 of 37 (89.2%) students achieved a rating of 4 and above. Four of the 37 (10.8%) students did not meet this criterion level for the graduating class of 2024. (Compiled by Tausha Moore).