CSWE Assessment of Learning Outcomes

This form is used to assist the Commission on Accreditation 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 (CSWE) 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.

LSU School of Social Work Master's Social Work Program

Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes
Campus Program Option
Last Completed in October 2023 for 2022-2023 Academic Year

Summary of the Program’s Assessment Plan | Generalist Practice

Assessment Measure #1: Final Evaluation of Student Performance
Dimension(s) assessed: Knowledge, Values, Skills, Cognitive/Affective Processes
When/where students are assessed: End of Generalist year/practicum site
Who assessed student competence: Field supervisor
Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9:  3
Competency Benchmark (percent of students the program expects to have achieved the minimum scores, inclusive of all measures) for Competencies 1-9: 95%

 

Assessment Measure #2: MSW Curriculum Instrument (post-test)
Dimension(s) assessed: Knowledge, Values, Skills, Cognitive/Affective Processes
When/where students are assessed: End of Generalist year/online
Who assessed student competence: Seminar Faculty Instructor
Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9:  50%
Competency Benchmark (percent of students the program expects to have achieved the minimum scores, inclusive of all measures) for Competencies 1-9: 80%

 

Specialized Practice: Advanced Generalist Practice

Assessment Measure #1: Final Evaluation of Student Performance
Dimension(s) assessed: Knowledge, Values, Skills, Cognitive/Affective Processes
When/where students are assessed: End of Specialized year/practicum site
Who assessed student competence:

Field supervisors

Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9: 

3

Competency Benchmark (percent of students the program expects to have achieved the minimum scores, inclusive of all measures) for Competencies 1-9:

95%

 

Assessment Measure #2: Course-embedded assignments
Dimension(s) assessed: Knowledge, Values, Skills, Cognitive/Affective Processes
When/where students are assessed: During semester or module / on campus or online
Who assessed student competence: Course instructors
Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9:  80%
Competency Benchmark (percent of students the program expects to have achieved the minimum scores, inclusive of all measures) for Competencies 1-9: 90%

 

Assessment Data Collected during the Academic Year (2022-2023)

Program Option #1: On-Campus

Competency Competency Benchmark (%)
(Generalist)
 Competency Benchmark (%)
(Area of Specialized Practice)
Percentage of Students Achieving Benchmark
Generalist Practice

n=17
Percentage of Students Achieving Benchmark
Specialized Practice:
Advanced Generalist Practice

n=52
Competency 1: Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior 80% 80%  100% 100%
Competency 2: Engage Diversity and Difference in Practice 80% 80%  94.5% 100%
Competency 3: Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice 80% 80%  100% 95.9%
Competency 4: Engage In Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice  80%  80%  83% 90.7%
Competency 5: Engage in Policy Practice  80%  80%  88.9% 97.9%
Competency 6: Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities  80%  80%  88.9% 97.9%
Competency 7: Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities  80%  80%  94.5% 99%
Competency 8: Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities  80%  80%   97.1%  100%
Competency 9: Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities  80%  80%  69% 94.8%

 

Assessment Data Collected during the Academic Year (2022-2023)

Program Option #2: Online

Competency

Competency Benchmark (%)(Generalist)

Competency Benchmark (%)(Area of Specialized Practice)

Percentage of Students Achieving Benchmark
Generalist Practice
n=203

Percentage of Students Achieving Benchmark
Specialized Practice:
Advanced Generalist Practice
n=237

Competency 1: Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior

80%

80%

92.3%

97.9%

Competency 2: Engage Diversity and Difference in Practice

80%

80%

99.5%

97.6%

Competency 3: Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice

80%

80%

99%

95.1%

Competency 4: Engage In Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice

80%

80%

76.6%

91.2%

Competency 5: Engage in Policy Practice

80%

80%

82.1%

95.5%

Competency 6: Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities

80%

80%

82%

99.5%

Competency 7: Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities

80%

80%

91.3%

98.6%

Competency 8: Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities

80%

80%

96%

98.7%

Competency 9: Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities

80%

80%

81.8%

92.2%

 

OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

(Aggregate Findings for All Program Options Combined)
Assessment Data Collected during the Academic Year (2022-2023)

Competency

Competency Benchmark (%)

(Generalist)

Competency Benchmark (%)

(Area of
Specialized Practice)

Percentage of Students Achieving Benchmark Generalist Practice
n = 220

Percentage of Students Achieving Benchmark

Specialized Practice:
Advanced Generalist Practice
n = 294

Competency 1: Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior 80% 80%  94.7%   98.4%
Competency 2: Engage Diversity and Difference in Practice 80% 80%  97.9%   98%
Competency 3: Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice 80% 80%  99.1%  95.4%
Competency 4: Engage in Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice 80% 80% 78.6% 91.1%
Competency 5: Engage in Policy Practice 80% 80% 83.5% 94.5%
Competency 6: Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities 80% 80% 84.1% 99.2%
Competency 7: Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities 80% 80%  92% 98.7%
Competency 8: Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities 80% 80% 96.7% 98.9%
Competency 9: Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities 80% 80% 79.1%  92.1%
 

AS 4 (B) Louisiana State University
Baccalaureate Social Work Program
Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes
Data Collected June 2023 (2022-2023)

Assessment Measure #1: Final Field Evaluation
Dimension(s) assessed:  knowledge, values, skills, cognitive and affective processes
When/where students are assessed:: End of Final Semester Field
Who assessed student competence: Field Supervisor/Faculty Liaison

Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement)
for Competencies 1-9:

4

Competency Benchmark (percent of students the program expects to have
achieved the minimum scores, inclusive of all measures for Competencies
1-9:

80%

 

Assessment Measure #2: Evaluation of Student Learning
Dimension(s) assessed:  knowledge, values, skills, cognitive and affective processes
When/where students are assessed: End of Final Semester Integrative Seminar
Who assessed student competence: Seminar Faculty Instructor
Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement)
for Competencies 1-9:
4

Competency Benchmark (percent of students the program expects to have
achieved the minimum scores, inclusive of all measures) for Competencies
1-9:

80%

 

 

Assessment Data Collected during the Academic Year (2022-2023)

Competency Competency Benchmark (%)

Percentage of Students Achieving Benchmark

Aggregate of Students from All Program Options
n=37

Percentage of Students Achieving Benchmark

BSW Traditional Program
n=37

Competency 1: Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior 80% of student demonstrate competence inclusive of 3 measures 91%

(81.8%+99.5%/2)=
91.65%

Competency 2: Engage Diversity and Difference in Practice 80% of student demonstrate competence inclusive of 3 measures 91%

(82.4%+100%/2)=
91.2%

Competency 3: Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice 80% of student demonstrate competence inclusive of 3 measures 78%

(72.1%+84.5%/2)=
78.3%

Competency 4: Engage in Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice 80% of student demonstrate competence inclusive of 3 measures 76%

(68.6%+83.7%/2)=
76.2%

Competency 5: Engage in Policy Practice 80% of student demonstrate competence inclusive of 3 measures 85%

(74.5%+95.5%/2)=
85%

Competency 6: Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities 80% of student demonstrate competence inclusive of 3 measures 90%

(79.4%+100%/2)=
89.7%

Competency 7: Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities 80% of student demonstrate competence inclusive of 3 measures 89%

(80.9%+96.6%/2)=
88.8%

Competency 8: Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities 80% of student demonstrate competence inclusive of 3 measures 87%

(75.3%+100%/2)=
86.7%

Competency 9: Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities 80% of student demonstrate competence inclusive of 3 measures 82%

(74.1%+89.85%/2)=
81.9%