UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATION
MASTER OF ARTS IN SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM
ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
JUNE 2016
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 | COMPETENCY BENCHMARK | PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS ACHIEVING BENCHMARK (FIELD INSTRUCTOR ASSESSMENT) | |
| CLINICAL PRACTICE CONCENTRATION | SOCIAL ADMINISTRATION CONCENTRATION | ||
| Identify as a Professional Social Worker | 80% of students achieve at least moderate competence (rating of at least a 3 on 4 point scale) | 95.9 | 96.9 |
| Apply Ethical Principles | 80% of students achieve at least moderate competence (rating of at least a 3 on 4 point scale) | 96.7 | 96.9 |
| Apply Critical Thinking | 80% of students achieve at least moderate competence (rating of at least a 3 on 4 point scale) | 94.2 | 92.4 |
| Engage Diversity in Practice | 80% of students achieve at least moderate competence (rating of at least a 3 on 4 point scale) | 96.7 | 98.4 |
| Advance Human Rights/Social and Economic Justice | 80% of students achieve at least moderate competence (rating of at least a 3 on 4 point scale) | 95 | 90.9 |
| Engage Research Informed Practice/Practice Informed Research | 80% of students achieve at least moderate competence (rating of at least a 3 on 4 point scale) | 83.6 | 90.9 |
| Apply Human Behavior Knowledge | 80% of students achieve at least moderate competence (rating of at least a 3 on 4 point scale) | 85.5 | 87.8 |
| Engage Policy Practice to Advance Well-Being and Deliver Services | 80% of students achieve at least moderate competence (rating of at least a 3 on 4 point scale) | 70.4 | 90.9 |
| Respond to Practice Contexts | 80% of students achieve at least moderate competence (rating of at least a 3 on 4 point scale) | 85.2 | 89.3 |
| Practice Engagement | 80% of students achieve at least moderate competence (rating of at least a 3 on 4 point scale) | 95.9 | 89.3 |
| Practice Assessment | 80% of students achieve at least moderate competence (rating of at least a 3 on 4 point scale) | 95.9 | 86.3 |
| Practice Intervention | 80% of students achieve at least moderate competence (rating of at least a 3 on 4 point scale) | 94.2 | 90.9 |
| Practice Evaluation | 80% of students achieve at least moderate competence (rating of at least a 3 on 4 point scale) | 85.2 | 84.8 |