Area Effectiveness Plan Report - Four Column
El Paso Community College
Discipline - Physical Therapist Assistant (SLO's)
Discipline Mission The mission of the Physical Therapist Assistant program is to provide quality faculty and instruction which prepare
Statement: students to: become licensed in the state of Texas as a Physical Therapist Assistants; engage in live long learning and
contribute to their community.
Means of Assessment & Standard Criteria for Success / Strategie(s)
Discipline - Physical Therapist Assistant
Means of Assessment:
(SLO's) - Ethical and professional behaviors 1. Texas State, Physical Therapy Licensure
- Students will demonstrate knowledge of
Jurisprudence exam
ethical and professional behaviors and
values of the profession of physical therapy
in accordance with state law and the
American Physical Therapy Association
Assessment Tool:
Standards of Ethical Conduct for the
Test Licensure
Physical Therapist Assistant.
Standard - Criteria for Success:
100% of students will attain at least an 80%
on exam.
Outcome Start Date:
08/01/2008
Outcome Status:
Active
Student Learning Outcomes
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Results/Analysis
Use of Results for Improvement & Follow
-Up
06/25/2012 - !00% of students enrolled in the
Spring 2012 PTHA 2239 Professional Issues
course passed the Texas Jurisprudence Exam
Result Type:
Standard Met
Recommendation Status:
2 - Recommendation Documented
Evaluation of the Assessment:
The Texas Jurisprudence Exam is a valid
tool to assess students knowledge of the
Texas state Practice Act for Physical
Therapy
08/31/2012 - Review professional
behavior expectations with students
in clinical courses.
06/25/2012 - One student was counseled several
times during the spring of Fall 2012 for
professional issues. the student subsequently
withdrew from the program.
Result Type:
Standard Met
Recommendation Status:
2 - Recommendation Documented
Evaluation of the Assessment:
The counseling form is a valid tool for
document ethical and professional issues.
06/25/2012 - Continue to use the
program counseling form as a
means of documenting ethical and
professional behaviour violations or
issues.
07/14/2010 - 100% of the students enrolled in the
graduating class of Dec 2009 met the standard
Result Type:
Standard Met
Recommendation Status:
2 - Recommendation Documented
Evaluation of the Assessment:
Accurate
08/31/2012 - Continue to review
Texas Physical therapy Practice
Act, and discuss changes to the
law.
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Student Learning Outcomes
Discipline - Physical Therapist Assistant
(SLO's) - Leadership development Students will participate in community
service, leadership and career planning in
preparation for employment and continuing
education choices, for the first 2 years after
graduation.
Outcome Start Date:
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Means of Assessment & Standard Criteria for Success / Strategie(s)
Results/Analysis
Use of Results for Improvement & Follow
-Up
02/24/2010 - 100 % of enrolled students (Grad
class of 2009) passed the Texas state
jurisprudence on-line assessment.
Result Type:
Standard Met
Recommendation Status:
2 - Recommendation Documented
Evaluation of the Assessment:
Students are competent at the minimum
state level
02/24/2010 - 1. Continue with ethics
presentations.
2. Continue with presentation from
State personnel from the licensing
broad.
3. Add use of APTA
"Professionalism" courses to
capstone course.
Means of Assessment:
2. PTA MAC skills 1-12
Assessment Tool:
Clinical Assessment
Standard - Criteria for Success:
100 % of students will attain at least an 80%
on the PTA MAC.
05/06/2010 - 13 out of 14 students met the crteria
Result Type:
Standard Met
Recommendation Status:
2 - Recommendation Documented
Evaluation of the Assessment:
The PTA MAC is a reliable assessment tool
08/31/2012 - Will continue to use
this assessment tool to measure this
SLO.
Means of Assessment:
3. Counseling forms for violations of ethical
or professional behaviors
Assessment Tool:
Presentation/Performance
Standard - Criteria for Success:
0% of students will have violations of ethical
or professional behavior.
05/06/2010 - Two students enrolled in the final
clinical course failed the course.
Result Type:
Standard Not Met
Recommendation Status:
2 - Recommendation Documented
Evaluation of the Assessment:
Students with documented vilations of
ethical or professional behaviors will receive
additional retention activites in
professinalism or ethics.
08/31/2012 - Students were
counceled and enrolled in a follow
up clinic the following semster.
Means of Assessment:
1. Community Service sheets
Assessment Tool:
Portfolio
Standard - Criteria for Success:
50% of community service hours stated on
the course syllabus
02/24/2010 - 80% of students
02/24/2010 - Continue to offer
leadership opportunities through the
SPTA club, GEPD. Continue
community service activities and
health fairs to expose students to
the diversity within the profession.
100% of students created a 2 years career plan.
Result Type:
Standard Met
Recommendation Status:
2 - Recommendation Documented
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Student Learning Outcomes
Means of Assessment & Standard Criteria for Success / Strategie(s)
08/01/2008
Outcome Status:
Active
Results/Analysis
Use of Results for Improvement & Follow
-Up
Evaluation of the Assessment:
Students have meet the criteria:
Means of Assessment:
2. Positions in leadership
Assessment Tool:
Portfolio
Standard - Criteria for Success:
Documentation of one leadership role in
school or in the community
Means of Assessment:
3. Five year Career planning chart
Assessment Tool:
Inclass - Assignment (homework, oral or
written)
Standard - Criteria for Success:
a. 80% score on submitted homework
based on grading rubric
06/25/2012 - 100% of students submitted a 5 year
career plan. 80% of students received an 80 or
better score on their plan.
Result Type:
Standard Met
Recommendation Status:
2 - Recommendation Documented
Evaluation of the Assessment:
This 5 year plan, helps the student to
prepare for the rigor of meeting state CCU
requirments for relicensure, after their initial
licensure.
06/25/2012 - Follow up with a few
students in the 2010 and 2012
graduating class, in 2012-2013 to
see how closely they are follwoing
their career plan.
07/14/2010 - 100% of students meet this criteria
Result Type:
Standard Met
Recommendation Status:
2 - Recommendation Documented
Evaluation of the Assessment:
08/31/2012 - The PTA Macs is a
better tool for assessing clinical
competence than the portfolio.
Means of Assessment:
Graduate/Alumni survey
Assessment Tool:
Survey
Standard - Criteria for Success:
Continued documentation of leadership and
career development activities
Discipline - Physical Therapist Assistant
(SLO's) - Clinical competence - Students
will demonstrate ongoing achievement of
attainment of clinical competence.
Outcome Start Date:
05/01/2010
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Means of Assessment:
1. Clinical Assessment tool
Assessment Tool:
Portfolio
Standard - Criteria for Success:
60% of required clinical skills as identified in
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Student Learning Outcomes
Outcome Status:
Active
Discipline - Physical Therapist Assistant
(SLO's) - Preparation for state licensing
exam. - Students will be prepared to sit for
and pass the state licensing exam.
Outcome Start Date:
08/01/2008
Outcome Status:
Active
Means of Assessment & Standard Criteria for Success / Strategie(s)
the syllabus.
Assessment Date:
05/14/2010
Results/Analysis
Use of Results for Improvement & Follow
-Up
Students are achieving clinical competence
in the Falls Risk Clinic
Means of Assessment:
Final course grade
Assessment Tool:
Portfolio
Standard - Criteria for Success:
Grade of C or better
Assessment Date:
05/14/2010
07/14/2010 - 100% of the students achieved a
grade of C or better.
Two students received a C
Result Type:
Standard Met
Recommendation Status:
2 - Recommendation Documented
Evaluation of the Assessment:
Students with C's will need to be monitored
more closely in their next clinical course.
08/31/2012 - the PTA Macs is a
better clinical tool than the portfolio.
Means of Assessment:
1. On-line Score Builders Mock exam
06/25/2012 - 14% of the students (1 out of 7)
enrolled in Spring 2012 Professional Issues
course passed the On-line advanatage with an
85% or better, on the first try; amd 42% ( 3 out of
7) passed on the second try. Examination results
of this graduating class ( only 5 of the 7 can
officially sit for the exam, due to graduation issues)
will not be avaiable until September.
Result Type:
Standard Not Met
Recommendation Status:
2 - Recommendation Documented
Evaluation of the Assessment:
The results of the On line Advantage exam
in the past has been, as stated by students
retroactively, that it is more reflective of the
actual licensure exam. This year, the exam
was given under in house controled testing
situations more reflective of the real exam.
Additionally, the state testing agency
changed the timing for the exams to
quarterly rather than on demand.
06/25/2012 - On-line and PEAT
exams will be done under group
testing conditions. Syllabus passing
criteria should remain at 85%.
Assessment Tool:
Test Licensure
Standard - Criteria for Success:
Students will achieve a score of 85% or
better on the mock exam.
02/24/2010 - 100% of the students who graduated
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Student Learning Outcomes
Means of Assessment & Standard Criteria for Success / Strategie(s)
Means of Assessment:
2. The On-line Peat
Assessment Tool:
Test - Standardized
Standard - Criteria for Success:
Students will achieve a score of 85% on the
state licensing exam.
Results/Analysis
Use of Results for Improvement & Follow
-Up
in Dec 2009 passed the On line Score Builders
Mock exam
Result Type:
Standard Met
Recommendation Status:
2 - Recommendation Documented
Evaluation of the Assessment:
Need to followup with performance on
licensing exam and PEAT
02/24/2010 - Continue to improve
areas of student didactic
weaknesses based on test
performance results.
07/14/2010 - 100% of Dec Graduating class meet
this criteria
Result Type:
Standard Met
Recommendation Status:
2 - Recommendation Documented
Evaluation of the Assessment:
Eleven of the 16 graduates in Dec 2010,
passed the licensing exam the first time (
68%) first time pass rate. three more passed
it the second time ( these students had ESL
issues). The remaining two passed it the
third time ( they had test taking issues).
08/31/2012 - The Scorebuilders
exam apprears to more closely
reflect the licensure exam rather
than the PEAT, although it is too
soon to assess this statement.
Move on-line Mock to end of 2nd full
semester.
Related Documents:
PTHA 2239 Fall 2009.xls
Means of Assessment:
State licensure exam results
Assessment Tool:
Test Licensure
Standard - Criteria for Success:
80% of students sitting for the exam will
have a score of greater than 600
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06/25/2012 - Eleven of 16 students (69 %) who
sat for the licensing exam in 2011, passed the first
time with an average score 656. Nineteen percent
passed the second time with an average score of
643. And one passed the third time with a score of
600
Result Type:
Standard Not Met
Recommendation Status:
3 - Follow-Up Documented
Evaluation of the Assessment:
These statistics allow the faculty to help
focus their efforts to identify curricular
and/or student weaknesses, and make
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06/25/2012 - The faculty needs to
continue to stress the clinical
application of content knowledge,
with an emphasis on wound care,
data collection and the
musculoskeletal system.
Follow-Up:
06/25/2012 - Expand theory and
application in orthotics, e-stim,
woundcare and musculoskeletal
areas.
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Student Learning Outcomes
Means of Assessment & Standard Criteria for Success / Strategie(s)
Results/Analysis
Use of Results for Improvement & Follow
-Up
adjustments.
07/14/2010 - 11 of the 13 students who graduated
in Dec 2009 passed the exam the first time = 85%
first time pass rate.
08/31/2012 - Proram will continue to
document pass rates for graduates
on the licensure exam, becuase it is
an accrediation requirment.
The remaining two passed the exam the second
time for a 100% pass rate.
Result Type:
Standard Met
Recommendation Status:
2 - Recommendation Documented
Evaluation of the Assessment:
Provide test taking strategies for students
with weak test taking skills
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