Program Assessment Report
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Date submitted:
August 2013
Degree Program(s):
Department:
BS/MS, MS
Occupational Therapy
Department Chair:
Dr. Pamela Richardson
Phone:
924-3072
Report Prepared by:
Dr. Pamela Richardson
Phone:
924-3072
Spring 2016
E-mail:
Pamela.richardson@sjsu.edu
Next Self-Study due :
Note: Schedule is posted at: http://www.sjsu.edu/ugs/programplanning/
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Location:
CCB 206
Person to Contact:
(Bldg/Room #)
Winifred Schultz-Krohn
924-3077
(Name)
(Phone)
Assessment schedule is posted at http://www.sjsu.edu/ugs/assessment
Please send any changes to the schedule or to student learning outcomes to Jackie Snell
jacqueline.snell@sjsu.edu
Enter the number and text of the SLO in this box (we post reports
by SLO)
6. Demonstrate knowledge and appreciation of the roles of sociocultural, socioeconomic, diversity
factors, and lifestyle choices in contemporary society
7. Demonstrate the ability to apply occupational therapy theory, and standardized and nonstandardized evidence-based assessments of clients’ performance in all areas of occupation to
achieve expected outcomes related to occupation
8. Provide occupationally-based interventions determined by the needs of the client and the
evaluation data, in collaboration with members of the intervention team (client, family, caregivers, and
health care providers).
9. Demonstrate professional behavior that upholds the ethical standards, values, and attitudes of the
profession in establishing and maintaining a therapeutic relationship with clients
10. Demonstrate basic research skills including the use of statistics, tests, and measurements
Introduction:
The occupational therapy department has been in the process of a major curriculum revision and program
change, which has resulted in new program outcomes and course configurations for the Master’s
program beginning with the student cohort admitted for Fall 2013. The BS/MS program is discontinued as
of Fall 2013 and the final cohort of students in the BS/MS program was admitted in Fall 2012. The
outcomes presented in this report represent the final time that outcomes will be measured for the old
curriculum. Beginning in Fall 2013, data will be collected on outcome measures developed for the new
curriculum and new program outcomes. Therefore, this report does not address curriculum changes and
student learning after change, since the changes in curriculum will begin to take effect for Fall 2013.
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Program Assessment Report
Initial Evidence of Student Learning:
SLO 6: Mastery of this SLO was measured by completion of the final paper for OCTH 235, Cultural
Diversity in Occupational Therapy, with a grade of C or above. All students who took OCTH 235 in both
Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 received at least a grade of C on this paper, indicating mastery of this SLO.
SLO 7, 8, and 9: Mastery of these three SLOs is measured through the competency assessment
administered in OCTH 244: Seminar and Practicum. In this course students evaluate and treat an
individual attending one of the three on-campus occupational therapy clinics. They are evaluated by the
clinic instructor on these and other competencies. The course is graded CR/NC and a grade of CR is
given when student performance is equivalent to a B (83%) grade. All students enrolled in this course in
both Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 received a grade of CR in this course, indicating mastery of these three
SLOs.
SLO 10: Mastery of this SLO is measured using the literature review and research proposal paper
submitted in OCTH 295B, Advanced Research Methods. Students must receive a B (83%) on this paper
to pass this SLO. All students enrolled in OCTH 295B in Spring 2013 received a grade of B or better on
this paper, indicating mastery of this SLO.
Other Outcome Measures:
National Board of Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) Examination: All graduates of
accredited occupational therapy programs in the United States must take and pass this exam in order to
be certified as an occupational therapist and be eligible for a license to practice in any state. Our
professional accreditation body, the Accreditation Council of Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE)
requires that occupational therapy programs maintain a first-time test taker pass rate on the exam of at
least 70% in order to qualify for continuing accreditation. The SJSU OT program first-time test taker pass
rate for the NBCOT exam for 2012 was 85%. This is exactly at the national average of all US
occupational therapy programs.
Change(s) to Curriculum or Pedagogy:
Please see “Introduction” for explanation.
Evidence of Student Learning after Change.
Please see “Introduction” for explanation.
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