Program Assessment Plan for Speech-Language Pathology Master’s Program 2015
Program Goal 1
The program provides students with comprehensive coursework in the discipline of speech-language pathology.
Outcome(s)
Data Needed
Data
What
Assessment
Who will conduct
Already
group(s)
Methods
assessment?
Available
will be
assessed?
Students will be able to
Status of
Yes
All students Direct: instructor
Instructors will
demonstrate knowledge that
progress on
in MS SLP
determined KASA determine KASA
covers the breadth and depth
KASA
program
requirements and
standards and
of the field of study including standards
course assessments grades for each
ethics of the discipline and
course
multicultural issues
Course grades
Direct: Praxis
Educational
Praxis Exam
Exam scores
Testing Service
scores
(ETS) provides
scores
Students will be able to write
Successful
Yes
All students Direct: Instructor
Instructor of CSD
professionally oriented papers completion of
in MS SLP
determined writing 401
paper written in
program
requirements
CSD 401
Timeline
End of
each
semester
Annual
Annual
Program Goal 2
The program provides students with clinical experiences that develop professional skills needed to work in all clinical settings with
diverse clients.
Outcome(s)
Data
Data
What
Assessment
Who will
Timeline
Needed
Already
group(s) will Methods
conduct
Available be assessed?
assessment?
Students will develop and
Status of
Yes
All students in Direct: supervisor
SLP supervisors End of
implement evaluation plans that are progress
MS SLP
determined KASA
each
appropriate for individual clients
on KASA
program
requirements
semester
standards
Students will create and implement
treatment plans that are appropriate
for individual clients and groups of
clients
Status of
progress
on KASA
standards
Yes
All students in Direct: supervisor
MS SLP
determined KASA
program
requirements
SLP supervisors
End of
each
semester
Students will be able to write
clinical reports and treatment plans
Status of
progress
on KASA
standards
Yes
All students in Direct: supervisor
MS SLP
determined KASA
program
requirements
SLP supervisors
End of
each
semester
Students will follow the ASHA
Code of Ethics in all clinical
experiences
Clinic
grades
Yes
All students in Direct: supervisor
MS SLP
determined clinic
program
grades
SLP supervisors
End, each
semester
Program Goal 3
The program ensures that students understand the evidence-base for the profession and how to provide evidence-based practice.
Outcome(s)
Data Needed
Data
Already
Available
Yes
What
group(s) will
be assessed?
All students
in MS SLP
program
Assessment
Methods
Students will apply
evidence-based knowledge
to assessments and
interventions in clinic
settings
Status of
progress on
KASA
standards
Students will be critical
consumers of literature in
the field
Students will be involved
in discipline specific
research
Who will
conduct
assessment?
SLP
supervisors
Timeline
Student grades
in CSD 401
Yes
All students
in MS SLP
program
Direct: Instructor
determined
assessments
Course
instructor
End of each
CSD 401
course offering
Student
enrollment in
CSD 400 and
499
Yes
All students
in MS SLP
program
Direct: Instructor
grading of research
projects
Instructors of
CSD 400 and
499
End of each
CSD 400 and
499 course
offering
Direct: supervisor
determined KASA
requirements
End of each
semester
Program Goal 4
Program utilizes input from concerned stakeholders to ensure student engagement in the program and the high quality of experiences
offered to students.
Outcome(s)
Data
Needed
Data
Already
Available
Students will maintain an active voice in
appropriate departmental discussions and
decisions
Student
feedback
Yes
Alumni will provide department with
feedback regarding satisfaction of
education gained through experiences
while a student in the program
Alumni
feedback
American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association’s Council for Academic
Accreditation (CAA) will approve
program’s annual CAA report
Evidence
of changes
made due
to
stakeholder
feedback
Yes
Yes
What
group(s)
will be
assessed?
All SLP MS
students
All SLP MS
alumni
All SLP MS
students and
alumni
Assessment
Methods
Who will
conduct
assessment?
Timeline
Indirect: Midterm chats,
CTLT
Each spring
semester
Immediacy
scales
Chair of
department
Beginning
each fall
semester
Student advisory
board feedback
Indirect: alumni
surveys
Chair of
department
UAS & dept.
focus groups
Chair,
Advisor, DCE
CTLT
Indirect:
midterm chats,
student advisory
board feedback,
evaluations of
external site
supervisors,
alumni surveys
and focus groups
Ongoing
Annual
Biannual
Middle of
each semester
Chair of
department
Ongoing
SLP Clinic
Director
UAS,
department
End of
semester
Annual
Bi-annual
Program Goal 5
The program prepares students to be employed as qualified and competent speech-language pathologists.
Outcome(s)
Data
Needed
Students will be employed as speechEmploylanguage pathologists after graduation from ment data
the program
Data
Already
Available
Yes
What
group(s) will
be assessed?
All SLP MS
students
Yes
All SLP MS
alumni
Graduates of the program will indicate that
they were well prepared for employment as
clinical speech-language pathologists
Alumni
feedback
Employers of CSD graduates will indicate
that program graduates are competent
clinical speech-language pathologists
Employer No
feedback
Employers of
SLP graduates
Assessment
Methods
Who will
conduct
assessment?
Indirect: Exit SLP Clinic
interview with Director
SLP Clinic
Director
Indirect:
UAS
Alumni
survey and
focus groups
Bi-annual
Indirect:
Employer
survey
UAS
Timeline
End of
semester
Annual
Chair,
DCE,
advisor
Annual