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Speech Language Pathology, MS

Student Outcomes

Assessment of Student Outcomes

Outcome SLP M.S. 4 Knowledge of Intervention Practices

Students will demonstrate knowledge of scientifically-based intervention practices for domains of communication disorders.
Objective 1 Students will demonstrate knowledge of scientifically-based intervention practices for speech sound disorders

Measure 1

2021 Status
Achieved
Eighty-eight percent of students received at least an 80% on an exam focused on the treatment

Measure 2

2019 Status
Not Yet Achieved
No data available for this assessment measure as it was not used during 2019.

Objective 2 Students will demonstrate knowledge of scientifically-based intervention practices for language disorders

Measure 2

2021 Status
Not Yet Achieved
No data was collected for Winter 2021 due to changes in pedagogy and content.

Outcome SLP M.S. 5 Professional Writing Skills

Students will demonstrate professional writing skills.
Objective 1 Students will demonstrate professional writing skills within evaluation or diagnostic reports

Measure 1

2021 Status
Not Yet Achieved
No data was collected due to changes in pedagogy and content.

2019 Status
Achieved
100% of students (24/24) met the assessment threshold of 80% for professional writing. Within this measure, 10/24 students met the assessment target of 100%.

Outcome SLP M.S. 6 Knowledge of IPE/IPCP

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the integration of interprofessional education and interprofessional collaborative practice for health care professionals
Objective 1 Students will demonstrate an understanding of the integration of Interprofessional education and Interprofessional Collaborative Practice for health care professions

Measure 1

2021 Status
Achieved
One hundred percent of students completed a written paper demonstrating competencies of the IPE outcomes.

Outcome SLP-MS-3 High Impact Experiences

Students will participate in two or more high impact/co-curricular experiences during the graduate program.
Objective 1 Students will demonstrate participation in two or more high impact/co-curricular experiences during the graduate program as measured by validated documentation.

Measure 1

2021 Status
Achieved
All students completed a minimum of two high-impact/co-curricular experiences during the graduate program.

Outcome SLP-MS-One Assessment

Students will demonstrate knowledge and application of speech-language pathology assessment procedures.
Students will:
- select speech-language pathology assessment instruments as measured by alignment with the characteristics of the communication and/or swallowing disorder
- demonstrate administration and scoring of speech-language pathology assessment instruments as measured by accurate alignment with published procedures
-analyze and interpret assessment instrument data as measured by demonstrated knowledge of communication and/or swallowing disorders
Objective 1 Students will select speech-language pathology assessment instruments as measured by alignment with the characteristics of the communication and/or swallowing disorder

Measure 1

2021 Status
Achieved
Eighty percent of students received a 1 (100%) or a 2 (at least 80%) on the exam targeting assessment.

2019 Status
Achieved
In 2019, 100% of students met the threshold of 80% performance indicating that SLP students are competent in selecting speech-language pathology assessment instruments as measured by alignment with the characteristics of the communication and/or swallowing disorder

2018 Status
Not Yet Achieved
Fifty percent of all students met the threshold expectations of scoring 1/2 on the exam rubric, representing an 80% accuracy for item analysis.

Measure 2

2019 Status
Achieved
100% of students met the target in 2019 data indicating that SLP students demonstrate the ability to select speech-language pathology assessment instruments as measured by alignment with the characteristics of the communication disorder.

2018 Status
Not Yet Achieved
Item analysis exam scores revealed 26% of students achieved a score of 2 which is 100% accuracy; 97% of students achieved a score of 1 which is 80-100% accuracy. 3% of students scored below 80% accuracy and did not meet the threshold.

Measure 3

2019 Status
Achieved
In 2019 data reported that all students scored 95% or better, indicating that students are demonstrating competence in selection of assessment instruments as measured by alignment with the characteristics of the communication and/or swallowing disorder.

2018 Status
Not Yet Achieved
No data was reported during 2018

2017 Status
Achieved
All students scored a 92 % or better on the 100 point examination. Average score was 99.1%. Fall 2017: For 32 students the distribution of scores was as follows: 100/100 (25); 98/100 (3); 96/100 (1); 95/100 (2), 92/100 (1); Letter grades distributed as follows: A = 96%; A- = 4%.

Measure 5

2021 Status
Achieved
98% of students achieved a threshold score.

2019 Status
Not Yet Achieved
This course assessment rubric has not yet been initiated

Measure 6

2021 Status
Achieved
One hundred percent of students met the 80% criterion for demonstrating knowledge of assessment for aphasia and related disorders

2019 Status
Achieved
For both sections of this course combined an average of 95.2% of all students (42/44) met the threshold assessment score for this course.

Measure 7

2021 Status
Not Yet Achieved
No data was collected for this course for 2021 due to change in course content and pedagogy in response to the pandemic

2019 Status
Achieved
All SLP students met the target of 11 competencies indicating that SLP students can select speech-language pathology assessment instruments as measured by alignment with the characteristics of the communication and/or swallowing disorder.

2018 Status
Achieved
First semester SLP 681 clinical competencies were identified to reflect 16 expected competencies for mastery. Students were expected to score a minimum of 11 of 16 competencies. 100% of students scored at least 11 competencies.

Objective 2 Students will demonstrate administration and scoring of speech-language pathology assessment instruments as measured by accurate alignment with published procedures.

Measure 3

2019 Status
Not Yet Achieved
95% of all students met the threshold target of 80% for 2019. ( 42/44 students)

2018 Status
Not Yet Achieved
Ninety-seven percent of all students met the threshold of 80% achievement for exam content.

Measure 6

2019 Status
Achieved
In 2018 and 2019 100% of students met the target performance of a score of 29 indicating that students are accurately administering ad scoring speech-language assessment instruments as measured by accurate alignment with published procedures.

2018 Status
Achieved
In 2018 100% of students achieved a score of 20/20 meeting threshold.

2017 Status
Achieved
For Fall 2017 the average student score was 26.3 of 29 points, meeting the threshold expectation of at least 80 percent of all students scoring at least 23 of 29 points.

Measure 8

2019 Status
Achieved
In 2018 and 2019 100% of students met the target of performance by demonstrating 11 clinical competencies indicating the ability to administer and score speech-language pathology assessment instruments as measured by accurate alignment with published procedures.

2018 Status
Achieved
First semester SLP 681 clinical competencies were revised to reflect 16 expected competencies for mastery. Students were expected to score a minimum of 11 of 16 competencies. 100% of students scored at least 11 competencies.

Measure 9

2021 Status
Achieved
98% of the students achieved a threshold score.

2019 Status
Not Yet Achieved
This assessment rubric has been yet been initiated.

Objective 3 Students will analyze and interpret assessment instrument data as measured by demonstrated knowledge of communication and/or swallowing disorders.

Measure 1

2021 Status
Achieved
Eighty-five percent of students received at least an 80% on the written report.

2019 Status
Achieved
This assessment tool was not used.

Measure 2

2019 Status
Achieved
100% of SLP students met the target to analyze and interpret assessment instrument data as measured by demonstrated knowledge of communication and/or swallowing disorders.

2018 Status
Achieved
First semester SLP 681 expectations were identified to reflect 16 expected competencies for mastery. Students were expected to score a minimum of 11 of 16 competencies. 100% of students scored at least 11 competencies.

Outcome SLP-MS-Two Intervention

Students will demonstrate knowledge and application of speech-language pathology intervention processes/practices/procedures.
Students will:
- develop intervention goals consistent with assessment data as measured by direct alignment
-demonstrate knowledge of evidence based treatment approaches, as measured by direct alignment with treatment goals
-demonstrate a variety of evidence based treatment approaches as measured by fidelity of implementation of intervention processes/practices/procedures
-demonstrate ability to accurately modify intervention processes/practices/procedures based on treatment data
Objective 1 Students will develop intervention goals consistent with assessment data as measured by direct alignment

Measure 3

2019 Status
Achieved
2019 data indicate that 100% of students met the target indicating that SLP students are competent in developing intervention goals consistent with assessment data as measured by direct alignment.

2018 Status
Achieved
First semester SLP 681 clinical competencies were revised to reflect 16 expected competencies for mastery. Students were expected to score a minimum of 11 of 16 competencies. 100% of students scored at least 11 competencies.

Objective 2 Students will demonstrate knowledge of evidence based treatment approaches as measured by direct alignment with treatment goals.

Measure 3

2021 Status
Not Yet Achieved
No data was collected for this course during Winter 2021

Objective 3 Students will demonstrate a variety of evidence based treatment approaches as measured by fidelity of implementation of intervention.

Measure 3

2021 Status
Not Yet Achieved
Data was not collected for this clinical course due to alternative pedagogy, clinical placements. and student outcomes.

2019 Status
Achieved
In 2019 100% of students met the target of 17 clinical competencies indicating that SLP students demonstrate a variety of evidence based treatment approaches as measured by fidelity of implementation of intervention.

Objective 4 Students will demonstrate ability to accurately modify intervention processes/practices/procedures based on treatment data.

Measure 1

2021 Status
Not Yet Achieved
Data was not collected for this clinical course due to changes in teaching pedagogy, clinical placements, and student outcomes.

Measure 2

2021 Status
Not Yet Achieved
No data was collected about this course for Winter 2021

2019 Status
Achieved
100% of students scored at the threshold of 80% performance or better.

Measure 3

2021 Status
Not Yet Achieved
Data was not collected in 2021

2019 Status
Achieved
In 2019 100% of students met the target of 24 competencies indicating that SLP students demonstrate the ability to accurately modify intervention processes/practices/procedures based on treatment data.

Measure 4

2021 Status
Not Yet Achieved
Data was not collected for 2021 due to alternative teaching strategies, clinical placements, and student outcomes.

2019 Status
Achieved
In 2019 all students demonstrated meeting the performance threshold of 80% with 60% meeting the target of a score of 5.0. This indicates that all students are demonstrating acceptable clinical competencies for intervention process/practices/procedures based on treatment data with 60% receiving a perfect clinical score.

2018 Status
Achieved
All students scored a minimum of 4.0 on the 5.0 scale for clinical competencies. The range was 4.3 - 5.0. Evaluation scores were: 4.3-4.39 = 6%; 4.4-4.49=0%; 4.5-4.59 = 3%; 4.6-4.69 = 6%; 4.7-4.79 = 13%; 4.8-4.89 = 19%; 4.9-4.99 = 23%; 5.0 = 29%