Reinventing BSSW Program Assessment and Curricula Mapping under the 2008 EPAS: A Conceptual and Quantitative Model
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2011
Abstract
The Council on Social Work Education's 2008 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) significantly changed how social work programs should assess student competencies and practice behaviors across the curriculum. Responding to these changes, a new assessment logic and practice model was created to assess baccalaureate social work student competencies using an information feedback model that included curricular mapping horizontally and vertically. Through this model, the program can effectively and efficiently assess student competencies, identify areas of strength and weakness, seek improvements in competency-based learning over time, and pinpoint areas of concern deep within the curriculum at both the syllabus and course content levels. Initial data suggest that as students are more exposed to a competency-based curriculum, mastery of competencies increases.
Department
Social Work
Publication Title
Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work
Recommended Citation
Mackie, P.F.E. & Anderson, W.A. (2011). Reinventing BSSW Program Assessment and Curricula Mapping under the 2008 EPAS: A Conceptual and Quantitative Model. Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work, 16(1), 1-16.
DOI
10.5555/basw.16.1.16616271822n4m63
Link to Publisher Version (DOI)
Publisher's Copyright and Source
Copyright © 2011 Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors. Article published by the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors in Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work, volume 16, issue number 1, 2011, pages 1-16. Available online: http://jbsw.org/doi/abs/10.5555/basw.16.1.16616271822n4m63.
