Responding to the 2008 EPAS: Baccalaureate Education Assessment Direct and Indirect Measurement

Tobi DeLong Hamilton, Victoria V. Buchan, Grafton H. Hull, Brian Christenson, Ruth Gerritsen-McKane, Roy W. Rodenhiser, Marshall L. Smith

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Abstract

To meet accreditation requirements, many programs have used indirect measurements focused on student perceptions, which are sufficient to meet current Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) requirements. This article assists programs with measurement of the ten 2008 EPAS competencies by presenting two new instruments that measure implicit and explicit curriculum and compliment the already-existing Baccalaureate Educational Assessment Package (BEAP) instrument set. The Foundation Curriculum Assessment Instrument provides a direct pre–post measurement of how well a program's curriculum prepares students for practice. The Field/Practicum Placement Assessment Instrument focuses on the measurement of field education competencies. As demonstrated in a matrix, the BEAP instruments provide measures of all 41 competencies and the knowledge, values, and skills that help define them.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalSocial Work Faculty Publications and Presentations
StatePublished - 12 Apr 2011

Keywords

  • EPAS
  • accreditation
  • assessment
  • competency
  • instruments

EGS Disciplines

  • Other Social and Behavioral Sciences

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