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Evaluation of Student Performance
Formative Assessment
The CSD Department provides an evaluation of each graduate student’s overall performance to date at the end of their first year of graduate study at the master’s level. Non-traditional master’s students (i.e., those entering the program without an undergraduate degree in CSD) will receive their assessment at the end of their first year of graduate coursework and clinical practicum.
- The assessment is intended to provide students with feedback on their academic and clinical progress in preparation for their outside clinical experiences the following year.
- The assessment is conducted by the academic and clinical faculty in the Department.
- Upon entry to the MHS program, students will be provided with a copy of the evaluation rating form for their records. At the end of their first year in the program, they will receive a letter, summarizing areas of strength and weakness as identified by the faculty.
- Students for whom one or more serious concerns are identified through this process may not be permitted to begin their outside clinical placement the following semester. This decision will be made by the academic and clinical faculty following review and discussion. In the event this happens, the student will be required to participate in a program of remediation that includes development of an individualized remediation plan. This plan will be implemented during the semester following the formative assessment.
- Any students for whom major areas of concern are identified will receive a follow-up formative evaluation at the end of that following semester. In order to begin an outside clinical placement, this second evaluation may not contain any area rated by the faculty to be of major concern.
- Students are encouraged to meet with the Program Director if they have questions or concerns about the formative assessment.
- As part of the evaluation process, students will also be provided an anonymous feedback form, intended to allow them to provide information about the extent to which the faculty’s evaluation was helpful to them.
Please see the Formative Assessment form for the MHS in CSD.
Summative Assessment
In a process designed to meet both the University's and the ASHA Council on Academic Accreditation's policies, students nearing the end of the MHS program will undergo a summative assessment to determine whether the student has mastered the knowledge and skills required for the degree and for professional certification. This process will involve a faculty committee review of the student's compiled record, including transcripts, clinical records and evaluations, Praxis II score in speech-language pathology, completed Knowledge and Skills Acquisition (KASA) Summary Form, and other materials as necessary to document mastery. The MU MHS Program in CSD is designed to provide the opportunity for students to become accomplished in the areas outlined below. The summative assessment process will evaluate each student's success with regard to these learning outcomes.
Successful graduates will be able to:
- find, understand, evaluate, integrate, and apply relevant information
- communicate effectively
- effectively problem-solve
- develop effective professional relationships with clients and with other professionals
- use technology appropriately and effectively
- know and effectively apply information about:
- normal development of communication across the lifespan
- normal processes underlying speech, language, and hearing and their interrelationships
- cultural differences
- speech, language, and hearing disorders
- screening, assessment, and treatment methods
- prevention/conservation approaches o professional ethics and other professional issues
Page last updated on: August 27, 2009
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