Archived Assessment Report

Learning Outcome (or Gen Ed Essential Skill)	Focus Area
1. Exhibit "Entry Level" for the 10 Professional Behaviors	Students will exhibit professional behaviors in class that will transfer to clinical experiences.
4. Exhibit the necessary skills to practice safely as a physical therapist assistant.	100% of students will meet entry-level skills by the end of the program.

Learning Outcome (or Gen Ed Essential Skill)	Description of Assessment Tool	Population or Courses Assessed	Hypothetical Analysis/Target
1. Exhibit "Entry Level" for the 10 Professional Behaviors	Professional Behavior Tool	PTA 1110, PTA 1520, PTA 2010, PTA 2210	100% of students will reach entry-level.
4. Exhibit the necessary skills to practice safely as a physical therapist assistant.	CIET	PTA 2190, PTA 2290, PTA 2390	100% of students will reach entry-level.

Learning Outcome (or Gen Ed Essential Skill)	Summary of Results	Reflection on Focus Area	Intepretation of Results
1. Exhibit "Entry Level" for the 10 Professional Behaviors	100% of students reached entry-level for Professional Behaviors by graduation.	The summary of results does not reflect behaviors faculty have seen in class. Often times, it is a challenging to guide students in understanding the importance and translation of Professional Behaviors in class that will carryover to clinic.	This shows that by graduation students have the professional behaviors required to begin a career as a Physical Therapist Assistant.
4. Exhibit the necessary skills to practice safely as a physical therapist assistant.	This has yet to be determined because the end of the program is in December. But, at this point 90% have reached entry level skills in the clinical experiences.	The results reflect the original focus area/hypothesis. But, the goal was not reached.	This shows us that there needs to be improvement in communication skills of some students earlier in the program.

1. Exhibit "Entry Level" for the 10 Professional Behaviors
Describe the change that was implemented.	The program has added early communication skills using teach-back assignments and presentations to earlier in the program.
Type of Change
Change in Assessment Approach or Tools?	No
What data motivated the change?	Communication has been the biggest challenge for the students that do not reach entry level on Professional Behaviors.
Hypothesis about the effect the change will have?	The change of communication skill development will change the outcome of reaching entry-level in all areas.

4. Exhibit the necessary skills to practice safely as a physical therapist assistant.
Describe the change that was implemented.	Unknown at this time. The student that has not reached entry level at this point has decided to leave the program for personal reasons.
Type of Change
Change in Assessment Approach or Tools?	NA
What data motivated the change?	NA
Hypothesis about the effect the change will have?	NA

Learning Outcome (or Gen Ed Essential Skill)	Description of Assessment Tool	Population of Courses Assessed
1. Exhibit "Entry Level" for the 10 Professional Behaviors	Professional Behavior grading within each course. Rubric used.	PTA2210
4. Exhibit the necessary skills to practice safely as a physical therapist assistant.	NA	NA

Learning Outcome (or Gen Ed Essential Skill)	Summary of Second Round Results	Intepretation of Results, Pre- and Post-Change	Follow up questions, possible next steps

Describe any change in student achievement observed as part of this assessment process, and what led to those changes.

Describe long-term changes in the program(s) that the assessment process led to, and what motivated those changes?

What did you learn about the teaching and learning of "Practicing Community" in your programs?

Describe any external factors affecting the program or affecting assessment of the program.

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