Calibrating field practicum assessment in social work education with a competency-based evaluation tool in Hong Kong

Datos Bibliográficos

ID9972033
AutoresEsther O W Chow (0000-0003-3904-4847, City University of Hong Kong, autor de correspondencia), Esther OW Chow (City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong), C K Cheung (0000-0003-3278-1633, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong), Gloria Hongyee Chan (0000-0002-3249-9665, Saint Francis University)
Año2016
Volumen61
Número2
Páginas260-273
Fecha de publicación2016-02-25
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Social Work (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0020872815620262
OpenAlexW2389791898
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas37

As social work is an international profession, it is necessary to establish the validity of assessment of the field practicum of students for the purpose of professional accreditation. This study calibrates an indigenous assessment tool, the Social Work Practicum Assessment (SWPA), developed in Hong Kong with a competency-based evaluation (CBE) tool popularized in North America, using data collected from 171 social work final-year undergraduates. The results demonstrate convergence between the SWPA and CBE when rated by field instructors and were greater when the student-assessed CBE was higher. Alternatively, the student-assessed CBE displayed greater convergence with the instructor-rated CBE when the indigenous assessment was higher. The positive results imply the generalizability of the assessments across places

Accreditation · Convergence (economics · Generalizability theory · Indigenous · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Practicum · Cultural Competency in Health Care · Interprofessional Education and Collaboration · Medicine · Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work