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

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

• Chow, Esther OW City University of Hong Kong
• Cheung, Chau Kiu City University of Hong Kong
• Chan, Gloria Hongyee Caritas Institute of Higher Education, Hong Kong

International Social Work, 61(2), 260-273, 2018

Sage Publications Ltd.

2018

• G Curriculum, Teaching & Learning: Specific Disciplines
  • GE Social Sciences, Business & Law
• Q Philosophy of Education, Educational System & School At Different Levels
  • QE Post-Secondary Education

Social Services and Welfare Assessment Tools Competency-Based Evaluation Higher Education Social Work Practice Certification Social Work Alternative Approaches Social Work Education Competence Evaluation Indigenous Populations

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Unknown or Unspecified

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.
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• English

Journal Articles

• 00208728

• 10.1177/0020872815620262

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2018-05-10