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1. Does your program have a written & approved
mission statement? |
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2. Does your program have written & approved
goals? |
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3. How many program goals do you have? Specify
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4. Do your program goals refer to: (mark all that apply)
1 ¨ the curriculum
2 ¨ diversity of student population
3 ¨ student entry level skills-values
4 ¨ student exit level skills
5 ¨ student satisfaction with program
6 ¨ faculty skills-qualifications at time of hiring
7 ¨ faculty development
8 ¨ patient satisfaction
9 ¨ quality of patient care delivered
10 ¨ student service to the profession or community
11 ¨ faculty service to the school, profession or community
12 ¨ faculty research
13 ¨ student research
14 ¨
other
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5. Does your program have a written and approved document of student competency statements? (appears in College documents, defines exit-level skills) |
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6. Does your institution have a written and approved strategic plan ? (action plan for implementing goals) |
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7. Does your program have a written and approved strategic plan? |
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8. Does your program have a written and approved assessment plan? |
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9. Do you assess every program goal with more than one method-instrument? |
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10. Do you have a schedule that describes when the various assessments are regularly conducted? |
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11. Are your assessment instruments formally validated? (At least reviewed by experts, pilot tested & modified. Could also involve determining validity & reliability) |
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12. Do your assessment methods include assessing: (mark all that apply)
1 ¨ student opinion of their skill level
2 ¨ student opinion of the curriculum
3 ¨ alumni opinion of their skill level
4 ¨ alumni opinion of the dental hygiene curriculum
5 ¨ patient opinion of their students’ skill level
6 ¨ patient satisfaction with their care
7 ¨ employer opinion of your graduates’ skill level
8 ¨ employer opinion of the dental hygiene curriculum |
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13. Do your assessment methods for student performance-competence include any of the following? (mark all that apply)
1 ¨ National Board Examination
2 ¨ licensing examinations
3 ¨ critical thinking/problem solving test
4 ¨ communication skill test
5 ¨ ethical decision making test
6 ¨ portfolio
7 ¨ capstone course-project
8 ¨ station exam [OSCE]
9 ¨ triple jump examination
10 ¨ computer simulations
11 ¨ poster presentations
12 ¨ research paper-project
13 ¨ other Specify_______________________________ |
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14. Do you keep a written record (portfolio) of improvements resulting from assessment? |
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15. With whom do you share your assessment information? (mark all that apply)
1 ¨ no one
2 ¨ dental hygiene students
3 ¨ dental hygiene faculty
4 ¨ dental hygiene alumni
5 ¨ dental hygiene staff
6 ¨ dental hygiene advisory committee
7 ¨ other faculty on campus
8 ¨ campus administrators/board of trustees
9 ¨ accrediting agencies
10 ¨ state agencies
11 ¨ legislators
12 ¨ state board of dentistry
13 ¨ newspapers-journals
14 ¨ other Specify_________________________________ |
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16. Who is in charge of assessing the dental hygiene program? (mark one)
1 ¨ dean
2 ¨ dental hygiene director
3 ¨ dental hygiene faculty member
4 ¨ institutional research person
5 ¨ other Specify______________________________ |
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17.Who is in charge of assessment data collection and analysis for your program? (mark one)
1 ¨ dean
2 ¨ dental hygiene director
3 ¨ dental hygiene faculty member
4 ¨ institutional research person
5 ¨ other Specify______________________________ |
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18. Do individuals external to your program have input into how you assess your program and how you use the information for improvement? |
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19. Do you have a Dental Hygiene Assessment Committee that provides guidance on using assessment for program improvement? |
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20. Does your program have representation on a campus-wide assessment committee? |
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21. Does your program participate in campus-wide assessment initiatives? (e.g., college competencies for all curricula) |
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22. Does your program participate in planning/assessment activities or share assessment materials with other health profession programs on campus-other campuses? |
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Which disciplines? __________________________________________ |
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23. Our dental hygiene program needs new and/or improved assessment methods and tools.
5 ¨ Strongly Agree 4 ¨ Agree 3 ¨ Undecided 2 ¨ Disagree 1 ¨ Strongly Disagree |
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24. Our dental hygiene assessment practices have resulted in significant program improvements.
5 ¨ Strongly Agree 4 ¨ Agree 3 ¨ Undecided 2 ¨ Disagree 1 ¨ Strongly Disagree |
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25. How satisfied are you with the assessment practices of your program?
5 ¨ Strongly Agree 4 ¨ Agree 3 ¨ Undecided 2 ¨ Disagree 1 ¨ Strongly Disagree |
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26. Our program has used/is using assessment materials from the Assessment Center for Health Professions Education at Baylor College of Dentistry. (formerly the Dental Hygiene Outcomes Assessment Center) |
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27. Our program has used/is using the assessment model from the Assessment Center for Health Professions Education. |
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28. Our program has used/is using the competency document Competencies for the Dental Hygienist of Caruth School of Dental Hygiene at Baylor. |
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THANK YOU FOR RESPONDING BY _________________________________ |
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Ann McCann, RDH, MS |
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