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  • 1.  Scoring of Final Evaluations in Graded Field Courses

    Posted 11 hours ago

    In our program, the field instructor completes the student's final evaluation, which accounts for 500 of the 1,000 points in the field course. We calculate the score by averaging the evaluation ratings and converting it to a score out of 500 points. However, due to the subjective nature of the ratings, strong students sometimes receive calculated scores that result in lower grades than the field instructor intended. We have used a 50-point curve in recent years, but that has introduced additional subjectivity across liaisons.

    For programs where the internship and field seminar are combined into one graded course, how do you translate the field instructor's final evaluation into the student's course grade?

    Thanks for any insight you can give!



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    Jennifer Schermerhorn, LMSW
    Clinical Assistant Professor/Director of Graduate Field Education
    College of Health and Human Services
    Salisbury University School of Social Work
    1101 Camden Ave
    Salisbury, MD 21801
    jlschermerhorn@salisbury.edu
    410-548-3563
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  • 2.  RE: Scoring of Final Evaluations in Graded Field Courses

    Posted 3 hours ago

    Hi Jennifer! 

    We use a 60/40 split. 60% comes from the FI grade and 40% comes from FIS participation and assignments. Our Field Liaisons (or whoever teaches the FIS) have the liberty to adjust the FI grade if needed. 

    We also do not tie the grade to the competency evaluation. We have a separate grading sheet (which includes 6 weighted categories) for the final semester FI grade. 

    Hope that helps! 



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    Aimee Chung
    Field Coordinator
    University of Hawai'i at Manoa
    Honolulu
    aimee.chung@hawaii.edu
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