Field Manual for 2013-2014 - University of Maryland School of ...

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
FIELD EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK SOWK 635-636
FOUNDATION FIELD INSTRUCTION END OF SEMESTER EVALUATION
Student:
Date:
Field Instructor:
Liaison:
Agency:
Semester:
Fall
Spring
This evaluation is an educational tool for the use of the field instructor, student, and School. It is
not a reference statement and will not be used by the school as such. As an educational tool,
the evaluation should do two things:
1. Reflect the professional judgment of the field instructor in the assessment of the degree
to which the student has demonstrated achievement of the specific learning objectives,
listed on the course syllabus; and in the overall conclusion about the student's
performance and recommendation of a grade.
2. Provide for the student a differentiated description of his or her practice in indicating
relative strengths and weaknesses. This differentiated description gives an indication to
the student and field instructor of areas of future educational need and of special
expertise.
This evaluation, which is to be discussed with and signed by the student, consists of two parts:
Part One evaluates the student's performance, at that point in the school year, in each of the
broad curriculum areas. There are three possible choices: "PASS", "NEEDS IMPROVEMENT",
AND "FAIL".
Part Two is an integrative summary section. This is an opportunity for the Field Instructor to pull
together, in an individualized way, his or her overall impressions of the student's performance to
date in foundation field instruction.
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