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Eastern New Mexico University

Student Assessment

 

Portfolio Due Dates

All portfolios are due by 5 p.m. on the following schedule:

  • If graduating in a fall semester, your portfolio is due on the last Friday in October.
  • If graduating in a spring or summer semester, your portfolio is due on the last Monday in March.
  • If a due date falls during a University Recess, portfolios will be due the week prior.

Your portfolio will remain in the CDIS office as a part of your permanent student record.

For Spring 2012, portfolios are due on March 26, 2012 by 5:00 p.m. to the CDIS Program Office. The Portfolio Scoring Rubric may be accessed on our Program Documents webpages.

 

Comprehensive Examination Testing Dates

The CDIS Department at ENMU administers comprehensive examinations each semester according to the following schedule:

  • Fall Comps are given in the 3rd week of October. Candidates will test for 4 hours on Monday, 3 hours on Wednesday, and 3 hours on Friday for a total of 10 hours. If required, comprehensive re-writes will be administered during the second week in November.
  • Spring Comps are given in the 3rd week of March. Candidates will test for 4 hours on Monday, 3 hours on Wednesday, and 3 hours on Friday for a total of 10 hours. If required, comprehensive re-writes will be administered during the second week in April.

 

The National Examination in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (NESPA) and the ENMU CDIS NESPA Workshop

 

The ENMU CDIS preparatory workshop for the National Examination in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (NESPA) workshop will be held in November. This is an online workshop and will be hosted on Blackboard.

Students who have not yet completed this training but who are planning to take the NESPA in the Spring of 2012 should contact Dr. Suzanne Swift for specific scheduling information as soon as possible.

Workshop completion is mandatory for all students prior to sitting for the NESPA.

Information and registration materials for the PRAXIS series National Examination in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (NESPA) can be found at the ETS Teaching and Learning Division online. This site contains information on how the assessments are used, how to register to take the tests, how to get your scores and more.

 

NESPA Links can be found at:

 

Knowledge and Skills Outcomes

To graduate, students must meet knowledge and skills outcomes (as measured by the KASA form) that have been developed by the department in accordance with certification standards. ASHA certification standards are presented in their entirety in the Graduate Student Handbook or at www.asha.org. The KASA checklist form used by the ENMU CDIS department is found in Appendix D of the Student Handbook.

Progress toward achieving outcomes is provided to students each semester. Students who fail to meet outcomes will receive a remediation plan which may include:

  • Receiving clinical assignments
  • Retaking final exams
  • Taking comprehensive oral and/or written examinations
  • Independent research
  • Retaking a class
  • Other similar activities designed to demonstrate specific knowledge/skill competence as determined by the faculty.

Students with questions about knowledge and skills outcomes should contact Dr. Suzanne Swift, CDIS program director/graduate coordinator.