Student Assessment

Portfolio Workshop Dates

The portfolio workshop is typically offered in the first few weeks of each fall/spring semester on Friday (often the first or second Friday after classes begin). The next offering for CDIS students is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 1, 2008 from 10–11 a.m. in Lea Hall, Room 226.

Portfolio Due Dates

All portfolios are due by 5 p.m. according to 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 Friday in March.
• If a due date falls during a University Recess, portfolios will be due the week prior.

You must turn in two completed copies of your portfolio. One will be returned to you. The other will remain in the CDIS office as a part of your permanent student record.

For Spring 2008, portfolios are due on March 21, 2008 by 5:00 p.m. to the CDIS Department office.

Portfolio Presentation Dates

Portfolio presentations are typically scheduled according to the following:

• If graduating in a fall semester, your presentation will likely occur on the first Friday in December.
• If graduating in a spring or summer semester, your presentation will likely occur on the first Friday in May.

For the Spring 2008 semester, portfolio presentations will occur on Friday, May 2, 2008 from 11:35 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Presentations will occur in the Sandia Room of the Campus Union Building. The following student(s) are scheduled:

Questions regarding portfolios and/or portfolio presentations should be addressed to Dr. Suzanne Swift at 575.562.2724 or by e-mail to Suzanne.Swift@enmu.edu.

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

There are no immediate plans to schedule a summer NESPA workshop. Students who have not yet completed this training but who are planning to take the NESPA in the summer of 2008 should contact Dr. Adrienne Bratcher for specific scheduling information as soon as possible. The next preparatory workshop for the National Examination in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (NESPA) will occur on in the fall of 2008. 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

• Online registration
• ETS PRAXIS Adobe documents about the NESPA

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. Adrienne Bratcher, CDIS program director/graduate coordinator.