Weber State University   

Emergency Care & Rescue

Results of Assessment

2000-2001 (submitted 09/26/02)  

Number of students starting                       58       

Number and Percentage of graduates         52 or 90%

The Emergency Care and Rescue program offers both certificate of completion and A.A.S. at Weber State University. National Accreditation has required the process of Outcomes Assessment as a tool for program evaluation, validity and reliability for the past six years. Each year provides an update of information.

The EC&R program uses evaluations from faculty, employers, graduates and standardize examinations for state certification as tools to measure outcomes in the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains. The outcomes are discussed with faculty, preceptors, advisory committee, and reported to the programs’ accrediting agency. The program will continue to monitor all areas of the assessment plan.

For 2000-2001, the EC&R program continued to have an excellent retention rate (90%*) for students. Additionally, 100% received job placement within 3 months of graduation. 

* This number dropped 8% from the previous year. Due to a high demand for paramedics, a third course was provided.  Several students that had marginal academic prerequisites were included in the third class which would have been academically excluded in a “two course year.”

Student Learning Outcomes

Assessment Plan

Results of Assessment

Plan as a Result of Assessment
  1. To prepare students as competent entry level EMT-P practitioners, in the Cognitive Domain.
  1. Performance on comprehensive, summative program written examinations.
  2. Post graduate instructor surveys
  3. Performance on standardized written Utah State Certification Examination
  4. Employer surveys
  5. Graduate surveys
  1. 98% of the students passed this evaluation tool
  2. Faculty are satisfied with student performance
  3. 100% of all graduates successfully passed the Utah State Certification written examination
  4. Employer survey return rate is 40%; respondents are satisfied with the knowledge level of new graduates
  5. Graduate survey return rate is 20%; respondents are satisfied with knowledge level as new graduates
  1. Continue to modify curriculum to preserve acceptable pass-rate
  2. Continue analysis of reports for trends, and compare against program's internal exams
  3. Continue to utilize the State Certification exam as a summative evaluation and a program exit criteria
  4. Continue to utilize employer surveys; encourage improvement of returns 
  5. Comments demonstrated a misunderstanding in the use of the survey tool.  Clarify survey instructions, and encourage improvement of returns.
  1. To prepare students as competent entry level EMT-P practitioners, in the Psychomotor Domain.
  1. Evaluations of clinical performance
  2. Performance on the practical standardized Utah State Certification Examination
  3. Employer surveys
  4. Post-Graduate instructor surveys
  1. 98% of the students passed this evaluation tool
  2. 95% of all graduates successfully passed the Utah State Certification practical examination
  3. Employer survey return rate is 40%; respondents are satisfied with knowledge level of new graduates
  4. Faculty is satisfied with student performance.  Once student did not meet the cut score
  1. Continue to modify curriculum to preserve acceptable pass-rate
  2. Continue to utilize the State Certification exam as a summative evaluation and a program exit criteria; provide remediation for the one student not passing
  3. Continue to utilize employer surveys; encourage improvement of returns 
  4. Continue analysis of reports for trends, and compare against program's internal exams
  1. To prepare students as competent entry level EMT-P practitioners, in the Affective Domain.
  1. Post-Graduate instructor surveys
  2. Employer surveys
  3. Graduate surveys
  1. Faculty are satisfied with student performance
  2. Employer survey return rate is 40%; respondents are satisfied with knowledge level of new graduates
  3. Graduate survey return rate is 20%; respondents are satisfied with knowledge level as new graduates
  1. Continue analysis of reports for trends, and compare against program's internal exams
  2. Continue to utilize employer surveys; encourage improvement of returns 
  3. Comments demonstrated a misunderstanding in the use of the survey tool.  Clarify survey instructions, and encourage improvement of returns.

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