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Original Article

GATEKEEPING IN FIELD PERFORMANCE: IS GRADE INFLATION A GIVEN?

Pages 367-377 | Published online: 16 Mar 2013
 

Abstract

This field note presents the results of a pilot study that explored the use of a new non-numerically rated field performance tool, a vignette matching measure for MSW students. Evaluation of performance in the field has proved to be a difficult task because few if any measures, including competency-based measures, have known levels of reliability and validity. Field instructors rated a sample of 154 students. Over half of the students were rated as exceptional, which may support the long-standing notion that performance ratings are inflated. Implications for social work education and research are discussed.

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