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Development of a New O&M Clinical Competency Evaluation Tool and Examination of Validity and Reliability Evidence

Renshaw, Rebecca Lyn (2010) Development of a New O&M Clinical Competency Evaluation Tool and Examination of Validity and Reliability Evidence. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

The goal of this study was to create an evaluation tool that would be the new standard for evaluating clinical competencies of interns in the field of orientation and mobility (O&M). Using results from previous research in this area, specific competency skills were identified and the O&M Clinical Competency Evaluation Matrix (CCEM) was developed. O&M university faculty were surveyed to gather content evidence. After revisions were made to the O&M CCEM, the evaluation tool was piloted with O&M clinical internship supervisors and validity and reliability evidence was examined. The combination of all the validity evidence supported the intended inferences. The content evidence showed that experts in the field agreed that the O&M CCEM as a whole was representative of the content area. The internal structure evidence showed that scores on the O&M CCEM could be interpreted as measuring clinical competency in relation to standard teaching skills, O&M specific skills, and advanced O&M instruction skills. The external structure evidence showed that scores on the O&M CCEM are related to scores on the ACVREP evaluation form. The practicality evidence showed that the tool is useful for measuring clinical competence. In addition, the internal consistency reliability evidence showed that there was consistency in ratings within dimensions and the inter-rater reliability evidence showed there was moderate consistency in ratings between supervisors.


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Item Type: University of Pittsburgh ETD
Status: Unpublished
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Renshaw, Rebecca Lynrebeccarenshaw@yahoo.com
ETD Committee:
TitleMemberEmail AddressPitt UsernameORCID
Committee ChairZimmerman, George Jgjz@pitt.eduGJZ
Committee MemberLemons, Christopherlemons@pitt.eduLEMONS
Committee MemberStone, Clementcas@pitt.eduCAS
Committee MemberZebehazy, Kim Tkim.zebehazy@ubc.ca
Committee MemberBrostoff, Teresabrostoff@pitt.eduBROSTOFF
Date: 5 May 2010
Date Type: Completion
Defense Date: 5 April 2010
Approval Date: 5 May 2010
Submission Date: 14 April 2010
Access Restriction: No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately.
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Schools and Programs: School of Education > Instruction and Learning
Degree: PhD - Doctor of Philosophy
Thesis Type: Doctoral Dissertation
Refereed: Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords: assessing competencies; orientation and mobility; clinical competencies; O&M; evaluating interns
Other ID: http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-04142010-090704/, etd-04142010-090704
Date Deposited: 10 Nov 2011 19:37
Last Modified: 15 Nov 2016 13:40
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/7167

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