The influence of competency ratings on the overall score
Subtitle: an examination of the CBFE-OT.
Published: 2004
Language: eng
Number of pages: 93
Subjects: Competency-based educational tests; Occupational therapists -- Rating of.; Students -- Rating of.
Description: The Competency Based Fieldwork Evaluation for Occupational Therapists (CBFE-OT) is used to evaluate students' performance during clinical placements. Clinical educators supervising the students assign competency ratings, plus an overall pass/fail decision. The purpose of this study was to gain insight into how clinical educators determine the overall score and make the pass/fail decision. The relationships among the competency scores, the overall score, and the pass/fail decision were explored through analyses of CBFE-OT scores and interviews with clinical educators. The competency scores for Clinical Reasoning, Communication, Professional Development, and Facilitating Change were the strongest predictors of the overall score, accounting for more than 90% of the variance in both midterm and final overall scores. In contrast, many of the clinical educators reported giving Clinical Reasoning, Communication, and Practice Knowledge more weight and Professional Development less weight. Factors affecting the competency scores, the overall scores, and the pass/fail decisions are also described.
Notes: Adviser:  Ruth Childs.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Toronto, 2004.

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Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 42-06, page: 1961.

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