Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions

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Validity of the formative physical therapy Student and Clinical Instructor Performance Assessment Instrument in the United States: a quasi-experimental, time-series study: Sean Gallivan, Jamie Bayliss; J Educ Eval Health Prof. 2025;22:26. Published online September 26, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2025.22.26

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The aim of this study was to assess the validity of the Student and Clinical Instructor Performance Instrument (SCIPAI), a novel formative tool used in physical therapist education to assess student and clinical instructor (CI) performance throughout clinical education experiences (CEEs). The researchers hypothesized that the SCIPAI would demonstrate concurrent, predictive, and construct validity while offering additional contemporary validity evidence.
Methods
This quasi-experimental, time-series study had 811 student-CI pairs complete 2 SCIPAIs before after CEE midpoint, and an endpoint Clinical Performance Instrument (CPI) during beginning to terminal CEEs in a 1-year period. Spearman rank correlation analyses used final SCIPAI and CPI like-item scores to assess concurrent validity; and earlier SCIPAI and final CPI like-item scores to assess predictive validity. Construct validity was assessed via progression of student and CI performance scores within CEEs using Wilcoxon signed-rank testing. No randomization/grouping of subjects occurred.
Results
Moderate correlation existed between like final SCIPAI and CPI items (P<0.005) and between some like items of earlier SCIPAIs and final CPIs (P<0.005). Student performance scores demonstrated progress from SCIPAIs 1 to 4 within CEEs (P<0.005). While a greater number of CIs demonstrated progression rather than regression in performance from SCIPAI 1 to SCIPAI 4, the greater magnitude of decreases in CI performance contributed to an aggregate ratings decrease of CI performance (P<0.005).
Conclusion
The SCIPAI demonstrates concurrent, predictive, and construct validity when used by students and CIs to rate student performance at regular points throughout clinical education experiences.

A novel tool for evaluating non-cognitive traits of doctor of physical therapy learners in the United States: Marcus Roll, Lara Canham, Paul Salamh, Kyle Covington, Corey Simon, Chad Cook; J Educ Eval Health Prof. 2018;15:19. Published online August 17, 2018; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2018.15.19

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Purpose
The primary aim of this study was to develop a survey addressing an individual’s non-cognitive traits, such as emotional intelligence, interpersonal skills, social intelligence, psychological flexibility, and grit. Such a tool would provide beneficial information for the continued development of admissions standards and would help better capture the full breadth of experience and capabilities of applicants applying to doctor of physical therapy (DPT) programs.
Methods
This was a cross-sectional survey study involving learners in DPT programs at 3 academic institutions in the United States. A survey was developed based on established non-proprietary, non-cognitive measures affiliated with success and resilience. The survey was assessed for face validity, and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was used to identify subgroups of factors based on responses to the items.
Results
A total of 298 participants (90.3%) completed all elements of the survey. EFA yielded 39 items for dimensional assessment with regression coefficients < 0.4. Within the 39 items, 3 latent constructs were identified: adaptability (16 items), intuitiveness (12 items), and engagement (11 items).
Conclusion
This preliminary non-cognitive assessment survey will be able to play a valuable role in DPT admissions decisions following further examination and refinement.

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Cross-validation of the Student Perceptions of Team-Based Learning Scale in the United States: Donald H. Lein, John D. Lowman, Christopher A. Eidson, Hon K. Yuen; J Educ Eval Health Prof. 2017;14:15. Published online June 29, 2017; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2017.14.15

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Purpose
The purpose of this study was to cross-validate the factor structure of the previously developed Student Perceptions of Team-Based Learning (TBL) Scale among students in an entry-level doctor of physical therapy (DPT) program in the United States.
Methods
Toward the end of the semester in 2 patient/client management courses taught using TBL, 115 DPT students completed the Student Perceptions of TBL Scale, with a response rate of 87%. Principal component analysis (PCA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were conducted to replicate and confirm the underlying factor structure of the scale.
Results
Based on the PCA for the validation sample, the original 2-factor structure (preference for TBL and preference for teamwork) of the Student Perceptions of TBL Scale was replicated. The overall goodness-of-fit indices from the CFA suggested that the original 2-factor structure for the 15 items of the scale demonstrated a good model fit (comparative fit index, 0.95; non-normed fit index/Tucker-Lewis index, 0.93; root mean square error of approximation, 0.06; and standardized root mean square residual, 0.07). The 2 factors demonstrated high internal consistency (alpha= 0.83 and 0.88, respectively). DPT students taught using TBL viewed the factor of preference for teamwork more favorably than preference for TBL.
Conclusion
Our findings provide evidence supporting the replicability of the internal structure of the Student Perceptions of TBL Scale when assessing perceptions of TBL among DPT students in patient/client management courses.

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Development of the Clinical Teaching Effectiveness Questionnaire in the United States: Michelle E. Wormley, Wendy Romney, Anna E. Greer; J Educ Eval Health Prof. 2017;14:14. Published online June 29, 2017; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2017.14.14

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Purpose
The purpose of this study was to develop a valid measure for assessing clinical teaching effectiveness within the field of physical therapy.
Methods
The Clinical Teaching Effectiveness Questionnaire (CTEQ) was developed via a 4-stage process, including (1) initial content development, (2) content analysis with 8 clinical instructors with over 5 years of clinical teaching experience, (3) pilot testing with 205 clinical instructors from 2 universities in the Northeast of the United States, and (4) psychometric evaluation, including principal component analysis.
Results
The scale development process resulted in a 30-item questionnaire with 4 sections that relate to clinical teaching: learning experiences, learning environment, communication, and evaluation.
Conclusion
The CTEQ provides a preliminary valid measure for assessing clinical teaching effectiveness in physical therapy practice.

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Evaluation of team-based learning in a doctor of physical therapy curriculum in the United States: Donald H. Lein, John D. Lowman, Christopher A. Eidson, Hon K. Yuen; J Educ Eval Health Prof. 2017;14:3. Published online February 28, 2017; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2017.14.3

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Purpose
The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate students’ academic outcomes after implementation of the team-based learning (TBL) approach in patient/client management courses in an entry-level doctor of physical therapy (DPT) curriculum.
Methods
The research design of this study involved comparing written and practical exam scores from DPT student cohorts taught with the traditional instructional methods (lecture-based) to those of students from subsequent cohorts taught using the TBL approach in two patient/client management courses: basic skills and cardiopulmonary. For this comparison, the exams used, the number of contact hours and labs, and the instructors who taught these courses remained the same during the transition between these two instructional methods (traditional vs. TBL). The average of all individual course exam scores was used for data analysis.
Results
In both courses, there were no meaningful differences in the mean exam scores among students across years of cohorts receiving the same instructional method, which allowed clustering students from different years of cohorts in each course receiving the same instructional method into one group. For both courses, the mean exam score was significantly higher in the TBL group than in the traditional instruction group: basic skills course (P<0.001) and cardiopulmonary course (P<0.001).
Conclusion
Student cohorts taught using the TBL approach academically outperformed those who received the traditional instructional method in both entry–level DPT patient/client management courses.

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Is there an agreement among the items of the Korean physical therapist licensing examination, learning objectives of class subjects, and physical therapists’ job descriptions?: Min-Hyeok Kang, Oh-Yun Kwon, Yong-Wook Kim, Ji-Won Kim, Tae-Ho Kim, Tae-Young Oh, Jong-Hyuk Weon, Tae-Sik Lee, Jae-Seop Oh; J Educ Eval Health Prof. 2016;13:3. Published online January 12, 2016; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2016.13.3

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Purpose
To determine the agreement among the items of the Korean physical therapist licensing examination, learning objectives of class subjects, and physical therapists’ job descriptions.
Methods
The main tasks of physical therapists were classified, and university courses related to the main tasks were also classified. Frequency analysis was used to determine the proportions of credits for the classified courses out of the total credits of major subjects, exam items related to the classified courses out of the total number of exam items, and universities that offer courses related to the Korean physical therapist licensing examination among the surveyed universities.
Results
The proportions of credits for clinical decision making and physical therapy diagnosis-related courses out of the total number credits for major subjects at universities were relatively low (2.06% and 2.58%, respectively). Although the main tasks of physical therapists are related to diagnosis and evaluation, the proportion of physiotherapy intervention-related items (35%) was higher than that of examination and evaluation-related items (25%) on the Korean physical therapist licensing examination. The percentages of universities that offer physical therapy diagnosis and clinical decision making-related courses were 58.62% and 68.97%, respectively.
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Both the proportion of physiotherapy diagnosis and evaluation-related items on the Korean physical therapist licensing examination, and the number of subjects related to clinical decision making and physical therapy diagnosis in the physical therapy curriculum, should be increased to ensure that the examination items and physical therapy curriculum reflect the practical tasks of physical therapists.

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Imperfect physician assistant and physical therapist admissions processes in the United States: Phillip Eugene Jones, Susan Simpkins, Jennie Alicea Hocking; J Educ Eval Health Prof. 2014;11:11. Published online May 9, 2014; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2014.11.11

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We compared and contrasted physician assistant and physical therapy profession admissions processes based on the similar number of accredited programs in the United States and the co-existence of many programs in the same school of health professions, because both professions conduct similar centralized application procedures administered by the same organization. Many studies are critical of the fallibility and inadequate scientific rigor of the high-stakes nature of health professions admissions decisions, yet typical admission processes remain very similar. Cognitive variables, most notably undergraduate grade point averages, have been shown to be the best predictors of academic achievement in the health professions. The variability of non-cognitive attributes assessed and the methods used to measure them have come under increasing scrutiny in the literature. The variance in health professions students’ performance in the classroom and on certifying examinations remains unexplained, and cognitive considerations vary considerably between and among programs that describe them. One uncertainty resulting from this review is whether or not desired candidate attributes highly sought after by individual programs are more student-centered or graduate-centered. Based on the findings from the literature, we suggest that student success in the classroom versus the clinic is based on a different set of variables. Given the range of positions and general lack of reliability and validity in studies of non-cognitive admissions attributes, we think that health professions admissions processes remain imperfect works in progress.

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