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Validating workplace performance assessments in health sciences students: a case study from speech pathology.

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  • 1Speech Pathology, Flinders University, GPO 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia, sue.mcallister@flinders.edu.au.

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This study successfully developed and validated a workplace performance assessment for Australian speech pathology students. The new method ensures valid measures without hindering student learning, offering a model for health professions education.

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Area of Science:

  • Health Professions Education
  • Speech Pathology Assessment
  • Workplace Performance Evaluation

Background:

  • Assessing health science students' real-world performance is crucial for quality education and professional readiness.
  • Current health science performance assessments face challenges in content, process, and prioritizing reliability over validity.
  • Traditional validation methods often use classical test theory, potentially compromising assessment validity and learning.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To report the national development and validation of measures for assessing Australian speech pathology students' workplace performance.
  • To demonstrate a method for creating valid performance assessments that support, rather than impede, student learning.
  • To provide a replicable model for other health professional education programs.

Main Methods:

  • National development and validation of a workplace performance assessment for speech pathology students.
  • Utilized Messick's interrelated validity evidence categories for comprehensive validation.
  • Employed Rasch analyses to support score interpretation and decision-making.

Main Results:

  • Successfully developed and validated measures for assessing complex, real-world workplace performance of speech pathology students.
  • Demonstrated that valid assessment measures can be generated without compromising learning processes.
  • The validation process incorporated multiple forms of evidence, including Rasch analysis.

Conclusions:

  • It is feasible to develop valid workplace performance assessments in health professions education.
  • A comprehensive validation approach, including Rasch analysis, can enhance score interpretation and utility.
  • The developed assessment process serves as a valuable model for improving performance evaluation in allied health fields.