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WATCH: Warwick Assessment insTrument for Clinical teacHing: Development and testing
Sonia Ijaz Haider1, Neil Johnson, Jill Elizabeth Thistlethwaite
1University of Warwick , UK .
Medical Teacher
|August 27, 2014
Summary
This study developed a new instrument to assess specialty trainees
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Health Professions Education
- Clinical Skills Assessment
Background:
- Medical education emphasizes teaching skills as core competencies for specialty training.
- A validated instrument is needed to support the development of these essential skills.
- Current assessment tools may not adequately capture the multifaceted nature of effective clinical teaching.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and validate a new instrument for assessing specialty trainees as effective teachers.
- To establish the psychometric properties (validity, reliability, feasibility, acceptability) of the developed instrument.
Main Methods:
- A two-phase study involving literature review, Delphi technique for content generation, and field testing.
- Instrument validation using factor analysis and generalizability studies.
- Assessment of attributes by clinical supervisors, peers, and students.
Main Results:
- Consensus on 15 statements generated via Delphi technique.
- Factor analysis identified three key factors: 'learning-teaching milieu', 'teaching skills', and 'learner-orientated'.
- High generalizability (0.92), short completion time (5 minutes), and positive feedback on acceptability and usefulness.
Conclusions:
- The developed instrument is a valid, reliable, feasible, and acceptable tool for assessing clinical teaching.
- This instrument can effectively evaluate specialty trainees' teaching competencies.
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