Construction and validation of an Educational Content Validation Instrument in Health.

Area of Science:

• Health Professions Education
• Educational Measurement
• Curriculum Development

Background:

• High-quality educational content is crucial for effective health professional training.
• A standardized instrument is needed to ensure the validity and reliability of health education materials.
• Existing tools may not adequately address the specific needs of health education content evaluation.

Purpose of the Study:

• To construct and validate the Educational Content Validation Instrument in Health (ECVI-H).
• To establish a reliable tool for assessing the quality of educational content in health disciplines.
• To support researchers and health professionals in developing and refining educational resources.

Main Methods:

• Methodological study involving conceptual framework establishment, item generation, and expert review.
• Instrument development included defining objectives, target population, item construction, and response scale design.
• Content validation involved expert opinion, pre-testing, and item analysis, with a focus on agreement levels and internal consistency.

Main Results:

• An initial 15-item instrument evolved to 18 items after expert evaluation, categorized into objectives (4 items), structure/presentation (9 items), and relevance (2 items).
• Six items were modified based on expert agreement below 0.8.
• The final instrument demonstrated good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.877) across its domains.

Conclusions:

• The Educational Content Validation Instrument in Health (ECVI-H) has been successfully developed and validated.
• The instrument exhibits good reliability and content validity.
• ECVI-H can significantly contribute to the systematic development and improvement of educational content for health professionals and researchers.